FLOW WRAPPER APPARATUS WITH FORMING TUBE

According to the present invention, there is described a flow wrapper apparatus with a forming tube (1) using at least one plastics film for bagging each item (15) of a series of items received from an adjacent in-feed conveyor (9); wherein a forming tube (10) is provided; the forming tube having a length, a near side, a far side, an in-feed end (25), an internal space, and an out- feed end, the forming tube is disposed when in use in a substantially horizontal processing direction and has a upper surface flattened at least in part, and the lower surface of the forming tube comprises a downwardly disposed, broad, continuous, elongated lower aperture (12) opening into the internal cavity wherein an upper portion of the forming tube is configured as a flat printing platen (13) located underneath and in sliding contact with the film of the second side; the platen, when in use, defining a surface for use by printing means.