It is described a filling device (1) for filling containers (B1, B2) with a carbonated pourable product, comprising: - a dispensing valve group (2) for dispensing the product; - a delivery tube (3) for delivering the dispensed product into the container (B1; B2); - an auxiliary valve group (4) at least for evacuating a gas from the container during the product delivery, said delivery tube (3) passing through said auxiliary valve group (4); - a first support (5) for keeping the container (B1; B2) in a contact position with respect to said auxiliary group (4) during the product delivery; said auxiliary valve group (4) being movable along said tube (3), with respect to said dispensing valve group (2), so that an operative position of the auxiliary valve group (4) can be varied to select a respective operative condition of the filling device (1); - a tube shaped dummy bottle (8);- a second support (9) for keeping the dummy bottle (8) in a contact position during a cleaning of the filling device (1), in which the dummy bottle (8) is in a sealed fluid communication with said auxiliary group (4) and a terminal sector (31) of the tube (3), which is opposite with respect to the dispensing valve group (2), is inserted in the dummy bottle (8) during said cleaning.
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
B67C 3/06 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
2.
FILLING DEVICE FOR LONG TUBE CONTACT FILLING WITH MOBILE EVACUATION GROUP
It is described a filling device (1) for filling containers (B1, B2) with a carbonated pourable product, comprising: a dispensing valve group (2) for dispensing the product; a delivery tube (3) to deliver the dispensed product into the container (B1; B2); an auxiliary valve group (4) at least for evacuating a gas from the container during the product delivery, said delivery tube (3) passing through said auxiliary valve group (4);said auxiliary valve group (4) is movable along said tube (3), with respect to said dispensing valve group (2), so that an operative position of the auxiliary valve group (4) can be varied to select a respective operative condition of the filling device (1); wherein the filling device (1) comprises a sealing system (7) which can adopt a sealing condition, in which it establishes a sealing of the auxiliary group (4) around the tube (3), in the selected condition, and a no sealing condition
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
B67C 3/06 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
3.
A GLUE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM
It is described a glue distribution device (17) for levelling the thickness of the layer of glue applied on an outer surface (15) of a gluing roller (14) comprising a first glue scraping group (18), a second glue scraping group (18') and a frame (19) to support alternatively the first scraping group (18) or the second scraping group (18'); each scraping group (18, 18') comprises a respective glue scraper (20) defined by a blade element and configured to be arranged peripherally to the gluing roller (14); wherein the first scraping group (18) is configured to be arranged in a first configuration, corresponding to a first orientation of the scraper (20) with respect to the surface (15) and the second scraping group (18') is configured to be arranged in a second configuration, corresponding to a second orientation of the scraper (20) with respect to the surface (15), the second orientation being different from the first orientation; wherein the distribution device (1) comprises a adjustment system (27) comprising a support structure (28) for supporting at least two adjustment elements(29, 29'); each adjustment element (29, 29') being configured for finely adjusting the position of the scraper (20) of a respective scraping group in the respective configuration.
Disclosed is a system for managing a production line. The system includes at least one human-machine interface (HMI) connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC), or to a distributed control system (DCS) of a machine of the production line, and/or a portable device. At least one remote terminal is rigidly connected to the machine or to a safety enclosure thereof and connected to the HMI or connected to the PLC. The remote terminal can detect the presence of the portable device inside a predetermined perimeter and connect the portable device to the HMI and/or to the PLC of the machine. The system also includes a device for generating vibrations capable of generating vibrations when the HMI emits an alarm.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
G05B 19/05 - Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts
5.
DEVICE FOR PACKAGING IN A BATCH OF AT LEAST TWO CONTAINERS
Disclosed are various embodiments of a device for packaging in a batch of at least two containers and methods of making the same. The device can be a sheet made of semi-rigid or rigid material, provided with at least two orifices for receiving necks of said containers. The sheet can have a substantially rectangular shape and include parallel rows of cups which are substantially frusto-conical, hemispherical or frusto-pyramidal. An internal wall of each cup bears against a shoulder of a container and the top of each cup has an orifice to receive the container neck. The device can be formed from a slip having decomposable and/or biodegradable vegetable fiber materials and additives, and the slip is suctioned to form the mold.
B65D 71/50 - Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottlesBales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
B31D 1/00 - Multiple-step processes for making flat articles
B65D 65/46 - Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials
Described is a decorating machine for decorating containers that includes a monitoring unit that automatically and visually monitors the deformation of the containers being conveyed to automatically detect, based on the monitored deformation, the operative condition of at least one device of the transporting units of the machine and the level of defectiveness of the containers.
Described is a facility for palletising products and a method for palletising products. The facility has a pick area for picking up the products, and two place areas for placing products on pallets. The facility includes a work station situated between the two place areas and the facility includes a separating wall that moves between a first position between the work station and the first place area, and a second position between the work station and the second place area, so as to alternately separate one of the two place areas from the work station.
There is described a labelling module (7) for labelling containers (2) adapted to contain a pourable product, the labelling module (7) comprising:- a feeding unit (8) for feeding a web (4) of labelling material, the web (4) comprising a succession of first labels (3a) of a first type and second labels (3b) of a second type which are arranged consecutively in an alternate manner along the feeding direction (W);- a cutting unit (11) for cutting the web (4) with a cutting frequency, thereby alternately separating first labels (3a) and second labels (3b) from the web (4);- a label transfer drum (12) which is rotatable about a rotation axis (X);wherein the label transfer drum (12) comprises a plurality of supports (13) which are angularly distributed around the axis (X) of the drum (12), the drum (12) being configured so that, by means of the rotation of the drum (12) around said axis (X), each support (13) receives a respective first label (3a) and a respective second label (3b), transfers the received first label (3a) and second label (3b), and applies both the transferred first label (3a) and second label (3b) on one respective container (2).
B65C 3/16 - Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line vertical by rolling the labels onto cylindrical containers, e.g. bottles
9.
FACILITY FOR MARKING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
The present invention relates to a facility 100 for marking containers 2 made of thermoplastic material, wherein the container 2 comprises a wall 25 comprising at least two information regions 20a, 20b, the facility 100 comprising: - an entrance 8 and an exit 9, wherein the containers 2 travel along a travel path T on a packaging line, and, along the path T: - a laser marking device 1 capable of adding information in a first information region 20a; - a device 13 for forming three-dimensional elements 130 on the wall 25 of the container 2 in a second information region 20b; and/or - a machine 14 for affixing at least one label 140 to the wall 25 of the container 2, wherein the label forms a third information region (20c). The invention also relates to a container 2 and to a method for marking containers 2.
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
B65C 3/12 - Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line horizontal by rolling the labels onto cylindrical containers, e.g. bottles
10.
CONTAINER HAVING AN UNDULATING BASE, AND MOLD BASE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Provided is a container made from plastic and provided with a body and a base extending from a lower end of the body. The base includes at least one peripheral heel defining a seat and an arch that extends from a central zone to the heel, the heel rising up a connecting wall connecting with the wall of the body of the container. The base has a plurality of radial undulations extending from at least the central zone to the vicinity of the seat, extending in the arch. The undulations have a concave face and a convex face facing outward, the depth between the peak of a convexity and the trough of a concavity, of said undulations increasing from the central zone to the vicinity of the seat. Also described is a mold base for manufacturing such a container.
The present invention relates to an installation (106) for feeding preforms (102) to a machine (104) for blowing the preforms (102), comprising the following three handling elements: - a bulk conveyor (108) of the preforms (102), - a device (118) for aligning the preforms (102) received from the bulk conveyor (108), and - a guide (130) for moving the aligned preforms (102) as far as the blowing machine (104), in order to feed the blowing machine (104) at a rate (Dc) of loading with preforms (102), at least part of these handling elements having measurable operating characteristics (Dv, Da, Dc) and modifiable operating parameters (Rc, Rr, Rd). The feed installation (106) further comprises: - a system (144, 146, 148) for measuring the operating variables (Dv, Da, Dc); - a device (140) for controlling the handling elements in order to modify the operating parameters (Rc, Rr, Rd) so that the latter follow set values (Rc*, Rr*, Rd*); and - a regulating device (142) designed to implement a model (M) previously trained by machine learning to: receive as input the measured operating variables (Dv, Da, Dc) and a set value (Dc*) for the loading rate (Dc), and supply as output the set values (Rc*, Rr*, Rd*) for the control device (140), so that the loading rate (Dc) complies with the set value (Dc*) for the loading rate (Dc).
Provided is a labelling module for labelling containers adapted to contain a pourable product, the labelling module having a feed roller for advancing a web of labelling material along a feed path; a cutting member downstream of the feed roller, for repeatedly cutting the web to separate a sequence of labels therefrom; and a transfer drum rotatable about a rotation axis in an angular direction of rotation, and configured to transfer the labels to an application station for the application thereof onto the respective containers; the transfer drum includes a plurality of receiving sectors each configured to cyclically receive and retain a label, the receiving sectors including, a leading pad for retaining a leading edge of the label and a trailing pad for retaining a trailing edge of the label.
