Installation for producing a support for a product packaged in a unitary dose

An installation for producing a support for a product in a unitary dose, comprising

• at least one supply member of at least one material web,
• a cutting apparatus which can be controlled in order to obtain from the at least one material web a support card having a main portion, in which there is formed a main opening, and a foldable flap on the main portion, in which there is formed a secondary opening or a notch or a pre-cut which is centred in a symmetrically equidistant manner from the centre of the main opening with respect to a folding line of the flap on the main portion,
• movement members for receiving the packaging of a product in a unitary dose in the main opening in the main portion of the card so that a portion thereof projects from the main opening and a peripheral edge thereof is supported on the main portion of the card,
• folding members for folding the flap along the folding line until it is brought to the main portion so as to enclose at least a portion of the peripheral edge between the flap and the main portion of the card, and
• a fixing apparatus for fixing the flap to the main portion of the card.