Nestec S.a.

Krones Ag

Christian Detrois

Jean-Paul Cerveny

Stefan Piana

Erik Lupke

Heinz Humele

Nicolas Dabrowski

Klaus Hartwig

Anton Niedermeier

Peter Lindner

Rainer Kwirandt

Jochen Forsthoevel

Johann Zimmerer

Jochen Forsthövel

Roman Jansen

Murielle Vigny-Schmitt

Martin Schloegl

Armin Ott

A method for fabricating a preform () by providing a plurality of preform segments (-) which each define a portion of a preform (), positioning said preform segments (-) in continuous contact with each other along at least one edge of said preform segments (-) such that said plurality of preform segments (-) define a cavity (), and bonding each of said preform segments (-) to at least one other preform segment such that said plurality of preform segments (-) forms a continuous whole.

Method for the fabrication of a preform, preform and container

The disclosure concerns a water fountain for in-home delivery of drinkable water, the fountain including a combination of at least: a source, preferably a renewable source, of drinkable water, with a stock of packages, with a filling member for filling at least one package with drinkable water, and a sealing member for sealing individual filled packages before delivery to the consumer.

Apparatus for packaging drinking water

The present invention is directed to a packaging () comprising a container () with a container body (), and a container opening () having an upper edge (), and a closure () for closing said container, the container () and the closure () being made out of polyethylene terephtalate (PET), polyethylene naphtalate (PEN), or a combination thereof, said container and said closure comprising respectively first () and second () attachment means, characterized in that: (i) the attachment means () are adapted in shape and size to cooperate with each other, and (ii) at least the second attachment means () is made of PET or PEN and adapted in shape and size to deform permanently by punching or rolling to link both attachment means, and create a permanent, preferably fluid-tight, arrangement between said container () and said closure ().

Closure

The present invention concerns a packaging comprising a container with a container body (), and a container opening () having an upper edge (), and a closure element () for closing said container, characterized in that the closure element () is rigid and is ultrasonically sealed onto the upper edge () of the container opening (), so that said closure element () and said container () form one single unitary part.

One-piece packaging comprising a container and a closure

The present invention is directed to process for making a packaging, said packaging comprising a container () with a container body () and a container opening having an upper edge, said packaging further comprising a closure () for closing said container, the container and the closure being made out of polyethylene terephtalate (PET), polyethylene naphtalate (PEN), or a combination thereof, said container () and said closure () comprising respectively first () and second () attachment means, characterized in that: said process comprising the steps of in order: (i) fitting said first () and second () attachment means to each other, (ii) deforming at least one of the first and/or second attachment means up to the point of permanent deformation of the PET or PEN material, by punching, rolling, or a combination thereof, so as to create a permanent, leak-tight, attachment between said container and said closure.

A method for quality control of a stretch-blow-molded plastic container by inspecting its base, which method is easy to execute and is not highly susceptible to faults. Such inspection of the container bases includes determining quality features such as the surface area of an unstretched and/or only slightly stretched region of the base of the plastic container.

Method for quality control of plastic containers

The invention relates to a method and a device for heating preforms of a thermoplastic material, the preforms, after having been heated, being subjected to a reshaping operation, and microwaves being applied to the preforms, at least during a portion of the period of heating, in a resonator.

Heating device for plastic blanks

A method for detecting the wall thickness of a container such as a bottle made of PET, for example, in which the absorption of radiation along a first and a second test path of the measurement radiation is ascertained, whereby the test paths intersect the container at two points of intersection such that the two test paths have at least one point of intersection approximately in common. Further, a method for detecting the wall thickness of a container such as a bottle made of PET, for example, such that the wall thickness is detected in the transitional area of a side wall of the container to a bottom area of the container.

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Golbey, France

Christian Detrois