It is described a caps sterilizer (1''' ) comprising a sterilizing housing (2) defining within it a sterilizing chamber (21), a plurality of carriages ( 3''') arranged within the sterilizing chamber (21) and a motor group (4) positioned outside the sterilizing housing (2). The motor group (4) comprises a motor housing (42) defining a motor chamber (421), moveable actuator elements arranged within the motor chamber (421) and an actuator unit configured to move the actuator elements within the motor chamber (421). The cap sterilizer (1''') further comprises a dynamic seal system 60 being fluidically interposed between the motor chamber (421) and the sterilizing chamber (21). Each carriage (3'''') comprises a respective flange (39) being structurally connected to at least one respective actuator element. The dynamic seal system (60) comprises a U-shaped slot (61) being in fluidic connection with the sterilizing chamber (21) and the motor chamber (421). Each flange (39) comprises a U-shaped connection portion (391) placed within the U-shaped slot ( 61).
Provided is a method of producing a container by deforming a heated preform. The method includes: determining at least two formed zones along the container axis in the body, said formed zones being produced using a different quantity of material, each formed zone corresponding to at least one heated zone of a body of the preform; heating the body of the preform using at least two heating elements that each heat one of the heated zones of the body of the preform; deforming the heated preform to form the container; and before the step of heating the body of the preform, adjusting a heating power of each heating element wherein the heating power of each heating element is adjusted as a function of the quantity of material in the formed zone of the body of the container corresponding to the zone heated by each heating element.
It is described Filling device (1) for filling containers with a pourable configured for defining at least: a condition of no sealed fluid communication between the container (B) and a filling valve (2); a first condition of sealed fluid communication between the container (B) and the valve (2), in which the container (B) adopts a lower position and the sealing element (4) adopts a distal position with respect to the valve (2), for pressurizing internally the container (B) before the delivery of the product into the container (B); a second condition of sealed fluid communication between the container (B) and the valve (2), in which the container (B) adopts the upper position and the sealing element (4) adopts a proximal position with respect to the valve 2, for delivering the product into the pressurized container (B) after the pressurization.
B67C 3/06 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure
B67C 3/26 - Filling-headsMeans for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
16.
WASHING MACHINE FOR WASHING EMPTY CONTAINERS ADAPTED TO BE FILLED WITH A POURABLE PRODUCT
There is described a washing machine configured to wash empty containers adapted to be filled with a pourable product, the washing machine includes: a conveyor device configured to convey a plurality of containers along a washing path in an advancement direction; at least one tank for holding a cleaning medium, the washing path extending within and along the tank; and a hollow passage which extends through the tank and which is fluidly isolated from the tank. The washing machine further includes a pair of extraction devices arranged in fluid communication with the tank, fluidly isolated from the hollow passage, and configured for detaching/removing labels from the containers advanced in the tank and for receiving the detached/removed labels, thereby extracting such labels from the tank.
B08B 9/24 - Cleaning of containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans, are brought the apparatus cleaning by soaking alone and having conveyors
Described is a web feeding system for feeding a web of labelling material to a labelling module that includes a splicing device. The feeding system includes a positioning device for automatically positioning the web leading portion of the web in a splicing position with respect to the splicing device.
B65C 9/18 - Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
B25J 15/06 - Gripping heads with vacuum or magnetic holding means
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
B65C 9/02 - Devices for moving articles, e.g. containers, past labelling station
18.
CUTTING UNIT FOR LABELLING MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH AN ANTI-COLLISION ELEMENT
There is described a cutting unit (11) configured to cut a web (4) of labelling material, the cutting unit (11) comprises: a first cutting member (14), which carries a cutting group (15) including a blade element (15a) and an anti-collision element (15b); and a second cutting member (12), which includes a first slot (16a), an abutment wall (17) and a second slot (16b) obtained on the abutment wall (17); the first cutting member (14) is configured to cyclically cooperate with the second cutting member (12) so that, during a nominal operative condition of the cutting unit (11), the blade element (15a) repeatedly engages the first slot (16a) for cutting the web (4) and the anti-collision element (15b) repeatedly and contactlessly engages the second slot (16b) during the cutting of the web (4); the cutting unit (11) is configured so that, during a non-nominal operative condition of the cutting unit (11), the anti-collision element (15b) interacts in contact with said abutment wall (17).
B26D 1/40 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut and coacting with a rotary member
B26D 7/24 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines arranged to disable the operating means for the cutting member
19.
STERILIZATION APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING A PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKAGING MACHINE HAVING A STERILIZATION APPARATUS
There is described a sterilization apparatus (15) for a packaging machine (1) for the packaging of pourable products into containers The sterilization apparatus (15) is configured to sterilize a packaging material (3) during advancement of the packaging material (3) along a sterilization path (Q). The sterilization apparatus (15) comprises a first sterilization device (16) and a second sterilization device (18). The first sterilization device (16) is configured to emit pulses of electromagnetic irradiation and the second sterilization device (18) is configured to expose the packaging material to a chemical sterilization agent.
B65B 31/02 - Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
B65B 55/08 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by irradiation
B65B 3/00 - Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans or jars
B67C 7/00 - Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottlesProcesses or devices for at least two of these operations
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
20.
LABELLING MODULE WITH CONTROL OF DECOUPLING BETWEEN SPLICING SPEED AND APPLICATION SPEED
It is described a method a roll fed labelling module (1) for labelling containers (2) by means of labels (3) which are obtained from a web of labelling material, wherein the reaching of a threshold (D1) of the unwinding 5 degree by the supplying reel (51; 61), triggers automatically an increase of an angular speed of the support supporting the supplying reel to extend a buffer (8), and, following said increase, the reaching of an upper threshold (E2) by the extension of the buffer (9) 10 triggers automatically a splicing between the web in use and another web.
A process for regulating a cyclical production of containers by stretch blow molding from preforms, comprising an initializing phase, a regulated production phase, and a stabilizing phase. In the regulated production phase, the preblowing curve is measured and stored, and a real instant and/or a real pressure is calculated, corresponding to a characteristic point. A new value of at least one operating parameter of the machine is calculated as a function of a difference between a real instant and a reference instant and/or between a real pressure and a reference pressure. The regulated production phase monitors for change, imposed by the operator, of a value of an operating parameter of the machine and automatically updates the regulating parameters in the stabilizing phase while production is continued. The process also corrects the reference instant and/or the reference pressure as a function of the real pressure and/or real instant values stored.
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
23.
METHOD FOR REGULATED HEATING OF A SUCCESSION OF PREFORMS
Provided is a method for heating a succession of preforms. The method includes heating a body of a first preform using two heating elements that each heat a heated area of the body. The method includes determining a target heating temperature for each heated area according to the container to be produced, measuring the temperature of one of the heated areas of the body upon completion of the heating step, and modifying the heating power of the heating element corresponding to the heated area of the body if the measured temperature of the heated area is different from the target heating temperature. The method further includes heating the body of the other preforms of the succession of preforms with the modified heating power.
Described is a method for producing thermoplastic material containers by blow-molding or stretch-blow-molding a hollow body previously heated in an oven and placed in a mold. The method includes a preliminary calibration step of: producing containers on the basis of first control parameters; measuring the wall thickness on extraction from the mold at two or more different heights; storing a reference thickness in a memory unit; modifying at least one control parameter; measuring the wall thickness at two or more different heights after the modification of each control parameter; storing the thicknesses; comparing said stored measured thicknesses with theoretical thicknesses that would have been obtained after modification of the control parameter(s) according to predetermined correction coefficients; and modifying the predetermined correction coefficients so that the thicknesses measured after modification of the control parameter(s) correspond to the theoretical thicknesses that would have been obtained with the aforementioned predetermined coefficients.
Provided is a thermal treatment unit for preforms that includes an element for blocking radiation toward the neck of the preforms. The unit can include a first wall having a first heating element and a second wall having a second heating element, a first grip and move system for gripping and moving preforms on a first row, a second grip and move system for gripping and moving preforms on a second row. The unit also includes a blocking element extending between the first and second rows to block radiation emitted by the first heating element and the second heating element toward the second grip and move system and toward the first grip and move system, respectively.
There is described a labelling module (7) for labelling containers (2) adapted to contain a poura ble product, the labelling module (7) comprising a cutt ing member (11) engaging in a plurality of slots (15) o f a transfer drum (12), each slot (15) being located at one respective trailing pad (13b) of the drum, wherein the cutting member (11) is configured for engaging the blade (14) sequentially in the slots (15) to sequentiall y cut the web (4); wherein the blade (14) is offset with respect to the radial direction (R2) of the cutting roller (111) carrying the blade (14), the cutting member (11) comprising the cutting roller (111), the cutting me mber being provided with a stopping member (18) for pres sing the web during the cut, the stopping member (18) ha ving a toothed profile (19).
