End seal carriage velocity differential

A system comprising:

• a tube feeding system configured to feed a tube of flexible material at a first velocity;
• an end seal carriage configured to be moved with respect to the tube of flexible material, the end seal carriage including an end seal mechanism;
• and
• a computing device configured to control the end seal carriage to cause:
• an increase in a velocity of the end seal carriage to substantially the first velocity;
• a start of a dwell time of the end seal mechanism on the tube of flexible material while the velocity of the end seal carriage is at substantially the first velocity, wherein the end seal mechanism is configured to cut a package from the tube during the dwell time;
• and
• an increase in the velocity of the end seal carriage to a second velocity during the dwell time, wherein increasing the velocity of the end seal carriage results in an increased distance of the package from the tube.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon for controlling a tube feeding system and an end seal carriage of a form-fill-seal system, wherein the instructions comprise instructions that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• cause the tube feeding system to feed a tube of flexible material at a first velocity;
• increase a velocity of the end seal carriage to substantially the first velocity, wherein the end seal carriage includes an end seal mechanism;
• start of a dwell time of the end seal mechanism on the tube of flexible material while the velocity of the end seal carriage is at substantially the first velocity, wherein the end seal mechanism is configured to cut a package from the tube during the dwell time;
• and
• increase the velocity of the end seal carriage to a second velocity during the dwell time, wherein increasing the velocity of the end seal carriage results in an increased distance of the package from the tube.