172results about "Synchronising machines" patented technology

A cap sterilization device (50) includes an introduction unit (52), a sterilant spraying unit (53) that sprays a sterilant onto a cap (33) supplied from the introduction unit (52), an air-rinsing unit (54) that subjects the cap (33) onto which the sterilant has been sprayed by the sterilant spraying unit (53) to air-rinsing, and a conveyance guide (70) that is disposed to extend successively through the introduction unit (52), the sterilant spraying unit (53), and the air-rinsing unit (54) and along which the cap (33) is conveyed from the introduction unit (52) toward the air-rinsing unit (54). The air-rinsing unit (54) is provided with an air-rinsing nozzle (83) that supplies hot air to the cap (33). The air-rinsing nozzle (83) is disposed such that a distal end (83a) thereof is in front of a proximal end (83b) thereof in a conveying direction of the conveyance guide (70).

The invention relates, inter alia, to a modular container-processing installation comprising a conveyor main module-which is arranged for conveying containers through the modular container-processing installation, and a plurality of sub-module interfaces. The container-processing installation also comprises a plurality of container-processing sub-modules which can be coupled to and uncoupled from the plurality of sub-module interfaces The container-processing installation-also comprises a control system which, in a self-configuring manner, is configured to automatically adapt the operation of the modular container-processing installation depending on coupling and / or uncoupling of at least one of the plurality of container-processing sub-modules.

The invention relates to a production line and a station distribution method thereof.The production line comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying objects and a plurality of production mechanisms for machining the objects, and the production mechanisms are used for machining the objects on different conveying lines and connection stations; the ratio of the number of objects processed by a single first production mechanism at a time to the number of objects processed by a single second production mechanism at a time to the number of objects processed by a third production mechanism at a time is larger than or equal to 1, and the ratio is larger than or equal to 2 when set conditions are met. The longest-time-consuming production mechanism in all procedures is separated from other production mechanisms, the other production mechanisms machine objects on different conveying lines, through stepping movement of the conveying lines, the production mechanisms work many times to complete the machining amount the same as that of the longest-time-consuming production mechanism, the occupied area of the production line is reduced, and meanwhile the production efficiency is improved. And the positions of the production mechanisms can be reasonably arranged according to the sequence of production procedures.

The invention relates, inter alia, to a can handling system (10). The can handling system (10) comprises a tunnel sterilization device (14) for sterilizing cans (12) and a can filling device (24) for filling the sterilized cans (12) with a product. The can filling device (24) is arranged downstream of the tunnel sterilization device (14). Advantageously, the can handling system (10) enables space-saving, energy-saving, and therefore cost-effective, yet hygienic filling of the cans (12).

The present invention relates to a transfer device (T) for the contamination-free transport of containers (B) made of a thermoplastic material in the area of ​​a device for treating containers, in particular a forming machine, e.g. a stretch forming machine or stretch blow molding machine (10) for forming containers (B), wherein the transfer device (T) has a transport device (7) movably mounted on a base (12) with several container supports (8) arranged circumferentially distributed around its circumference for holding and conveying the containers (B) along a transport path, wherein the transfer device (T) includes a partition (11) which extends horizontally along a transport path of the containers (B) on the transfer device (T) and vertically from top to bottom from the transport device (7) at least to the lower end (5, 113) of the longest container (B) being conveyed on the transfer device (T).wherein the partition (11) is arranged between the base (12) and the containers (B) and is spaced away from both the base (12) and the transport path, wherein the partition (11) is configured such that it supports the transport of the containers (B) under sterile conditions in the area covered by the partition (11), in particular preventing foreign particles, dirt, germs and / or microorganisms from detaching from the transfer device (T) and reaching the containers (B).

The invention provides a bottle body positioning device for beverage filling processing, and relates to a positioning structure, the bottle body positioning device comprises a concentric-square-shaped circulating channel fixed on a horizontal plane, the concentric-square-shaped corner of the circulating channel is an arc-shaped fillet, and a conveying positioning tool used for positioning a bottle body is borne in the circulating channel. The bottom of the conveying positioning tool is provided with a plurality of sets of balls in rolling connection with the groove bottom of the circulating groove channel, gaps are formed between the two sides of the conveying positioning tool and the circulating groove channel, and a plurality of sets of rolling wheels are further arranged and limited in groove openings formed in the groove walls of the two sides of the circulating groove channel in a rolling connection mode. The conveying and positioning tool is provided with a cambered surface holding block used for positioning the multiple sets of bottle bodies so that the multiple sets of bottle bodies can be filled side by side, and an external driving device is used for pushing the conveying and positioning tool along the circulating channel so that the conveying and positioning tool can move to a filling station to be positioned. And the conveying vibration caused by equipment operation is reduced.