It is described a Caps sterilizer (1; 1'; 1'') comprising: a sterilizing housing (2) defining with in it a sterilizing chamber (21), the caps sterilizer (1; 1') being configured so that the caps (W) are sterilize d while 5 being conveyed within the chamber (21); a plurality of carriages (3; 3'; 3''; 3'''), each carriage (3) bei ng configured for supporting caps (W), so that the sup ported caps (W) are conveyed by means of a movement (M) of the carriage (3; 3'; 3''; 3''') within the chamber (21); a 10 motor group (4) which is positioned outside the sterilizing housing (2) for generating said movemen t (M) of the carriage (3);wherein each carriage (3; 3'; 3 ''; 3''') comprises a respective at least one supportin g channel which is arranged transversally with respec t to 15 said movement (M), each channel (31; 32; 33; 34) be ing adapted to receive a respective row (F1; F2; F3; F4 ) of caps which is arranged transversally with respect t o said movement (M).
It is described a caps sterilizer (1') comprising a motor group (4) which is positioned outside the sterilizing housing (2) for generating a movement ( M) of a carriage (3'') within a sterilizing chamber (21); 5 wherein each carriage (3'') comprises a respective at least one supporting channel for the caps (W); wher ein: said motor group (4) comprises a linear motor (41) and a motor housing (42) defining a motor chamber (421), the motor housing (42) defining a slot (422) through wh ich 10 said sterilizing chamber (21) and said motor chambe r (421) are in fluid communication and said linear motor (4 1) being positioned in said motor chamber (421); each carriage (3'') comprises a respective flange (39) a nd is structurally connected to said linear motor (41) by means 15 of said flange (39) passing through said slot (421) [Figure 13]
It is described a carriage (3; 3'; 3''; 3''') for a caps sterilizer (1; 1'; 1''), the carriage (3) bein g configured for supporting caps (W), so that the sup ported caps (W) are conveyed within a sterilizing chamber (21) 5 of the caps sterilizer (1; 1'; 1'') by means of a m ovement (M) of the carriage (3) within the sterilizing cham ber (21);wherein the carriage (3; 3'; 3''; 3''') compri ses a respective at least one supporting channel which is arranged transversally with respect to said movemen t (M), 10 each channel (31; 32; 33; 34) being adapted to rece ive a respective row (F1; F2; F3; F4) of caps which can b e arranged transversally with respect to said movemen t (M).
Provided is a method for diagnosing a forming fluid leak in at least one station for forming hollow bodies during a production cycle sequence. Each cycle includes a first phase of pressurizing the hollow body by connection to a source of forming fluid compressed to a maximum blowing pressure, followed by a second phase of passively maintaining pressurization during which the hollow body is isolated from the forming fluid source. The diagnostic method includes a determining the change in the pressure of the forming fluid in the hollow body by carrying out a series of multiple pressure measurements successively during the second phase.
G01M 3/32 - Investigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for containers, e.g. radiators
33.
STRAP CUTTER CARRIAGE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A STRAP
Provided is a strap cutter carriage for cutting a strap and methods for cutting a strap. The strap cutter carriage includes a displacement chassis and a cutting chassis (204). It also includes a separating tongue fixedly mounted on the cutting chassis, the tongue including a ramp surface having a front end configured to slide between a strap and a reference surface of a bundle of elements such that the ramp surface separates the strap from the reference surface during the displacement of the displacement chassis. Also included is a guide fixedly mounted on the cutting chassis to guide the front end of the tongue relative to the reference surface, a presence detector for a strap which is in contact with the tongue, and a cutting blade configured to cut the strap.
A magnetic valve (1) for filling containers using pourable products is described, comprising:a magnetic obturator (2), a flow channel (3) wherein the obturator (2) is axially movable to regulate the flow of product coming out of the valve (1), an electromagnetic or magnetic actuating device (6) for axially moving the obturator (2), said device (6) being positioned outside the channel (3), a linear encoder (4) positioned outside the channel (3), a magnetic reference (5) rigidly connected to the obturator (2) to enable the encoder (4) to detect the axial position of the obturator (2), wherein the magnetic reference (5) comprises: a first magnetic block (51) that in turn comprises two axially facing respective first poles (511) of a first sign (N), and two respective second poles (512) of a second sign (S) that are positioned on axially opposing sides in relation to the respective first two poles (511) of the first block (51), a second magnetic block (52) that in turn comprises two axially facing respective first poles (521) of said first sign (N), and two respective second poles (522) of said second sign (S) that are positioned on axially opposing sides in relation to the respective first two poles (521) of the second block (52), an axial distance (G) between said blocks (51, 52).
Blow moulding machine (1) for forming plastic containers from preforms, comprising: a plurality of blow moulds (11), each defining a respective blow moulding station, a pressure source (2) to provide the pressurization for blowing, a cooling unit (3) for cooling the moulds (11), said cooling unit comprising a cooling line (31) for conveying a coolant liquid, an absorption refrigerator (6) that works by recirculating at least one solution, comprising: a first high-pressure section (61) and a second low-pressure section (62), said second section (62) comprising an evaporator (621) for the low-pressure evaporation of at least one component of said solution, wherein said cooling line (31) defines said evaporator (621) of said second section (62) so that the heat from said low-pressure evaporation is released by said coolant liquid.
A labelling module (1; 1'; 1'') is described for labelling containers (4) using respective labels (L) obtained from a ribbon of labelling material (W), comprising: a feed roller (2) for feeding the material (W) in ribbon form, an application drum (3) for receiving the material from the feed roller (2) and applying the labels to the containers (4) while said containers are conveyed by a conveyor (5), a cutting device (6) that acts on the drum (3) to cut the material to sequentially define a plurality of longitudinal ribbon sectors (S), a forming device (7) that acts on the drum (3) to sequentially define the edges (B) of respective labels (L) inside the respective sectors (S), a removal device (8, 8', 8'') that acts on the drum (3) to remove the respective portions of the sectors (S) that are outside the respective labels (L).
It is described Input system (1) for inputting cans in a filling machine (10) for filling the cans (W, W4, W2) with a pourable product, comprising a stopping device (4) for stopping the cans (W4) being conveyed by a feeding conveyor (3) defining a supporting surface (311), said device (4) comprising a stopping pad (41) and being configured for adopting a not operative condition in which the cans (W4) are not stopped by the stopping pad (41) to allow said feeding, and a stopping position in which the cans (W4) are stopped by the stopping pad (41) to stop said feeding, by means of the pad (41) pressing the cans (W4) laterally against a lateral guide 32); wherein the stopping pad (41) presents a vertical height along a direction which is transversal and preferably orthogonal to a supporting surface (311), the value of said height being lower than half of the height of the cans (W4).
B65G 33/04 - Screw or rotary spiral conveyors for articles conveyed between a single screw and guiding means
B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
39.
Method for producing containers, and facility for implementing the method
A method for producing containers from preforms. In example embodiments, the containers can have different formats. In example embodiments, the method includes thermal conditioning of a preform made of a thermoplastic material, moulding by blow-moulding or stretch blow-moulding of the container by means of a unit for forming containers, and calibration. The calibration includes providing a sample preform for said format; placing, on said sample, at least two reference markers distributed along the height of said sample; thermally conditioning the sample and blow-moulding the sample in order to obtain a container according to said format; reading off the position of the reference markers on said container obtained; and assigning each of the heating means to at least one of the three portions on the basis of the position of the reference markers on said container obtained. The invention also relates to a facility implementing the production method.
A method for producing containers made of thermoplastic material from preforms. In example embodiments, the method includes comparing a thickness measurement with a stored thickness setpoint, by use of a control unit, and modifying an electrical power of at least two rows of radiation sources while keeping the sum of the electrical powers being supplied to all rows of radiation sources the same, by use of the control unit, if the measured thickness is different from the thickness setpoint. A computer program product and data processing device using the method is also disclosed.
A labelling module for applying labels that are obtained from a web of labelling material and onto articles adapted to contain a pourable product. In example embodiments, the labelling module includes a feed system, a cutting unit, a cutting station, and a transfer device. In example embodiments, the feed system is configured for feeding the web along a feed path, the cutting unit is configured for repeatedly cutting the web at a cutting station arranged along the feed path, thereby obtaining a sequence of labels. And the transfer device is configured for receiving the sequence of labels and for transferring them to an application station for the application thereof onto the respective articles.
