Fecha de publicación: -- Fuente: WIPO "tomato" There is described a splicing device (20) for a strip application apparatus (7) configured to splice a new sealing strip (21) onto a sealing strip (8) in use, each one of the new sealing strip (21) and the sealing strip (8) in use being made of a heat-sealable material; the splicing device (20) comprises a sealing unit (22) configured to seal the new sealing strip (21) onto the sealing strip (8) in use; the sealing unit (22) comprises a first sealing group (23) configured to execute a first sealing operation so as to seal a first sealing portion (31) of the sealing strip (8) in use and a second sealing portion (32) of the new sealing strip (21) to one another; a cutting group (27) configured to cut the sealing strip (8) in use after the first sealing operation downstream of the first sealing portion (31) along the strip advancement path (S) thereby obtaining a combined sealing strip (25) comprising protruding portions (28) projecting from the combined sealing strip (25); and a second sealing group (29) distinct from the first sealing group (23) and configured to seal the protruding portions (28) onto the combined sealing strip (25) during a second sealing operation.