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic loading, in particular to an automatic alkali loading transport vehicle which comprises a vehicle head, a goods shelf is fixedly connected to the left end of the vehicle head, a plurality of material bottles used for containing alkali liquor are installed in the goods shelf, a loading frame is installed on the outer surface of the goods shelf, and a tray is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the loading frame. A supporting pipe is arranged at the upper end of the loading frame, a liquid injection device used for injecting alkali liquid into a material bottle is arranged in the supporting pipe, the driven ring is driven to move through the output rod, so that the swing fork automatically takes down and compacts a sealing cover, and the loading process can be completed without the need of directly making contact with the sealing cover and the material bottle manually. By means of the structure, the alkali loading operation process is simplified, the risk that workers make contact with corrosive or irritant materials in the operation process is effectively reduced, the safety and reliability of loading operation are remarkably improved, and meanwhile the working efficiency is improved.

The invention relates to a device (1) for supplying container closures (9), preferably bottle caps, to a closing apparatus (100) for closing containers with container closures (9), said device comprising a rotatable carrier wheel (2) for transporting container closures (9) from a supply position (21), at which the container closures (9) to be supplied are supplied by a closure supply (6), to a receiving position (22), at which the container closures (9) transported are received by the closing apparatus (100), wherein the carrier wheel (2) is movably embodied between a running position (31), which corresponds to the receiving position (22), and a retracted position (32), in which the carrier wheel (2) is spaced apart from the receiving position (22), and to a closing apparatus (100) comprising such a device (1).

An object is to provide an aseptic filling machine capable of performing molding and filling at the same time that has a compact facility size, requires a reduced initial investment, requires a reduced running cost because of its simplified process, and ensures an aseptic condition with reliability, and an aseptic filling method therefor. An aseptic filling machine includes a pre-heating sterilizing portion that sterilizes a preform, a heating portion that heats the sterilized preform, a molding and filling portion that fills the heated preform with a sterilized content under high pressure, thereby molding the preform into a bottle and at the same time filling the preform with the content, and a sealing portion that seals the bottle filled with the content. Before the aseptic filling machine starts operating, each portion is sterilized. During operation of the aseptic filling machine, aseptic air is supplied to each portion to maintain the aseptic condition.

The invention relates to a compact bottle handling apparatus comprising: an automatic bottle transfer unit for moving a plurality of bottles along a closed circuit; a gripping area enabling an operator to place a bottle from the plurality of bottles on the transfer unit and / or pick up a bottle from the plurality of bottles on the transfer unit; a bottle cleaning station; a bottle filling station; bottle packaging stations, each of which is arranged along a closed circuit such that the bottles pass continuously through the cleaning station, the filling station and the packaging station when moved by the transfer unit, characterized in that the length of the closed circuit is less than or equal to 20 m, preferably less than 15 m. The invention also relates to a method for treating bottles using the above apparatus.

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for filling containers with liquid contents. The apparatus (1) has a rotor (2), which can be driven in circulation about a vertical machine axis (MA) and has a plurality of filling elements (3), which are distributed over the circumference of the rotor (2) and are connected to a container (5) provided for the liquid contents. Also provided are a plurality of spray-nozzle units (6, 6'), which can be supplied with a spray medium and are moved along in circulation with the rotor (2), wherein each filling element (3) is fixedly assigned a spray-nozzle unit (6) which is moved along in circulation, and wherein a nozzle opening (6a) of the spray-nozzle units (6, 6') is directed towards the respectively assigned filling element (3). The invention is distinguished, in particular, in that the spray-nozzle units (6, 6') can be controlled individually, wherein, for this purpose, the spray-nozzle units (6) are equipped with suitable, controllable valves (13) and a control unit (14), which is in communicating connection with the spray-nozzle units (6, 6'), is also provided.

