Printing on packaging material in multilane flow wrapping machine
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsUffe Prebensen, Torben-Brander Nedergaard, Soeren Kjerulf
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention relates to multilane printer for printing packaging material. The printer comprises a first lane for packaging material, a second lane for packaging material, and a printer head arranged in connection with the lanes. The lanes are arranged laterally offset in an overlapping manner, such that the printer head is able to simultaneously print on at least a portion of the packaging material travelling in each lane. The invention also relates to a multilane wrapping machine and a method for simultaneously printing a plurality of lanes for packaging material using one single printer head.
Claims13
A multilane printer for printing packaging material, comprising
- a first lane for packaging material,
- a second lane for packaging material, and
- a printer head arranged in connection with said lanes,
- wherein said lanes are arranged laterally offset in an overlapping manner, such that said printer head is able to simultaneously print on at least a portion of the packaging material travelling in each lane.
A method for simultaneously printing a plurality of lanes of packaging material using one single printer head, comprising:
- arranging said lanes laterally offset in an overlapping manner;
- advancing the packaging material in said lanes;
- and
- printing at least a portion of the packaging material in each lane simultaneously using said printer head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.