B65C 9/18 - Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
B26D 1/143 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis
42.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOLLOW BODIES BY BLOW MOULDING, AND BLOW MOULDING STATION
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing hollow bodies (12) of thermoplastic material by stretch blow moulding, the method comprising: - a step (E1) of receiving the hollow body (12) in the preform state in a moulding cavity (15) delimited by two half-moulds (14A, 14B), at least one of the half-moulds (14A) being able to be pushed towards the other half-mould (14B) by injection of forming fluid into a compensation chamber (32); - a step (E2) of increasing pressurization of the hollow body (12); - a depressurization step (E3) comprising at least one phase (E3-1, E3-1') for recovering the forming fluid into a storage tank (44A, 44B); characterized in that, prior to the pressurization step (E2), the compensation chamber (32) is placed under a priming pressure (Pc1) by injection of the forming fluid coming solely from the storage tank (44A, 44B).
The invention relates to a method for controlling a stretch means (57) of a container blow station, wherein the blow station comprises a mould consisting of at least two half-moulds and a mould base, a blow nozzle that moves between a position referred to as the rest position and a position referred to as the working position, in which the nozzle caps the mould when it is closed, a stretch means (57) comprising at least one actuator (58) coupled to a stretch rod (59), wherein the stretch rod slides through the nozzle and through the preform positioned in the mould; wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: pressing the blow nozzle against the mould in its closed position, moving the stretch rod between the rest position and the extended position, measuring at least one parameter representative of the operation of the stretch means (57) during all or part of the movement of the stretch rod (59), comparing the measured parameter with a determined reference value, issuing an alert signal if a critical deviation is detected between the measured parameter and the reference value; wherein the method is characterised in that the actuator (58) of the stretch means (57) is an electric actuator, and the measured parameter corresponds to the operating current intensity of the electric actuator (58), and in that the method comprises at least the steps of: constructing a signal characteristic of the measured current intensity representative of the stretch means (57) of each blow station; and sampling the signal in order to detect similar sequences that repeat at substantially constant intervals (Tp).
The present invention relates to a system for managing a production line (100) comprising at least one machine, said system comprising at least: - a human-machine interface (20), referred to as HMI, connected to a programmable logic controller (19), referred to as PLC, of a machine of said production line, and/or - a portable terminal (23); - at least one remote terminal (21) fixed to the machine or to a safety enclosure (22) of said machine and connected to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) or connected to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine, said remote terminal (21) comprising means for detecting the presence of the portable terminal (23) within a determined perimeter and means for connecting said portable terminal (23) to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) and/or to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine; characterized in that it comprises at least one light beacon (24) fixed high up on the machine or safety enclosure (22) and connected to the remote terminal (21) such that a colour code emitted by the remote terminal (21), when a pairing request is sent by the portable terminal (23), is displayed by said light beacon (24), said colour code having to be confirmed on the portable terminal (23) in order to pair said portable terminal with the human-machine interface (HMI) (20).
The present invention relates to a method for marking containers (2), in particular bottles or vials made of thermoplastic material, said containers (2) comprising at least a body, a shoulder in the extension of said body at an upper end thereof, a neck in the extension of the shoulder, a wall (25), said wall (25) comprising a marking area (20), an outer skin (250) and an inner skin (251) and a bottom at the lower end of said body, said method comprising at least the following steps: - a step (E1) consisting in processing said containers (2), preferably filling and closing said containers (2), and - a marking step (E2), consisting in generating a mark (310) in at least one marking area (20) of each container (2), said marking step being carried out by projecting a laser beam (31) by means of an optical laser marking head (30) equipped with a laser head unit (300) and with an optical system (320) for focusing said laser beam (31) in order to mark said area (20), the method being characterized in that said laser beam (31) is projected so as to generate bubbles (200) and particles (201) of degraded material in all or part of the thickness of the wall (25) of said container (2) in said marking area (20). The invention also relates to a container marking installation and to a container obtained by the marking method according to the invention.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Labelers (machines); labelling machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission belts (except for land vehicles); molds (parts of machines) Repair, assembly, fitting, lapping and installation of labelling machines
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Machines for manufacturing hollow parts or hollow bodies by blowing a plastic material, recycled or otherwise; machines for manufacturing hollow parts or hollow bodies by blowing and molding a raw material; machines for manufacturing hollow parts or hollow bodies by blowing and molding preforms; manufacturing machines for blow-molding bottles and plastic containers; injection blow machines; extrusion blow-molding machines; feeder hoppers for raw materials (machine parts); preform feeder machines; preform orientation machines; preform injection presses; machines for manufacturing stoppers or caps; machines for orienting stoppers or caps; wrapping machines; filling and dosing machines; sealing (closing) machines; unitization machines; cutters; pallet packing machines; tray packers; preform conveying machines; container conveying machines; filling machines; pallet wrapping machines; labellers (machines); labelling machine tools; machines for handling containers; machines for treating container packaging, in particular for improving the barrier properties and gas tightness of the packaged or container materials; machines for sorting containers; motors and engines (other than for land vehicles); transmission couplings and belts (other than for land vehicles); molds (parts of machines) Repair and maintenance of industrial machinery; installation of industrial machinery
A Process for decontaminating an inner face of a neck of a preform made of thermoplastic material running along a production path in an installation for manufacturing containers. In example embodiments, the decontamination process includes, in succession, at least a treatment step and a sterilizing activation step. The treatment step includes exposing at least the inner face of the neck to a sterilizing jet having a sterilizing agent in a first treatment zone of the production path, and the sterilizing agent activation step includes directly exposing the inner face of the neck thus coated with sterilizing agent to ultraviolet radiation, in a second activation zone of the production path located downstream of the treatment zone.
The invention relates to a method for decontaminating an inner face (26) of a neck (18) of a preform (12) made of thermoplastic material moving along a production path (34) in a facility (10) for manufacture of containers (11), each preform (12) being held by an individual holding member (58, 66), said decontamination method successively comprising at least: - a treatment step (E1) consisting in exposing at least the inner face (26) of the neck (18) to a sterilizing jet (54) comprising a sterilizing agent, in a first, treatment, zone (56) of the production path (34); - a step (E2) of activation of the sterilizing agent, consisting in directly exposing the inner face (26) of the neck (18), thus covered with sterilizing agent, to ultraviolet radiation (61), in a second, activation, zone (62) of the production path (34) located downstream of the treatment zone (56), the power of the ultraviolet radiation (61) produced being of the order of 30 mW/cm², so that the sterilizing agent is decomposed into species that are even more oxidizing, such as free radicals.
A61L 2/16 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using chemical substances
Described is a decoration machine for decorating containers adapted to contain a pourable product. The machine includes: a rotary conveyor for conveying a plurality of containers along a decoration path using a rotary movement; a plurality of support members mounted on the conveyor for being advanced by the conveyor along the decoration path, each support member being integral with the rotary movement to support in advancement a respective container; a plurality of decorating units each configured to print or engrave a decoration on a respective container; wherein each decorating unit is mounted on the conveyor is integral with the rotary movement of the conveyor, and is arranged for decorating each container being supported and conveyed along decoration path by a respective support member, each decorating unit being associated with the respective support member, for printing or engraving a decoration on the respective container supported and conveyed thereon.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41F 17/18 - Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles or material, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles of finite length on curved surfaces of articles of varying cross-section, e.g. bottles, lamp glasses
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
52.
Display screen with animated graphical user interface
The present invention relates to a device (2) for grouping products (1), comprising: a conveyor (3) for feeding products (1) in a single-line flow in a longitudinal direction (X) from upstream to downstream, from an inlet (4) to an outlet (5); a downstream module (6) for guiding the products (1) and for sequencing a predetermined number of products (1) released at the outlet (5); and an upstream module (9) for guiding the products (1) from the inlet (4) to the downstream sequencing module (6), the upstream module having an upstream conveyor (90) provided with a pair of upstream surfaces which extend on either side of the feeding conveyor (3) and are provided to be movable from a retracted position to a constricted position, and vice versa. The invention also relates to a corresponding grouping method and to a facility for laterally transferring the products (1).
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
B65G 15/14 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts the load being conveyed between the belts
54.
REEL SUPPORT DEVICE FOT DOUBLE STACKING CONFIGURATION
There is described a support device (16) for supporting a reel (5) of labelling material and comprising: a central hub (17) having a central axis (X) and a support base (18) radially extending from the central hub (17) and configured for supporting one reel (5) at a time; a first receiving surface (19a) and a first abutment surface (19b); a second receiving surface (20a) and a second abutment surface (20b); the support device (16) is configured for receiving a further support device (16) selectively onto the first receiving surface (19a), by abutment between such first receiving surface (19a) and the first abutment surface (19b) of said further support device (16), whereby a first axial distance (D1) is defined between the base (18) of the support device (16) and the base (18) of said further support device (16), or onto the second receiving surface (20a), by abutment between such second receiving surface (20a) and the second abutment surface (20b) of said further support device (16), whereby a second axial distance (D2) is defined between the base (18) of the support device (16) and the base (18) of said further support device (16), the second axial distance (D2) being different than the first axial distance (D1). [Figure 4]
A rinsing unit (2) for rinsing a container (3) in a rinsing machine (1) is configured for rinsing internally the container (3) by means of a nozzle (21), the unit (2) comprising the respective nozzle (21) and a spraying tube (9), the tube (9) comprising an internal pipe (91) for conveying a gas and an external pipe (92) which is coaxial with respect to the internal pipe (91) and surrounds the internal pipe (91) for conveying a liquid in the radial gap (G) between the pipes (91, 92), wherein the nozzle (21) is mounted on the axial end (94) of the spraying tube (9) to define a mixing chamber (93) which is axially interposed between an axial end (211) of the nozzle (21) and the axial end (94) of the spraying tube (9), the nozzle (21) having radial holes (212) for dispensing from said chamber (93) a radial jet (RJ) of a mixture of said gas and liquid and at least one axial hole (213) for dispensing from said chamber (93) an axial jet (AJ) of said mixture, the axial hole (213) being positioned at said axial end (211) of the nozzle (21).