To improve a processing device and a processing method for sanitary recycling of a beverage bottle.SOLUTION: A compact bottle processing device comprises: an automatic bottle conveyance unit that moves a plurality of bottles along a closed circuit; a gripping region in which either or both of an operator placing one bottle from among the plurality of bottles on the conveyance unit and / or taking out one bottle from among the plurality of bottles on the conveyance unit; a bottle washing station; a bottle loading station; and a bottle sealing station. Each station is arranged along the closed circuit, and one bottle is moved by the conveyance unit to pass through the washing station, the loading station, and the sealing station in order. A length of the closed circuit is 20 m or less, preferably less than 15 m. The present invention also relates to the method for processing the plurality of bottles using the device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The invention relates to a container treatment system (10A-10U) for treating containers (12). The container treatment system (10A-10U) comprises several treatment units (22) for treating the containers (12) and a planar drive system (14) for transporting the containers (12). The planar drive system (14) is configured to move several motion devices (18) individually according to one of several treatment profiles for different container treatment to a selection from the several treatment units (22), wherein the several treatment profiles each comprise a different selection from the several treatment units (22). Advantageously, the container treatment system (10A-10U) enables flexible treatment of different containers (different formats, contents, designs, containers, packaging, etc.) starting from a batch size of 1.

A portable container filling system for filling bottles or cans with a fluid may include a first container housing a first plurality of equipment for depalletizing and filling containers with the fluid, and a second container housing a second plurality of equipment for packaging and palletizing filled containers. At least one piece of equipment from among the first plurality of equipment or the second plurality of equipment may be configured to be movable between a transportation configuration and an operative configuration. Movement of at least one piece of equipment may not require removal of equipment from the first container or the second container. A clean room environment may be established within at least one of the containers by creating positive air pressure with filtered air surrounding a portion of the containerization equipment. A chiller system housed within the containers may cool a fluid product before filling.

A container handling device (1), in particular for glass bottles, comprising a first container handling machine (2) for transporting containers in a floor conveying manner, a second container handling machine (4) for transporting containers in a floor conveying manner and a star-shaped transport arrangement (3) comprising a plurality of transport elements (5) each having at least one gripping element (5a, 5b), wherein the transport arrangement (3) is configured to receive successive containers (6) from the first container handling machine (2) at a first distance (d1) from each other and to transfer the containers to the second container handling machine (4) at a second distance (d2), and wherein the transport arrangement (3) is configured to change the distance between two successive containers from the first distance (d1) to the second distance (d2) during the transport of the containers (6) by individual movement of the associated transport elements (5).

There is provided a cap feeding unit (6; 6'; 6'') for a capping machine (1) which is configured for capping containers (2), wherein the feeding unit comprises: a conveyor (7; 11) configured to receive caps (2a) to be applied on the containers (2), to advance the caps (2a) along a decorating path (D; K), and to feed decorated caps (2a) towards the capping machine for the application thereof on the containers (2); - a decorating module (8) which is operatively associated to the conveyor (7; 11) and which is configured to apply a decoration (8a) on each cap (2a) advanced along the decorating path (D; K);and wherein the feeding unit (6; 6'; 6'') is con figured so that the operation of the decorating module (8) is automatically synchronized with the operation of the capping machine (4).

The invention relates to a method, system, and computer-readable medium for monitoring the operation of a machine, in particular a machine in a production line for filling and packaging food and / or beverages. The method essentially comprises three steps: (i) determining the normal operating behavior of the machine, (ii) monitoring the ongoing operation of the machine, and (iii) issuing a message about a detected deviation. Determining the normal operating behavior includes acquiring data from at least one first servo-driven component over at least one servo cycle. This can, for example, be an angle-dependent power curve of the servo motor. During the monitoring of the ongoing operation of the machine, data from the at least one first servo-driven component are collected as operating data.These measured operating data are then compared with the measured data of normal behavior over at least one servo cycle, and any deviations between them are investigated. If a deviation exceeds a threshold, a message based on the deviation can be issued to an operator.

The application discloses an ampoule machine production device, which comprises a conveying device one and a conveying device two, wherein the conveying device one comprises a fixed frame, a main conveying belt and a first conveying belt, and the conveying device two comprises a movable frame and a second conveying belt; the sealing device comprises a portal frame, a first movable arm, a second movable arm, a supporting seat, a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm; the first and second conveying belts are respectively provided with first and second clamping blocks to clamp and move the ampoule bottle, thereby effectively avoiding the ampoule bottle from being poured during production and processing and effectively reducing the defective rate; the movable semicircular seat and the fire spraying head arranged at the upper end of the fixed semicircular seat are used to realize sealing and heating; the movable semicircular seat is driven by a third motor to form a ring with the fixed semicircular seat, to form a ring-shaped surrounding ring at the outer circle of the ampoule bottle mouth; the fire spraying head sprays fire to the middle part of the ring-shaped surrounding ring, so that the ampoule bottle mouth is uniformly and quickly heated, fuel is effectively saved, and the production efficiency is improved.

