Process and apparatus for shaping a box by wrapping around

A process for shaping a box by wrapping around, comprising the steps of:

• (a) conveying a content to be packaged on an inlet transport plane, said inlet transport plane arranged horizontally, the content to be packaged placed on said inlet transport plane;
• (b) transferring the content to be packaged onto a shaping support, the shaping support continuously traveling along an annular path, the annular path comprising a shaping portion, the shaping support moving on a shaping plane at said shaping portion;
• and
• (c) wrapping a blank around the content to be packaged while the shaping support is travelling on said shaping plane to form a box;
• wherein the inlet transport plane and the shaping plane are coplanar with each other.

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

• an inlet transport plane arranged horizontally, configured to convey a content to be packaged, the content leaning on the inlet transport plane,
• an inlet transfer device, configured to transfer the content to be packaged from said inlet transport plane,
• a shaping device comprising:
• an annular path,
• one or more shaping supports configured to continuously travel along the annular path, and
• a shaping plane wherein one or more boxes are formed by wrapping around onto respective shaping supports of the one or more shaping supports configured to receive said content to be packaged from said inlet transfer device, and
• a blank insertion device to provide respective blanks at the respective shaping supports in which said content to be packaged has been transferred,
• wherein the inlet transport plane and the shaping plane are coplanar with each other.