Method and device for producing and inspecting a package
AssigneeKoch Pac-Systeme GmbH
InventorsJuergen BITZER, Jens MAIER, Markus EPPLER, Frank HELBER
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Abstract
A method for producing and inspecting a package comprising at least one product cavity of a formed part sealed by a lidding film comprises the steps of: (a) sealing the lidding film to the formed part along a seam by means of a sealing device, which comprises a sealing contour with a plurality of segments; (b) detecting, by means of the sealing device, a parameter characteristic of the sealing quality of the seam in each segment; and (c) detecting a problem with the sealing according to step (a) based on the parameter detected according to step (b) in each segment.
Claims17
A method for producing and inspecting a package comprising at least one product cavity in a formed part sealed by a lidding film, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (a) sealing the lidding film to the formed part along a seam, which surrounds the at least one product cavity, by means of a sealing device comprising a sealing contour, which is divided into a plurality of segments;
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- (b) detecting, by way of the sealing device, a parameter characteristic of a sealing quality of the seam in each segment of the plurality of segments along the seam,
- (c) detecting a problem with the sealing according to step (a) based on the parameter detected according to step (b) in each segment of the plurality of segments.
A sealing device for sealing in a sealing operation a lidding film to a formed part having at least one product cavity, wherein the sealing device comprises:
- a sealing contour for producing a seam, wherein the sealing contour is divided into a plurality of segments;
- a plurality of heating elements and a plurality of sensor elements, wherein one heating element of the plurality of heating elements and one sensor element of the plurality of sensor elements are assigned to each segment of the plurality of segments;
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- a control unit;
- wherein the sealing device is configured to detect a parameter characteristic of the sealing quality of the seam in each segment of the plurality of segments by way of the plurality of sensor elements and/or the plurality or heating elements;
- wherein the control unit is configured to detect a problem with the sealing operation based on the parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.