The invention relates to a method for operating a container treatment assembly, comprising a container feed (2), at least one container transport device (4), which has a plurality of transport elements (5) that are arranged to rotate in a revolving manner, and a transfer assembly (3) for transferring containers (1) from the container feed (2) into the transport elements (5) of the container transport device (4), which transfer assembly has at least one transfer unit (9) designed to move in a revolving manner. At the start of operation, a first container (1) is fed to the transfer assembly (3) and transferred into the container transport device (4) in a movement along a transfer path (T) formed on the transfer assembly (3), and, during the start of operation, at least the first container (1) is accelerated along the transfer path (T) to an operational transport speed. According to the invention, the transfer path (T) is at least 1500 mm and / or the transfer assembly (3) is formed from at least two rotatably movable transfer units (9), the transfer path (T) extending along a total angle of rotation of the transfer assembly (3) of at least 300°.

Plant and method for operating a plant for producing filled plastic containers (10) from sterile plastic preforms. Plant for producing filled plastic containers (10) from sterilized plastic preforms, with a transport device (2) for transporting the plastic preforms (11) and plastic containers formed from the plastic preforms by forming along a predetermined transport path through the plant, with a forming device (8) for forming the sterilized plastic preforms (11) into plastic containers, wherein the transport device (2) is suitable and intended for feeding the sterilized plastic preforms (11) to the forming device (8), wherein the forming device (8) has a transport carrier movable about a central axis.a forming device (8) is arranged with a plurality of forming stations for forming each plastic preform into a plastic container by applying a flowable medium, and with a filling device (12) for filling the plastic containers during their transport, at least in sections, essentially along a circular path around a central axis of the filling device (12). According to the invention, the forming device (8) and the filling device (12) have a maximum distance from each other with respect to their respective central axes of - 5.5 m, preferably (H2O2) 5.3 m, and the forming device (8) has a maximum of 24 forming stations or - 6.0 m, preferably (H2O2) 5.6 m, and the forming device (8) has more than 24 forming stations.

Method for the production of containers from a series of plastic preforms heated in a container production facility having at least one heating station, a forming machine with a number of forming stations, one or more treatment machines with a number of treatment stations. The method includes: forming the preforms in the forming machine; treating the individual containers in the treatment machine; and circulating each container held individually between the forming machine and the treatment machine(s). The method also includes individual identification of each container that is produced during a predetermined tracking period, an individual identification phase including a marking step during which each individual container that is produced during the tracking period receives a marking that matches the container, making it possible to identify individually the container by distinguishing it from all of the other containers produced by the production facility during the tracking period.

The invention discloses agricultural food can processing equipment, and belongs to the field of can processing, the agricultural food can processing equipment comprises a heating tank, the inner top of the heating tank is fixedly connected with a cooking tank, the inner bottom of the heating tank is fixedly connected with a heating ring, the bottom of the cooking tank is fixedly connected with a valve body, and the bottom of the heating tank is fixedly connected with a conveying mechanism; and a feeding part is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism. A second water pump can be turned on to convey boiled water in a heating tank into a heating pipe, meanwhile, the interior of the heating pipe extends into meat paste, the hot water in the heating pipe heats and disinfects the meat paste and grains, the hot water flows back into the heating tank through a backflow pipe and a second hose, hot water circulation is formed, and water flow in the heating pipe continuously flows; the interior of the heating pipe is continuously kept at high temperature, the disinfection effect is guaranteed, and the disinfection time is shortened.

The present invention provides a system for treating primary container packaging comprising •—a main transportation unit (102) configured to transport a number of gripping units (108) mounted on independently motion controlled movers (106), each gripping unit (108) adapted for transporting an individual primary container, •—an adjacent transportation unit (104) configured to transport a number of tools (114) mounted on independently motion controlled movers (112), said tools configured to provide one or more primary container material components to the main transportation unit and / or performing packaging process operations to the primary containers present at said main transportation unit.

The invention provides a spray pasteurization machine which comprises a rack and a conveying assembly arranged on the rack, the conveying assembly comprises a feeding end and a discharging end, the feeding end and the discharging end are provided with a feeding door and a discharging door, and a steam sterilization tunnel and a water spray cooling tunnel are arranged above the conveying assembly in a sealed mode. According to the bottle conveying device, smooth and orderly transition and neat arrangement of bottles from the vertical direction to the main conveying direction can be achieved, and the bottle conveying device can be flexibly matched with various bottle types.

