An automated method for forming a packaged good article includes establishing a continuous path of travel for a mandrel. The mandrel defines an open interior between a package side and a loading side. With the mandrel at a first angle, a packaging material is wrapped about the mandrel at a first sta
An automated method for forming a packaged good article includes establishing a continuous path of travel for a mandrel. The mandrel defines an open interior between a package side and a loading side. With the mandrel at a first angle, a packaging material is wrapped about the mandrel at a first station along the path of travel to define a partial package. Product is dispensed into the partial package at a second station. With the mandrel at the second angle, the partial package and the mandrel are separated from one another at a third station. The first angle of the mandrel (at the first station) differs from the second angle of the mandrel (at the third station). The partial package is closed to form a packaged good article. In some embodiments, the mandrel is horizontal at the first station and is vertical at the third station.
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1. A method of forming a packaged good article, the method comprising: establishing a continuous path of travel by an automatically driven conveyor chain for a partial package forming mandrel, the mandrel defining a major axis and an open interior region extending between a package side and a loadin
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A method of forming a packaged good article, the method comprising: establishing a continuous path of travel by an automatically driven conveyor chain for a partial package forming mandrel, the mandrel defining a major axis and an open interior region extending between a package side and a loading side, the package side terminating at a terminal end opposite the loading side, the terminal end being open to the interior region;wrapping a packaging material about the package side at a first station along the path of travel to define a partial package having a closed end extending across the terminal end and an open end disposed over the mandrel, wherein the major axis is arranged at a first angle relative to the path of travel at the first station;dispensing a product into the partial package via the loading side of the mandrel at a second station along the path of travel;pivoting the mandrel relative to the path of travel between the second station and a third station along the path of travel;separating the partial package and the mandrel from one another at the third Station along the path of travel, wherein the major axis is arranged at a second angle relative to the path of travel at the third station;wherein the first angle and the second angle are different; andclosing the open end of the partial package to form a packaged good article. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first angle is approximately horizontal. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the major axis is arranged at the first angle relative to the path of travel at the second station. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the major axis is arranged at the second angle relative to the path of travel at the second station. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein wrapping a packaging material about the mandrel to define a partial package includes: wrapping a plastic film about the mandrel to form a film sleeve; andclosing one end of the film sleeve to form a partial film package. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein wrapping a packaging material about the mandrel to define a partial package further includes: wrapping a paperboard carton blank about the film sleeve to form a carton sleeve; andclosing one end of the carton sleeve to form a partial carton package. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the partial package includes the partial film package and the partial carton package. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mandrel is connected to a tilt control bearing and the driven conveyor chain includes a carriage assembly maintaining the mandrel, and further wherein the mandrel is transitioned between the first and second angles by subjecting the tilt control bearing to a camming force while the carriage assembly remains at a uniform elevation along the path of travel. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mandrel is connected to a slide assembly including a lift roller and the driven conveyor chain includes a carriage assembly maintaining the mandrel, and further wherein the step of separating the partial package and the mandrel include subjecting the lift roller to a camming force while the carriage assembly remains at a uniform elevation along the path of travel such that the mandrel moves vertically upwardly relative to the carriage assembly. 10. A method of forming a densified packaged good article, the method comprising: a) establishing a continuous path of travel by an automatically driven conveyor chain for a partial package forming mandrel, the mandrel defining an open interior extending between a package side and a loading side, the package side terminating at a terminal end opposite the loading side, the terminal end being open to the interior;b) wrapping a packaging material about the package side at a first station along the path of travel to form a partial package having a closed end extending across the terminal end and an open end disposed over the mandrel;c) dispensing a densifiable product into the loading side of the mandrel at a second station along the path of travel;d) transferring the dispensed product from the loading side and into the package side such that at least a portion of the transferred product is within a region of the package side otherwise encompassed by the partial package;e) directly subjecting the mandrel to a vibrational force at a third station along the path of travel to cause the transferred product to densify;f) separating the partial package and the mandrel from one another such that the densified transferred product remains within the partial package; andg) closing the open end of the partial package to form a densified packaged good article. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein steps e) and f) occur simultaneously. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein step f) further includes applying a vibrational force to at least one of the mandrel and the partial package. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein immediately after step d) and prior to step e), a fill line of the transferred product within the partial package relative to the open end impedes closure of the open end. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein following step e), the fill line of the densified transferred product is spaced below the open end such that the transferred product does not impeded closure of the open end. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the partial package includes a panel terminating at the open end, and a flap extending from the panel at the open end, and further wherein step e) includes: engaging the flap with a plow bar;transitioning the flap to a folded state in which the flap folds relative to the panel in a direction away from the mandrel;containing the flap in folded state; andapplying the vibrational force to the mandrel while the flap is contained in the folded state. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein in the vibrational force includes a vertically upward component and a vertically downward component, and further wherein the contained flap flexes relative to the panel in response to the vertically upward component and applies a vertically downward force on to the panel during the vertically downward component. 17. A method of forming a densified packaged good article, the method comprising: a) establishing a continuous path of travel by an automatically driven conveyor chain for a partial package forming mandrel, the mandrel defining an open interior extending between package side and a loading side, the package side, the package side terminating at a terminal end opposite the loading side, the terminal end being open to the interior;b) wrapping a packaging material about the package side at a first station along the path of travel to form a partial package having a closed end extending across the terminal end and an open end disposed over the mandrel, the partial package further including a panel terminating at the open end and a flap extending from the panel at the open end;c) dispensing a densifiable product into the loading side of the mandrel at a second station along the path of travel;d) transferring the dispensed product from the loading side and into the package side such that at least a portion of the transferred product is within a region of the package side otherwise encompassed by the partial package;e) subjecting at least one of the mandrel and the partial package to a vibrational force at a third station along the path of travel to cause the transferred product to densify, including: e1) transitioning the flap to a folded state in which the flap folds relative to the panel in a direction away from the mandrel,e2) containing the flap in the folded state, ande3) applying the vibrational force to the at least one of the mandrel and the partial package while the flap is contained in the folded state;f) separating the partial package and the mandrel from one another such that the densified transferred product remains within the partial package; andg) closing the open end of the partial package to form a densified packaged good article.
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