Apparatus and method for feeding a packaging machine with a product

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PATENT NO 8905090
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12296161

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An apparatus for feeding a product to be packaged to a packaging machine provided with a dosing unit, comprises a lifting arrangement suitable for lifting and moving at least a container of the product in such a way as to connect the container to the dosing unit to transfer thereto the product contained in the container; a method for feeding a product to be packaged to a packaging machine provided with a dosing unit by the apparatus, comprises the steps of introducing a container of product inside the apparatus, fixing the container to a lifting arrangement of the apparatus, moving the container using the lifting arrangement in such a way as to connect it to the dosing unit, transferring the product contained in the container to the dosing unit.

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IMA LIFE S R L40064 OZZANO DELL'EMILIA (BO)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bisi, Alessandro Argelato, IT 4 16
Trebbi, Claudio Medicina, IT 36 205

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