OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION OT-2026-000001646 Product handling device and method for compressing individual product groups of transported products Published: 2026-09-15T19:07:17.414250Z Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001646 Categories: Material Handling > Package Handling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT A product handling device for a packaging machine includes at least one transport unit (14) for a transport of products (16) along a transport direction (18) of the transport unit (14) , and at least one compression unit (20) for a compression of individual product groups of the products (16) transported by the transport unit ( 14) . The compression unit (20) has at least one compression element (22) , which is supported so as to be movable, wherein the compression element (22) is movable along the transport direction (18) together with at least one transport element (24) of the transport unit (14) on which the products (16) can be arranged. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001646 Published 2026-09-15T19:07:17.414250Z https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001646