Caps sterilizer (1) for sterilizing caps (Z) comprising: a chamber (4); a plurality of transport devices (21, 22) each of which is located within the chamber (4) and is movable along an internal track (T2) and comprising a respective internal magnetic tile (211; 221) and a respective caps support structure (212; 222); and a plurality of external magnetic tiles (11, 12) located outside the chamber (4) and is movable along an external track (T1) Each external tile (11; 12) is coupled to a respective associated internal tile (211; 221) by means of a magnetic levitation coupling. The movement of the internal tile (211; 221) along the internal track (T2) corresponds to the movement of the respective support structure (212; 222) along the internal track (T2). The movement of the support structure (212; 222) along the internal track (T2) corresponds to the movement of a supported group (G; G1, G2) along the internal track (T2).
B65G 15/00 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
B67B 3/00 - Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying caps
B65G 54/02 - Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for electrostatic, electric, or magnetic
A61L 2/16 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using chemical substances
There is described a labelling module (7) for labelling containers (2) adapted to contain a pourable product, the labelling module (7) comprising a cutting member (11) engaging in a plurality of slots (15) o f a 5 transfer drum (12), each slot (15) being located at one respective trailing pad (13b) of the drum, wherein the cutting member (11) is configured for engaging the blade (14) sequentially in the slots (15) to sequentially cut the web (4); wherein the blade (14) is offset with respect 10 to the radial direction (R2) of the cutting roller (111) carrying the blade (14), the cutting member (11) comprising the cutting roller (111).
B65C 3/12 - Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line horizontal by rolling the labels onto cylindrical containers, e.g. bottles
B65C 9/18 - Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
B65C 3/16 - Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line vertical by rolling the labels onto cylindrical containers, e.g. bottles
The invention relates to an imaging device (1) comprising an image acquisition device (4) oriented towards a beamsplitter (20) and a light source (6) oriented towards the beamsplitter (20) extending inside an internal volume (18) of a housing (8) that comprises an acquisition opening (22). The housing (8) comprises a mounting opening (24) for the image acquisition device (4) and a receiving opening (34) for the light source (6), wherein the internal volume (18) of the housing (8) is sealed in a watertight manner by a window (40) extending inside the acquisition opening (22), and by the image acquisition device (4) and the light source (6).
A method for manufacturing containers from thermoplastic materials by blow molding or extrusion blow molding a preform that has been pre-heated in a furnace then placed in a mold consisting of two half-molds that define a molding cavity, said preform being blown into the mold, optionally with a pre-blowing step. In example embodiments, the method includes at least the following steps of: i) selecting at least one production configuration from a GUI (graphical user interface), each production configuration being associated with one or more control parameters; ii) compiling the various control parameters corresponding to the selected production configurations; and iii) executing said selected and compiled control parameters. In other example embodiments, the invention relates to computer program product, a data processing device, and a computer-readable storage medium implementing the steps of the method.
The present invention relates to a device (1) for laser-marking containers (2), in particular bottles or vials made of thermoplastic material, of the type comprising at least one body (23), a shoulder (24) extending from an upper end of the body (23), a neck (21) extending from the shoulder (24), and a bottom (22) at the lower end of the body (23), the device (1) comprising at least: - a plurality of laser marking stations (3), each station (3) comprising, along an optical path, at least one laser marking optical head (30) provided with a laser head unit (300) and with an optical system (320) for focusing a laser beam (31) in order to generate a mark (310) in at least one marking zone (20) of each container (2) in order to mark the zone (20), the optical head (30) being connected to a device (40) via an optical channel (600); - control means (4) connected to the marking stations (3) and comprising the laser processing device (40) and means (41) for powering the laser marking stations (3); - a carousel (5) having a vertical axis of rotation X driven in rotation by at least one motor relative to a frame (7) by means of a rolling means (70), the carousel (5) comprising at least: - a first plate (50), the first plate (50) supporting a plurality of holding members (54) for positioning the container (2) along an axis substantially parallel to the vertical axis of rotation X of the carousel (5); - a shaft (53) supporting the plurality of marking stations (3) such that each optical system (320) is located opposite a container (2) held by a holding member (54), the device (1) being characterised in that it comprises dynamic focusing means (330) for adjusting the focal point according to the distance between the optical system (320) and the at least one marking zone (20) of the container (2). The invention also relates to a system and a method for marking containers (2).
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/352 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment
B23K 26/402 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators
B23K 37/04 - Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass for holding or positioning work
B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
B41J 2/475 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material for heating selectively
B23K 103/00 - Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
The invention relates to a unit (16) for the thermal conditioning of preforms (4), the unit comprising: - an enclosure (23) in which the preforms are thermally conditioned; - radiation sources (22) extending inside the enclosure; - a conveying means (26) extending inside the enclosure and comprising grippers (30) for moving the preforms (4) along a conveying path (T) in a horizontal plane (B), characterised in that it also comprises at least one robot (19) extending inside the enclosure (23), in line with at least one portion of the conveying path (T).
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing thermoplastic containers by blow moulding or stretch blow moulding a preform previously heated in a furnace and then placed in a mould consisting of two half-moulds delimiting a moulding cavity, said preform being blown in the mould, optionally with a pre-blowing step, said steps of heating the preforms, pre-blowing and blowing being controlled by a control unit on the basis of different parameters referred to as control parameters such as the preform heating temperature in the furnace, the blowing pressure inside the mould and/or the pre-blowing pressure and/or the pre-blowing flow rate and/or the speed of the stretch rod for example; said method is characterised in that it comprises a prior step referred to as a calibration step which comprises at least the following steps: producing containers on the basis of first control parameters in order to produce compliant containers; measuring the wall thickness of said containers on leaving the mould, at at least two different heights, corresponding to the production of containers on the basis of said first control parameters, said thickness measurement corresponding to a reference thickness; recording said reference thickness in a memory unit; modifying each control parameter; measuring the wall thickness of said containers on leaving the mould, at at least two different heights, after the modification of each control parameter; recording the wall thicknesses of said containers on leaving the mould for each modified control parameter modified in said memory unit; comparing said recorded measured thicknesses with said reference thickness or with a theoretical thickness; and determining at least one control parameter that gives rise to the greatest variation in the wall thickness of the containers.
The present invention relates to a device (1) for laser-marking containers (2), in particular bottles or vials made of thermoplastic material, of the type comprising at least one body (23), a shoulder (24) extending from an upper end of the body (23), a neck (21) extending from the shoulder (24), and a bottom (22) at the lower end of the body (23), the device (1) comprising at least: - a plurality of laser marking stations (3), each station (3) comprising, along an optical path, at least one laser marking optical head (30) provided with a laser head unit (300) and an optical system (320) for focusing a laser beam (31) in order to generate a mark (310) in at least one marking zone (20) of each container (2) in order to mark the zone (20); and - control means (4) connected to the marking stations (3) and comprising a laser processing device (40) and means (41) for powering the laser marking stations (3). The laser marking device is characterised in that it comprises a carousel (5) having a vertical axis of rotation X driven in rotation by at least one motor relative to a frame (7) by means of a rolling means (70), the carousel (5) comprising at least: - a first plate (50), the first plate (50) supporting a plurality of holding members (54) for positioning the container (2) along an axis substantially parallel to the vertical axis of rotation X of the carousel (5); - a shaft (53) supporting the plurality of marking stations (3) such that each optical system (320) is located opposite a container (2) held by a holding member (54). The present invention also relates to a method for marking containers and to a system for marking containers (2).
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B65B 61/26 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for marking or coding completed packages
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/352 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment
B23K 26/402 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators
B23K 37/04 - Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass for holding or positioning work
B23K 103/00 - Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
B41J 2/475 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material for heating selectively
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
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METHOD FOR MOUNTING GRIPPING MEMBERS ON A DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PREFORMS
The invention relates to a method for mounting gripping members (34B) of a device (22) for conveying preforms (12) which comprises: - movable supports (32); - gripping members (34B) stored in a storage facility (52); the method comprising: - steps (E1) of transporting a gripping member (34B) by means of a robotic arm (46); - steps (E2) of mounting the gripping member (34B) thus transported on the movable support (32) by means of the robotic arm (46); - steps (E3) of automatically verifying the conformity of the gripping member (34B) by optical analysis by means of a device (60) having an optical sensor. The invention is characterised in that each step (E3) of verifying a gripping member (34B) is carried out before the start of the step (E2) of mounting the next gripping member (34B) on its associated movable support (32).
