Patent ID: 7841156

Claim:
Method for sealing a tear-off foil onto a packaging element, comprising the following steps: a sealing step including the steps of: transporting the packaging element in a conveyor device, moving the packaging element by a sealing stroke crosswise to a direction of transport towards a stamp tool carrying punched-out foil, moving the stamp tool carrying punched-out foil towards the packaging element by a feed stroke executed counter to the sealing stroke, and pressing the packaging element during the crosswise sealing stroke against the foil to seal the foil and the packaging element together under the effect of heat, a heating step preceding the sealing step which includes the step of heating the packaging element by a non-contact arrangement, to at least a temperature required for subsequent sealing, and a joining step after the sealing step which includes the step of joining the packaging element to another packaging part to form a complete packaging.