Apparatus and process for shaping a box by wrapping-around

An apparatus for shaping a box by wrapping-around, comprising:

• a shaping device comprising a carousel, said carousel comprising one or more shaping supports arranged to circulate along a closed circular trajectory, a portion of the closed circular trajectory comprising a shaping path of said box,
• a dispenser device for dispensing blanks, and
• a transfer device for transferring blanks;
• wherein:
• said carousel is configured to rotate about a vertical rotation axis in a continuous motion,
• said one or more shaping supports are configured to receive one or more products to be packaged, and
• said blanks are configured to be wrapped around the one or more shaping supports to contain said one or more products to be packaged, and
• said transfer device is configured to sequentially pick up the blanks from a magazine, transport the blanks along a curvilinear path, and insert the blanks, one at a time, into said shaping path in a vertical position, said transfer device further configured to rotate the blanks at an end of the curvilinear path such that an inner face of the blanks are substantially perpendicular to said shaping path when inserted into the shaping path, and
• a respective shaping support of the one or more shaping supports is. configured to intercept one blank of said blanks, engaging the inner face of said one blank, in a position intersecting the shaping path.