The invention discloses photoresist filling equipment, a photoresist filling method and a photoresist filling line, and provides the following technical scheme aiming at the problems that existing equipment has bubbles and is low in cleaning degree: the photoresist filling equipment comprises a filling mechanism which can move between at least one fifth position and at least one sixth position, and the filling mechanism can move between the fifth position and the sixth position in the fifth position; the filling mechanism is configured to spray photoresist with the total amount being the target glue injection amount to the inner wall of the storage bottle in the direction of a first included angle matched with the viscosity of the photoresist and at a first set flow speed, and the first included angle is the included angle between the spraying direction of the photoresist and the inner wall of the storage bottle.

A filling machine (1) configured to fill containers (2) with a pourable product is described, the filling machine (1) comprising: a conveyor (3) configured to receive in order containers (2) to be filled at an input station (I) thereof, to advance in order a series of containers (2) along a filling path, and to release filled containers (2) at an output station (O) thereof; a plurality of filling devices (4) carried by the conveyor (3) and each configured to fill one container (2) with a predetermined amount of pourable product at a time during its advancement along the filling path, each filling device (4) comprising a filling valve controllable between an open position and a closed position; and a control unit (8) configured to generate open control signals for triggering the opening of the filling valves and to send said open control signals in order to each filling device (4); wherein each filling device (4) is configured to receive one container (2) at a time at the input station (I); and wherein the control unit (8) is configured to send the open control signals to each filling device (4) at an advance time before the filling device (4) itself receives a container (2) to be filled.

The present application belongs to the technical field of dairy product production and processing, and particularly relates to a dairy product filling equipment with a cleaning function, which comprises a self-water-supply cleaning mechanism, inverted emulsion bottles are placed at equal intervals on an emulsion bottle inverted conveying belt and move towards the top of the self-water-supply cleaning mechanism, an emulsion bottle overturning mechanism is arranged below the output end of the emulsion bottle inverted conveying belt, the emulsion bottle overturning mechanism comprises a positioning assembly, and the positioning assembly is used for automatically positioning and overturning the emulsion bottle pressed by the pressing machine; an intermittent hole-type dryer is used for cyclic hot air drying and infrared radiation sterilization drying of the emulsion bottle at a right angle; a stirring filling machine is used for automatically filling the emulsion bottle transferred to the position directly below the stirring filling machine, the stirring filling machine is internally provided with a stirring assembly, and the stirring assembly is used for real-time stirring of the dairy to be filled. The equipment is automatically operated throughout the whole process, has a high-quality cleaning function, and has the abilities of drying and sterilization and uniform filling.

The invention discloses automatic bottle overturning equipment which comprises a first conveying line for conveying cleaning bottles and a bottle grabbing mechanism for grabbing the bottles from the first conveying line. The bottle grabbing mechanism comprises a bottle grabbing robot and a bottle overturning robot which are matched with each other; the bottle grabbing robot comprises a mechanical arm, and a turnover bottle suction clamp is installed at the operation end of the mechanical arm. The bottle overturning machine comprises a bottle clamping clamp for receiving bottles discharged from the bottle suction clamp and further comprises a driving mechanism for driving the bottle clamping clamp to complete bottle grabbing and bottle placing actions. The driving mechanism comprises a rack, and a sliding frame structure for driving the bottle clamping fixture to ascend, descend and translate is mounted on the rack; and the confluence bottle pushing assembly is used for pushing bottles discharged by the bottle clamping clamps to the second conveying line. The invention discloses an automatic bottle overturning mechanism of a brand new structure. The technical problem that the posture of overturning and adjusting of bottles on an automatic production line is difficult is solved essentially.

An aseptic filling machine and an aseptic filling method are provided with which a petaloid-shape bottle or an unstable bottle that easily falls over which is filled with sterilized content and sealed with a sterilized cap in an aseptic atmosphere is discharged without a delay from an aseptic zone to a non-aseptic zone. Further, an aseptic filling machine and an aseptic filling method are provided with which, even if a petaloid-shape bottle or an unstable bottle falls over on a discharging conveyor when being discharged from an aseptic zone to a non-aseptic zone, a stopping time of the aseptic filling machine can be shortened. A barrier chamber into which air containing a gas of a sterilizer is supplied is provided downstream of a sealing portion that fills content into the bottle and seals the bottle with a cap. Further, a discharge portion chamber that shields a discharge portions provided downstream of the sealing portion that fills content into the bottle and seals the bottle with a cap.