Krones Ag

Eduard Handschuh

Konrad Senn

Florian Geltinger

Klaus Voth

Michael Neubauer

Juergen Soellner

Ulrich Lappe

Dieter Finger

Josef Knott

Josef Hausladen

Frank Winzinger

Thomas Hoellriegl

Thomas Philipp

Oliver Martini

Martin Seger

Wolfgang Hahn

Christian Stoiber

Jochen Krueger

Hartmut Davidson

Bernhard Domeier

Michael Dahmen

Martin Kammerl

Viktor Gette

Paul Brinster

Robert Scheibenpflug

Yasin Kerim

Markus Haller

Jürgen Söllner

Martin Wagner

Christoph Brandl

Benedikt Boettcher

Tobias Raith

Robert Aumer

Thomas HÖLLRIEGL

Benedikt Böttcher

Johannes Regensburger

Adam Bialek

Jürgen SÖLLNER

Apparatus for treating containers includes a handling device for the containers wherein the handling devices has a movable carrier with which the containers can be moved on a transport path, and wherein the handling devices is assigned at least one handling station, wherein the transport speed of the handling device can be controlled in such a way that the transport speed of the handling device can be synchronised with the transport speed of the transport device and/or a further transport device during transfer and/or discharge of the containers and the transport speed of the handling device can be reduced after the transfer of the containers.

Apparatus and method for treating containers

Provided is an apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers having at least one transforming station which has a blow molding device, within which the plastic preforms are able to be transformed into the plastic containers by application with a flowable medium, having an application device which applies the flowable medium to the plastic preforms and having a stretching device which has a rod-like body which is able to be introduced into the plastic preforms, in order to stretch the plastic preforms at least temporarily during their transforming process in the longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the stretching device has a drive device for moving the rod-like body as well as a control device for controlling the drive device and wherein the apparatus has a valve arrangement which controls the application of the plastic preforms with the flowable medium with at least two different pressure levels.

Apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers having a proportional valve

Provided is an apparatus for treating containers and in particular plastic containers having a container treatment unit, wherein the apparatus has a main transport device which is suitable and intended to transport the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the container treatment device has at least two treatment devices which are suitable and intended to treat the containers in a predetermined manner, having a feed and discharge unit which is suitable and intended to feed containers to be treated to the at least first treatment unit and to discharge containers already been treated from the first treatment device and having a media supply unit which is suitable and intended to feed media to the at least one first treatment unit.

Modular treatment apparatus for containers

Provided is a device for treating containers and in particular plastic containers, including a first transport device having a continuous carrier on which a first plurality of transport elements are moveably arranged, each having at least one retainer for retaining plastic preforms and being designed and configured to transport said plastic preforms along a first transport path, and including at least one heating device arranged along the first transport path in order to heat the plastic preforms at least in sections during their transportation along the first transport path.

Apparatus and method for processing plastic containers, in particular by means of long stators

A container treatment plant and a method for displacing an element of a valve or a diverting unit of a container treatment plant. The container treatment plant comprises at least one element for treating containers. The element is part of a valve or a diverting unit. The container treatment plant also comprises a displacing unit for displacing the element between a first position and a second position, wherein the displacing unit comprises a magnetically operating actuator such that a rotary motion caused by the actuator displaces the element with the aid of a mechanism between its first and second positions.

Container treatment plant and method for displacing a valve or a diverting unit of a container treatment plant

An apparatus () for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms () into plastics material containers () with a movable carrier () on which is arranged at least one shaping station (), wherein the shaping station has a blow molding device (), and wherein the shaping station additionally has a stressing device () which acts upon the plastics material pre-forms with a flowable medium for their expansion, wherein the shaping station additionally has a rod-like body () which is capable of being inserted into the plastics material pre-forms in order to stretch them in the longitudinal direction (L) thereof, wherein the shaping station has a drive device () which moves the rod-like body () with respect to the plastics material pre-form. According to the invention a coupling device () is provided which couples a movement of the rod-like body () with respect to the plastics material pre-form to a movement of the stressing device () with respect to the plastics material pre-form ()&#x2014;in particular in a mechanical manner&#x2014;at least for a time, and the apparatus has an influencing device () which influences a supply movement of the stressing device () towards the plastics material pre-form at least locally.