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
68.
UNIT FOR THE THERMAL CONDITIONING OF PREFORMS WITH INTEGRATED MAGAZINE
The invention relates to a unit (16) for the thermal conditioning of preforms (4), the unit comprising: - an enclosure (23) in which the preforms (4) are thermally conditioned; - radiation sources (22) extending inside the enclosure (23); - a conveying means (26) extending inside the enclosure and comprising first gripping members (30) for moving the preforms along a conveying path (T), wherein at least one portion of the conveying path extends in line with the radiation sources, characterised in that it also comprises at least one magazine (57) extending inside the enclosure (23), in line with at least one portion of the conveying path (T).
There is described a labelling machine (1) for labelling containers (2) adapted to contain a pourable product, the labelling machine (1) comprising a conveyor ( 6) for containers, and a plurality of labelling modules (7; 7a; 7b; 7c; 7d), wherein the labelling machine (1) is configured so that each labelling module (7) can be selectively controlled in an active state, whereby it operates on the flow of containers, or in an inactive state, whereby it does not operate on the flow of containers; wherein the labelling machine (1) is configured so that each active labelling module (7) can selectively operate on one or more respective series (2a; 2b; 2c; 2d) of said series, which respective series (2a; 2b; 2c; 2d) are thereby associated to the labelling module (7); and wherein the labelling machine (1) is configured so that each active labelling module (7) can selectively adopt one of a plurality of operative conditions, each operative condition being associated to a respective type of label (3a; 3b) applicable on the containers (2) by the labelling module (7), so that when a labelling module (7) adopts a given operative condition such labelling module (7) applies the corresponding associated type of label (3a; 3b).
The invention relates to a facility for manufacturing thermoplastic receptacles, the facility comprising: - a moulding cavity (13) capable of accommodating a hollow body (12); - a nozzle (14) connected to the hollow body (12); - a sliding stretch rod (16) for stretching the hollow body (12); - a pre-blow pipe (20) connecting the nozzle (14) to a source (18) of pre-blow fluid; - a pre-blow valve (22) interposed in the pre-blow pipe (20); - the pre-blow pipe (20) comprising a restricted flow section (24); characterised in that a bypass pipe (36) is arranged in parallel with respect to the restricted flow section (24), wherein a bypass valve (38) is interposed in the bypass pipe (36).
The present invention relates to a device (1) for transferring containers (2), comprising: - a conveying means (3) which transports the containers (2) continuously, the containers (2) circulating therein one behind the other on at least two columns (21) parallel to one another in a first direction X; - at least one inlet conveyor (4) in the continuation of the conveying means (3); - at least one outlet conveyor (5) extending from the inlet conveyor (4), in a direction transverse to the first direction X; - a tool (6) for transferring the containers (2) from the inlet conveyor (4) to the outlet conveyor (5); - a selection station (7) able to group the containers (2) together in at least two rows (20) of containers (2) according to a predefined configuration; - a means (8) for positioning and aligning the containers (2) in a group (200) according to the predefined configuration, the group (200) comprising at least two ordered rows (20) of the containers (2), characterised in that the selection station (7) is located between the conveying means (3) and the inlet conveyor (4) and in that the tool (6) simultaneously transfers at least two ordered rows (20) of these containers (2). The present invention also relates to a method for transferring containers and to a container packaging facility.
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
B65G 47/84 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
B65G 47/82 - Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels
B65B 21/04 - Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers
The invention relates to a device (54) for decontaminating preforms (12), the device comprising: - a device (22) for conveying preforms (12) via their neck (16); - a confinement tunnel (56); at least one chamber (68) adjacent to the tunnel (56) supplied with a decontamination agent; - at least one partition (60) separating the chamber (68) from the tunnel (56), the partition (60) having holes (72) for releasing the decontamination agent; characterised in that it comprises closure means (74) that are controlled so as to move between a fully closed position, in which they selectively close the release holes (72) located above a minimum height (Hmin), and a fully open position, in which the release holes (72) located below the maximum height (Hmax) are open.
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
A61L 2/16 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using chemical substances
A61L 2/00 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor
The invention relates to a device (54) for decontaminating preforms (12), the device, in particular, being made of a thermoplastic material and comprising: - a device (22) for conveying preforms (12) fitted with members (40) for gripping each preform (12) moving longitudinally along a given transport path (26); - a confinement tunnel (56) through which a section of the given transport path (26) passes; - at least one device (67) for spraying a stream (F) of decontaminating agent into the tunnel (56) transversely in the direction of an opposite wall (58) of the tunnel (56), while intersecting the transport path (26) of the preforms (12) in a decontamination zone (69); characterised in that the decontamination device (54) is fitted with means (80, 84) for heating the opposite wall (58) in order to prevent the decontaminating agent from condensing on an internal face (76) of the opposite wall (58).
The invention relates to an inspection device comprising a device (14) for conveying a preform (1), the conveying device being arranged so as to at least rotate the preform (1) about its axis (A) at a predetermined speed of rotation, and an image acquisition device (16) arranged so as to acquire images within a fixed field of view (18). The image acquisition device (16) is arranged so as to acquire at least two images of the preform (1) on the conveying device (14) while the preform (1) is within the field of view (18) of the image acquisition device (16), the interval between the acquisition of the two images being determined at least according to the speed of rotation, so that the preform (1) has two different angular orientations in the acquired images.
The invention relates to a production device (4) comprising: a stretch rod (14); - a first valve (30) movable between an open position and a closed position; - at least one second valve (36) movable between an open position and a closed position. The first control device (32) is controlled according to a position signal for the stretch rod (14) and the second control device (38) is controlled by a time signal according to a predetermined first time that has elapsed since a change in state of the first valve (30) between the closed position and the open position.
The invention relates to a device (10) for aligning and straightening preforms, which comprises a bowl centrifuge (20) comprising: - a central plate (28) rotating about a vertical axis (B); - a peripheral rail (52); - a peripheral gap (56) which extends at least along an angular sector (20B) for straightening the preforms (12); characterised in that it comprises an annular peripheral plate (34) which is mounted so as to rotate about the central plate (28) independently of the central plate (28), the gap (56) being delimited between the rail (52) and a circular outer edge (26) of the peripheral plate (34).
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
F26B 5/08 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of heat by centrifugal treatment
77.
Method for controlling a facility for producing containers
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing containers from thermoplastic materials by blow moulding or extrusion blow moulding a preform that has been pre-heated in a furnace then placed in a mould consisting of two half-moulds that define a moulding cavity, said preform being blown into the mould, optionally with a pre-blowing step. Said steps of heating the preforms, pre-blowing and blowing are controlled by a control unit on the basis of various control parameters such as the temperature in the furnace, the blowing pressure in the mould and/or the pre-blowing pressure and/or the pre-blowing flow rate and/or the speed of the stretching rod, for example. Said method is characterised in that it comprises at least the following steps: i) measuring the wall thickness of said containers at at least two different heights upon exiting the mould; ii) comparing the thickness measurements with setpoint values determined for each height of the containers; iii) if the difference between the thickness measurements and the determined setpoint values is greater than a determined threshold, modifying at least one of the control parameters, said modified control parameter(s) being selected at least by calculating the theoretical effects of the variation for each parameter on the thicknesses, then selecting the parameter or parameters that cause the smallest difference between the measured thickness values and the theoretical thickness values; iv) steps i) to iii) are repeated until the differences between the thickness measurements and the determined setpoint values are below said determined threshold.
Safety system (1, 1') for a vertically movable suspended load corresponding to a manipulation group (10) for manipulating packaging materials, comprising: a stopping device (2) configured for being vertically integral with the group (10); a first safety body (3) which is configured for being vertically extended while being fixed to a vertical upright (5), the first safety body (3) being provided with a respective plurality of holes (31) which are distributed along the extension of said body (3); a second safety body (4; 4') which is configured for adopting an operative position in which the second body (4, 4') is vertically extended with the first body (3) being interposed between said second body (4) and said upright (5), the second body (4; 4') being provided with a respective plurality of recesses (41; 41') which are distributed along the extension of said second body (4, 4').
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
B65B 9/13 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the preformed tubular webs being supplied in a flattened state
Caps sterilizer (1) comprising a rail (3) for guiding a movement of the caps (Z), a chamber (6), the rail (3) passing through the chamber (6) so that said movement is through the chamber (6), and a vibration system (5) configured for generating a vibration of said rail (3) during said movement.
