A method and apparatus for forming a palletless package having a plurality of layers of objects, the bottom layer of which is formed with cavities to receive the fork arms of a lift truck. A stack of the objects to be packaged is first formed in a palleting device by placing the objects in a plurality of layers each having the same base area. Then, an additional layer of objects is placed on top o...

A rotary die cutter for die-cutting blanks one after another has a blank feed unit, a pair of cylinders for die-cutting the blanks, and an endless member running synchronized with the cylinders. The blanks are gripped by grippers mounted at equal spacings on the endless member. The cylinders are adapted to allow the grippers to pass between the cylinders while gripping the blanks.

The apparatus comprises around a nozzle supplying the mixture to be treated, a rotating sealed enclosure wherein an annular partition separates two chambers communicating together via a peripheral passage, containing chiefly the separated heavy phase and light phase and provided with thresholds for the draining thereof. According to the invention, the two chambers are equipped with separate centri...

A hammer mill having a grinding chamber consisting of a rotor and a screen surrounding the latter on all sides as well as of a discharge chamber which surrounds the screen and is provided with a housing with an outlet, an axial screening material inlet and a blower driven by the rotor shaft is provided on the side facing the screening material inlet with a disc arranged permanently on the rotor sh...