Packaging machine

A packaging machine having an elongated frame provided with two rigid apertured end walls with a lower end that forms feet and an upper portion;

• two support beams connected to said end walls at the upper portion along an edge thereof;
• at least one support plate secured between two support beams, a suction means supported by said plate for opening a bag to be filled and air blowing means to blow air into said bag for opening said bag;
• a plurality of spaced, apertured, plate-like intermediate walls of identical shape disposed between said end walls parallel thereto and extending from and fixedly secured to said two support beams;
• at least two spaced, longitudinal, cylindrical tubular members which protrude through said apertures in said intermediate walls and said end walls at a lower portion of said end walls between said feet and said upper portion thereof, and said at least two tubular members are fixedly secured to said plurality of plate-like intermediate walls and to each of said end walls said tubular members are provided with end cap members on the portions protruding through said endwalls, means for connecting one of said tubular memebers to said suction means and for connecting said blowing means to a different tubular member, said cap members arranged to receive connections for connecting a compressed air means to said one of said tubular members and to connect an underpressure means to said different tubular member.