A61L 2/02 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using physical phenomena
B65G 27/16 - Applications of devices for generating or transmitting jigging movements of vibrators, i.e. devices for producing movements of high frequency and small amplitude
B67B 1/03 - Pretreatment of stoppers, e.g. cleaning, steaming, heating, impregnating or coatingApplying resilient rings to stoppers
B67B 3/00 - Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying caps
B67C 7/00 - Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottlesProcesses or devices for at least two of these operations
There is described a labelling machine (1) for labelling containers (2) adapted to contain a pourable product, and comprising: a carousel (6) for advancing a plurality of containers (2) to be labelled; a feed roller (10) for feeding a web (4) of labelling material along a feed path (P); a cutting unit (12) arranged along the feed path (P) and configured for repeatedly cutting the web (4) thereby separating a sequence of labels (2) therefrom; a transfer drum (13) rotatable about a rotation axis (X) and configured to sequentially receive the labels (3) and to transfer such labels (3) to an application station (A) for the application thereof onto respective containers (2); the transfer drum (13) comprises at least one retaining sector (15) configured to receive and retain a label (3) and including a leading pad (15a) configured for retaining a leading end (3a) of the label (3) and a trailing pad (15b) configured for retaining a trailing end (3b) of the label (3); the labelling machine (1) is configured for labelling the containers (2) by means of partial labels (3).
A gripper (11) for gripping a web (6) of labeling material comprising: a gripping body (15) equipped with a cavity (17); and a trapping body (16) which acts directly on the web (6) of material and is movable along a direction (D) which is transversal to the gripping body (15) between a gripping position, in which the trapping body (16) at least partially engages the cavity (17) in such a way as to trap the web (6) of labeling material between the gripping body (15) and the trapping body (16), and a release position, in which the trapping body (16) frees the cavity (17) so as to release the web (6) of labeling material.
The present invention relates to a moulding unit (1) for manufacturing a container from a plastic preform, this moulding unit (1) having at least: a mould (3) comprising a wall formed by two hinged half-moulds (3A, 3B), a mould bottom, the mould bottom being pierced at the centre thereof with an opening, an actuator comprising a piston and a rod at the end of which is mounted an insert capable of sliding through the opening of the mould bottom, between a so-called extended position and a so-called retracted position, and a saddle (14) on which the mould bottom is mounted, the saddle (14) comprising at least a lower stage (14A) and an upper stage (14B) mounted on the upper stage (14A), the upper end of the lower stage (14A) of the saddle (14) carries a so-called wear ring (19) provided with a groove (20) in which, in the closed position of the mould (3), jaws (21) mounted on the half-moulds (3A, 3B) engage, the moulding unit is characterised in that it has at least one spacer (23) inserted removably between the lower stage (14A) and the upper stage (14B) of the saddle (14) so that the spacer (23) extends above the wear ring (19), the spacer (23) being provided with a through-hole forming part of the recess (17) in which the piston (16) of the actuator (15) is mounted, and in that the lower stage (14A) of the saddle (14) is provided with a lower bore forming part of the recess (17) for the piston (16) of the actuator (15).
A palletizing device for container packs including a structure and a loading surface of the packs with side-by-side parallel rollers mounted on mobile frames with a freely rotation. Two side parts are movable from a closed position to an open position, and reversely. When a locking system of the rollers with a locking means with a cart with a locker mobile from a folded position to an unfolded position, and reversely, is in the unfolded position, the locker is blocking the freely rotation of the rollers, and the locking system has a fixed locking actuator cooperating with the locking actuator to move the locker from the folded position to the unfolded position to lock the rollers of the two sides parts during the movement from the closed to the opened position. In some examples, displacement of the loading surface can cause the locker to either engage or disengage.
B65G 57/24 - Stacking of articles of particular shape three-dimensional, e.g. cubiform, cylindrical in layers, each of predetermined arrangement the layers being transferred as a whole, e.g. on pallets
85.
UNIT FOR MOULDING CONTAINERS HAVING A COOLING CIRCUIT FOR THE SADDLE
The present invention relates to a moulding unit for manufacturing a container from a plastics preform, this moulding unit comprising at least: a mould having, at a lower end, a lower opening; a mould base (8) which fits into the lower opening and has an upper surface defining an at least partial impression of the bottom of the container, the mould base (8) having an opening at its centre; a hydraulic cylinder comprising a piston and a rod at the end of which an insert is mounted, which insert is able to slide through the opening in the mould base (8); and a saddle (14) on which the mould base (8) is mounted, the saddle (14) comprising at least a lower stage (14A) and an upper stage (14B) mounted on the lower stage (14A), the saddle (14) internally defining a housing in which the piston of the hydraulic cylinder is mounted. The moulding unit is noteworthy in that the saddle (14) comprises at least one cooling circuit (20) comprising at least two pipes (21) in which a cooling fluid circulates and which extend through substantially cylindrical bores (22) made in the wall of the lower stage (14A) and the upper stage (14B) of the saddle (14), the external diameter of the pipes (21) being smaller than the internal diameter of the cylindrical bores (22) in order to form a secondary cooling circuit in which air circulates.
The present invention relates to a moulding unit (1) for manufacturing a container from a plastic preform (2), this moulding unit (1) having at least: a mould (3) comprising a wall (4) formed by two hinged half-moulds (3A, 3B) defining an internal cavity (5) distributed about a main axis of the mould (3) and defining at least partially an impression (6) for a side wall or body and having, at a lower end, a lower opening (7), a mould bottom (8) which fits into the lower opening (7) and has an upper surface defining an at least partial impression for the bottom of the container, the mould bottom (8) being pierced at its centre by an opening (9), an actuator (15) comprising a piston (16) and a rod (17) at the end of which is mounted an insert (10) capable of sliding through the opening (9) of the mould bottom (8), between an extended position, in which a free end of the insert (10) protrudes with respect to the mould bottom (8), and a retracted position, in which the free end of the insert (10) is situated in the vicinity of the mould bottom (8), and a saddle (14) on which the mould bottom (8) is mounted, the saddle (14) comprising at least a lower stage (14A) and an upper stage (14B) mounted on the lower stage (14A), the saddle (14) internally defining a recess (17) in which the piston (16) of the actuator (15) is mounted; the moulding unit being characterised in that the mould bottom (8) and/or the insert (10) comprise pneumatic means for detaching the wall from the bottom of the blown container, the pneumatic detachment means simultaneously providing cooling of the bottom of the blown container.
The present invention relates to an installation (9) for the plasma treatment of containers in order to deposit a barrier coating on the interior and/or exterior wall of said containers, said installation (9) being positioned between a unit (2) for manufacturing the containers and a unit (10) for filling said containers, characterized in that it comprises at least one container-distribution conveyor (8) comprising an inlet (E) at the container-manufacturing unit (2) and an outlet (S) at the container-filling unit (10), at least two plasma-treatment units (12, 13) for the plasma-treatment of said containers, said plasma-treatment units (12, 13) being positioned at the periphery of the distribution conveyor (8) between the inlet (E) and the outlet (S), and the distribution conveyor (8) defines, facing each plasma-treatment unit (12, 13), a loading point (C) at which one container in two is taken from the distribution conveyor (8), to be transferred to and treated in the plasma-treatment unit (12, 13), and an unloading point (D) at which the treated containers are transferred from the plasma-treatment unit (12, 13) to said distribution conveyor (8), the containers taken at the loading point (C) of the second plasma-treatment unit (12, 13) being different from the containers taken at the loading point of the first plasma-treatment unit (12, 13) upstream of the second plasma-treatment unit (12, 13).
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/50 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
C23C 16/54 - Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
B05D 1/00 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 7/22 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials to internal surfaces, e.g. of tubes
88.
DECORATION MACHINE FOR DECORATING CONTAINERS WITH GROUPS OF FIXED LASER DEVICES
There is described decoration machine (1) for decorating containers (2) adapted to contain a pourable product with a decoration having at least one first decoration portion (A1), the decoration machine comprising: - a fixed frame (7); - a conveyor (3) for advancing a sequence of containers (2) along a decoration path (D), by means of a movement of the conveyor (3) with respect to the frame (7); - a first decoration system (5) comprising a respective group of laser devices (6) arranged at the decoration path (D) and supported by the frame (7); wherein each laser device (6) of the first decoration system (5) is associated with the first decoration portion (A1) to engrave said first decoration portion (A1).
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
89.
DEVICE FOR EJECTING PREFORMS FOR A FACILITY FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINERS MADE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL FROM PREFORMS BY MEANS OF BLOW-MOULDING
havingcomprisinghavingcomprisingcomprisingcomprising at least one spinner nose (28) which is attached to the mandrel (25), the spinner nose (28) being intended to receive the neck (6) of the preform (3), and an ejector (29) which has a substantially cylindrical shape and of which one of the ends forms what is referred to as an ejection surface for the preform (3). The device is characterised in that it comprises at least one finger (35).
