Cutting apparatus and method for capsules
AssigneeSacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
InventorsFabrizio VILLA, Riccardo LANZONI, Maurizio SCARANARO
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Abstract
A cutting apparatus and method are disclosed for forming on a capsule a preferential cutting line that defines a guarantee band, with a feeding device configured to feed a respective capsule to a cutting arrangement, with a sensor unit that detects an orientation of the capsules before they reach the cutting arrangement, and a control device configured to vary an orientation of the capsule on the basis of the detection of the sensor unit before the capsule reaches the cutting arrangement.
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Cutting apparatus, including:
- a feeding device for feeding capsules;
- a cutting arrangement for making a guarantee band on each capsules fed by said feeding device;
- a sensor unit for detecting an orientation of each capsule;
- an actuator device for varying an orientation of each capsule, and
- a control device configured to control said actuator device based on a detection of said sensor
- unit;
- wherein said control device is configured so as to vary the orientation of each capsule before the capsules reaches said cutting arrangement so that the capsules reach said cutting arrangement with a desired orientation with respect to said cutting means arrangement.
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