# US 11,999,521 B2 · Method for producing packages and a system thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,999,521 B2 - Document ID: US11999521B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/415,310 - Filed: 2019-12-16 - Published: 2022-03-03 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-21 - Assignees: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. - Applicants: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. - Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999521B2 ## CPC - B65B 57/04: and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages - B65H 18/28: Wound package of webs - B65B 9/2049: {Package shaping devices acting on filled tubes prior to sealing the filling opening (shaping or reshaping completed packages B65B61/24)} - B65B 41/12: Feeding webs from rolls - B65B 41/16: by rollers - B65B 57/02: responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages - B65B 61/02: for perforating, scoring {, slitting,} or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging {(scoring ampoules B65B3/006)} - B65B 61/025: {for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging} - B65B 61/26: for marking or coding completed packages - B65D 41/18: non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics {(B65D41/17 takes precedence)} - B65H 23/1882: {and controlling longitudinal register of web} - B65H 2301/5111: Printing; Marking - B65H 2553/52: RFID sensor - B65H 2701/1244: RFID [Radio Frequency Identification Data] transponder - B65H 2801/69: Form fill-and-seal machines - Y02P 90/02: Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A method for producing packages holding liquid food products from a web of packaging material, wherein the web comprises a number of blanks placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, the method comprising receiving a reel holding the web of packaging material, capturing reel data from a tag attached to the reel, transferring the reel data to a printing information database, receiving printing information data (PID) related to the reel data from the printing information database, printing decors on each of the blanks of the web of packaging material based on information provided via the PID, transferring the reel data to a packaging machine information database receiving packaging machine information data (PMID) related to the reel data from the packaging machine information database, and forming the packages from the décor provided web in a packaging machine based on information provided via the PMID. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for producing packages holding liquid food products from a web of packaging material, wherein the web comprises a number of blanks placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, the method comprising: receiving one or more reels holding the web of packaging material, capturing reel data from a tag attached to the one or more reels, transferring the reel data to a printing information database, receiving printing information data (PID) related to the reel data from the printing information database, printing décors on each of the blanks of the web of packaging material based on information provided via the PID such that a décor provided web is formed, transferring the reel data to a packaging machine information database, receiving packaging machine information data (PMID) related to the reel data from the packaging machine information database, and forming the packages from the décor provided web in a packaging machine based on information provided via the PMID, wherein the web of packaging material held on the one or more reels comprises pre-printed sub-sections and on-site printed sub-sections, and wherein the PID comprises décor data for the on-site printed sub-sections of the web of packaging material. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the PID further comprises on-site printing position information for the on-site printed sub-sections, and wherein the on-site printing position information is using a reference object in the décor provided web as a reference position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reference object is a graphical object in the pre-printed sub-sections. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reference object is a reference element integrated in the web of packaging material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the web of packaging material comprises weakening lines for facilitating folding of the décor provided web of packaging material into the packages, and wherein the weakening lines are positioned based on the reference position of the reference object. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the on-site printed sub-sections comprise caps attached to the web of packaging material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the decors printed on each of the blanks are individual for each blank. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the printing information database and the packaging machine information database are two separate databases with different access restrictions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the reel data comprises at least packaging material information and liquid food product information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the PID further comprises at least one of settings information for a pre-treatment device, one or several printer bars, or one or several curing devices in a printing module, and wherein the PMID comprises at least one of settings information for a sterilization device, a sealing device, or a folding device in the packaging machine. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein décor data corresponding to the decors printed on the web of packaging material is part of the reel data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to carry out the method according to claim 1. ### Claim 13 A system for producing packages holding liquid food products from a web of packaging material, wherein the system comprises: a reel holder arranged to receive a reel holding the web of packaging material, wherein the web of packaging material comprises a number of blanks placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, a tag reader configured to capture reel data from a tag attached to the reel, a data communication module configured to transfer the reel data to a printing information database, and receive printing information data (PID) related to the reel data from the printing information database, a printing module arranged to print decors on each of the blanks of the web of packaging material based on information provided via the PID such that a décor provided web is formed, wherein the data communication module is further configured to transfer the reel data to a packaging machine information database and receive packaging machine information data (PMID) related to the reel data from the packaging machine information database, and a packaging machine arranged to form the packages from the décor provided web based on information provided via the PMID, wherein the web of packaging material comprises pre-printed sub-sections and on-site printed sub-sections, and wherein the PID comprises décor data for the on-site printed sub-sections of the web of packaging material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A reel of packaging material for use with a system according to claim 13, the reel comprising: a web of packaging material, and a tag attached to the reel, wherein the tag comprises reel data, wherein the reel data can be used by the system according to claim 13 such that decors can be printed on the web and such that packages can be formed from the web. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system according to claim 13, wherein the PID further comprises on-site printing position information for the on-site printed sub-sections, and wherein the on-site printing position information is using a reference object in the décor provided web as a reference position. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein the reference object is a graphical object in the pre-printed sub-sections or a reference element integrated in the web of packaging material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system according to claim 13, wherein the printing module is arranged to print individual decors for each blank. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system according to claim 13, wherein the printing information database and the packaging machine information database are two separate databases with different access restrictions. ### Claim 19 A method for producing packages holding liquid food products from a web of packaging material, wherein the web comprises a number of blanks placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, the method comprising: receiving one or more reels holding the web of packaging material, capturing reel data from a tag attached to the one or more reels, transferring the reel data to a printing information database, receiving printing information data (PID) related to the reel data from the printing information database, printing décors on each of the blanks of the web of packaging material based on information provided via the PID such that a décor provided web is formed, transferring the reel data to a packaging machine information database, receiving packaging machine information data (PMID) related to the reel data from the packaging machine information database, and forming the packages from the décor provided web in a packaging machine based on information provided via the PMID, wherein the PID comprises at least one of settings information for a pre-treatment device, one or several printer bars, or one or several curing devices in a printing module, and wherein the PMID comprises at least one of settings information for a sterilization device, a sealing device, or a folding device in the packaging machine.