The invention relates to a method for controlling a forming unit of a facility for manufacturing containers by forming, in particular by stretch blow-moulding, preforms made of thermoplastic material. The preforms pass through a thermal conditioning unit in which the preforms are exposed to heating electromagnetic radiation, and a forming unit in which each preform is placed in a mould of a blow-moulding station. The preform is then subjected to a stretching force by an elongation rod and to at least one pressure of a forming fluid. The method comprises at least the following steps: a first step (E1) of measuring the absorption spectrum and/or the emission spectrum of a wall of the preform before entering the forming unit; a second step (E2) of determining at least one blow-moulding parameter based on the measurement of the absorption spectrum and/or the emission spectrum from the first step (E1); a third step (E3) of application, in which the blow-moulding parameter is applied to the blow-moulding station.
The present invention relates to a tool (10), a device (9) and a unit (7) for transferring products (1). In particular, the tool (10) comprises a frame (11) provided with parallel arms (12) and with parallel members (13) that extend vertically, suspended at an attachment point (15) in rotation with each of the arms (12); the members (13) being movable under the action of motorized means (14) and by way of mechanical hinges allowing, on the one hand, the members (13) to be separated and brought closer together and, on the other hand, the members (13) to be kept parallel, forming a deformable parallelogram. In addition, each hinge comprises a first link (16) fixedly mounted at the attachment point (15) and a second link (17) mounted, at one end, at a point (18) of rotation with the other end of the first link (16), the other end of the second link (17) being pivotably mounted at the attachment point (15), the attachment point (15) being mounted so as to be able to slide along a slide (120) of the arm (12).
B65G 47/71 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor the articles being discharged to several conveyors
B65G 47/82 - Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels
B65G 21/20 - Means incorporated in, or attached to, framework or housings for guiding load-carriers, traction elements or loads supported on moving surfaces
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
92.
CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR A BOTTLE, MADE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED VERTICAL LOAD STRENGTH
The present invention relates to a container (1), in particular a bottle, made of thermoplastic material manufactured by blow moulding or stretch blow moulding a heated preform, the container comprising a bottom (2) and a neck (3) which are connected to a body (4), the neck (3) and the bottom (2) being substantially rigid and the body (4) extending vertically and comprising an axially central part (5) surrounded by an axially lower part (6) and by an axially upper part (7) which form joining areas with the bottom (2) and the neck (3), at least one of the lower (6), central (5) and upper (7) parts of the body (4) comprising at least one flexible raised area (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and/or at least one rigid recessed area (11a, 11b), the container (1) being noteworthy in that the rigid recessed area (11a, 11b) comprises a plurality of flexible elements (15) so as to increase the internal pressure and thereby increase the vertical load strength value of the container (1).
Manipulator (1) for manipulating containers, comprising: a head (2);a gripper (3) for gripping the containers and supported by the head (2), the gripper (3) comprising a first jaw (31) and a second jaw (32), so that a movement of the first jaw (31) and the second jaw (32) with respect to the head (2) corresponds to a regulation of the opening degree of the gripper (3), and a space (S) is defined between the jaws (31) and (32) to grip the containers; a first motor (41) for generating said movement of the jaws (31) and (32);a second motor (42) for rotating the head (2) on itself, around a rotational axis (X) of the head (2), the first motor (41) being mounted on the head (2) along the rotational axis (X) of the head (2), the head (2) supporting the gripper (3) to make the gripper (3) integral with the rotational motion of the head (2) on itself; a first transmission device (9) for converting the rotation in output from the first motor (41) in the movement of the jaws (31) and (32).
B65G 57/24 - Stacking of articles of particular shape three-dimensional, e.g. cubiform, cylindrical in layers, each of predetermined arrangement the layers being transferred as a whole, e.g. on pallets
The present invention relates to a system for managing a production line comprising at least one machine, the system comprising at least one human-machine interface (20), referred to as HMI, which is connected to a programmable logic controller (19), referred to as PLC, of a machine of the production line, and/or a portable terminal (23), the system being characterised in that it comprises at least one remote terminal (21) rigidly connected to the machine or to a safety enclosure (22) of the machine and connected to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) or connected to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine, the remote terminal (21) comprising means for detecting the presence of the portable terminal (23) within a determined perimeter and means for connecting the portable terminal (23) to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) and/or to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine, the portable terminal (23) comprising an emergency stop which is automatically connected to the system for managing the emergency stop of the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) and/or to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine when the portable terminal (23) is detected within the determined perimeter and connected to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) and/or to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine.
G05B 19/409 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panelNumerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
G05B 19/05 - Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts
The present invention relates to a system for managing a production line (100) comprising at least one machine, said system comprising at least one human-machine interface (20), referred to as HMI, connected to a programmable logic controller (19), referred to as PLC, of a machine of said production line (100), and/or a portable terminal (23), and a production control system (25), referred to as MES, noteworthy in that it comprises at least one remote terminal (21) joined to the machine or to a safety enclosure (22) of said machine and connected to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) or connected to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine, said remote terminal (21) comprising means for detecting the presence of the portable terminal (23) within a determined perimeter and means for connecting said portable terminal (23) to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) and/or to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine, and in that said portable terminal (23) comprises means for connecting simultaneously to at least two wireless networks, a first wireless network being dedicated to each machine of the production line (100), via the remote terminal (21), and a second wireless network being dedicated to the production control system (25) (MES) such that said portable terminal (23) is connected to the human-machine interface (HMI) (20) and/or to the programmable logic controller (PLC) (19) of the machine when said portable terminal (23) is detected within the determined perimeter of a remote terminal (21) and said portable terminal (23) is connected continuously to the production control system (25) (MES).
G05B 19/05 - Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts
G05B 19/409 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panelNumerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters
96.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOLLOW BODIES WITH RECIRCULATION OF THE FORMING FLUID
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing hollow bodies (12) by stretch-blow moulding, the method comprising: - a pre-blowing phase (S1) for pre-blowing the hollow body (12) by injecting forming fluid at a supply pressure (P1); - an intermediate blowing phase (S2) for blowing the hollow body (12) at a second intermediate blowing pressure (Pf2) controlled so as to maintain equilibrium with a storage pressure (R1) of a first tank (22); - a first phase (S5) of recovering the forming fluid; - a second phase (S6) of recovering the forming fluid via a second storage tank (24) having a storage pressure (R2); characterised in that, when the difference between the second storage pressure (R2) and the first supply pressure (P1) becomes lower than a threshold (Th1), the second blowing pressure (Pf2) is lowered below its equilibrium value.
The present invention relates to a filling head (1) for filling containers (B) with a pourable product, with a single conduit (4) for flushing the container before the product delivery in a production mode, and for recirculating a cleaning fluid in a cleaning mode, and to a filling machine (10) comprising the head (1).
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatusFilling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
B67C 3/04 - Bottling liquids or semiliquidsFilling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus without applying pressure
98.
PALLETIZING HEAD FOR CONTAINERS, WITH VERTICALLY MOVABLE CAM
Palletizing head (1) for palletizing containers, comprising a roller curtain (2) having two rollers conveyors (21, 22) which can be guided by a frame ( 3) to increase an horizontal distance between them, a double door (23) horizontally located between the conveyor s (21, 22), and a vertically movable cam (4) to control the inclination of each door leaf (231; 232) with respect to a respective conveyor (21; 22) as a function of the horizontal distance.
There is described a decoration machine (1) for decorating containers (2) adapted to contain a pourable product, the machine (1) comprising, for each group of container support members (4), a respective laser decoration unit (5) for engraving a decoration on the containers (2) supported by the support members (4) of the group; wherein each laser decoration unit (5) comprises: a respective laser source (6) configured to emit a laser beam (L); at least two respective laser engraving devices (7), each configured to receive the laser beam (L) and each associated with one respective support member (4) of the group for engraving a container (2) supported thereon by means of said laser beam ( L), each device (7) being integral with the advancement of the associated support member (4); and a respective switching device (8) operatively interposed between the laser source (6) and each laser engraving device (7 ) of the unit (5), the switching device (8) being configured for selectively directing the laser beam (L) towards each engraving device (7) of the unit (5).
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
100.
INSTALLATION FOR ANGULAR ORIENTATION OF HOLLOW BODIES FOR PRODUCTION OF CONTAINERS
An installation for regulation of the angular position of hollow bodies in an installation for production of containers. The hollow bodies are moved by individual support members each of which is equipped with means for causing the hollow body to turn about its axis. The installation includes a means for measuring, in a first step an angular offset of at least one particular hollow body relative to a reference angular position in a particular measurement zone. The installation also includes a means for compensating, in a second step the angular position of the subsequent hollow bodies in a compensation zone upstream of said measurement zone during which the angular orientation of the subsequent hollow bodies is modified by an updated compensation angle that is a function of the angular offset measured for the at least one particular hollow body.