Blow moulding machine with controlled movement of the stretch rod and blow moulding nozzle

An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes an application unit for applying a gaseous medium onto the plastic performs. The application unit includes at least one valve unit for controlling the gaseous medium to be supplied to the plastic preform. The valve unit has a working piston that is movable between at least two positions, and a control piston that is movable between at least two positions. Movement of the control piston is coupled, at least at times, to movement of the working piston. The valve unit includes a sealing unit that substantially prevents a gas flow between the working chamber and the control chamber at least in one position of the working piston and a membrane body that seals at least one area of the control piston against at least one area of the control chamber.

Blow moulding machine with a pneumatically operated blow air valve and a method for operating such a blow moulding machine

Hollow part manufacturing machine includes at least one mold in which hollow parts can be manufactured by application of a pressurized medium, a valve unit, having at least two valves, wherein an inlet of a second valve is connected to a second pressure accumulator, which is pressurized under a second pressure, and an outlet of the second valve is connected to a blow nozzle via a channel. The inlet of a first valve is connected to a first pressure accumulator that is under a first pressure and the outlet of the first valve is also connected to the blow nozzle via a channel. During at least a part of the molding process, the blow nozzle seals the material to be molded, and/or the mold, relative to the environment.

Hollow part manufacturing machine

An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into containers includes a blow molding station on a movable conveying device. The station has a blow mold forming a cavity in which the pre-forms are expandable by a gaseous medium. A stressing device acts upon the pre-forms with the gaseous medium to expand them. A clean room surrounds the blow molding station at least in part. A stretching unit stretches the pre-forms along their longitudinal direction and includes a stretch bar movable with respect to the plastics material pre-forms. The stretch bar is insertable into the pre-forms. The station has a receiving space with a wall for receiving the stretch bar, which is movable relative to the receiving space and which surrounds the stretch bar at least in part. A flexible sealing device, which separates a sterile room area from a non-sterile room area, is arranged inside the receiving space.

Apparatus and method of shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers with stretch bar movement sealed off by rolling diaphragm

An apparatus and method are described for cleaning gas in blow moulding machines for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers. The apparatus includes at least one gas-processing device, which is capable of filtering the gas in a sterile manner and/or of reducing a quantity of an oxidative disinfecting/sterilizing agent contained in the gas flowing through and/or flowing past, is arranged in at least one gas line which is a gas supply line or a gas removal line of a blowing station.

Apparatus and method of cleaning gas in blow moulding machines

An apparatus () for the transforming of plastics material preforms () into plastics material containers with a blow molding nozzle () arranged on a blow molding piston () extending in a predetermined longitudinal direction (L), in order to act upon these plastics material preforms with a gaseous medium for the expansion thereof, with an attachment device in order to supply the gaseous medium to the blow molding nozzle (), and with at least one connecting line () which conveys the gaseous medium from the attachment device to the blow molding nozzle. According to the invention at least one portion of this connecting line () extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal direction (L).

Blow molding machine with blow molding piston with obliquely arranged connecting lines

The invention relates to a shaping apparatus () for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms () into plastics material containers (A) with a plurality of blow moulding stations () and with at least one control device (A;B;C) for the control of blow molding pressures and/or volume flows at the blow molding stations (), in which the at least one control device (A;B;C) comprises at least one control valve () with a control piston part () which is guided in a cylinder part () and by means of which a cross-section () of a blow molding air duct () is capable of being closed, wherein the control device (A;B;C) has a drive unit () operating in an electromagnetic manner in order to effect a change in position of the control piston part () inside the cylinder part () and thus also to control the blow molding pressures and/or volume flows at the blow molding stations ().

Shaping apparatus for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers

Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, with at least one blowing station arranged on a moving carrier, wherein the blowing station has a blow mould carrier for holding a blow mould and the blow mould carrier has a first blow mould carrier part and a second blow mould carrier part, wherein the second blow mould carrier part can be moved away from the first blow mould carrier part in order to open the blow mould for removal of a plastic container and/or for insertion of a preform, and wherein the second blow mould carrier part can be moved towards the first blow mould carrier part in order to transfer the blow mould into a closed state for forming the preform, wherein that the second blow mould carrier part has a lower density and/or strength than the first blow mould carrier part.

Device for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers and blow mould carrier

A device with blow stations disposed on a blow wheel for blow molding containers from a thermoplastic material includes a unit for pneumatic control of a blow pressure. The pneumatic control unit has a control piston which is guided in a cylinder and is mounted so as to be movable in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the piston. A main flow path, which can be closed by the control piston, extends through the cylinder. The control piston is provided with a control surface which faces a control chamber of the cylinder and is designed to transmit a control force to the control piston. The control piston is constructed at least in some regions from a metal or a ceramic.

Device for blow moulding containers

An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes a clean room, at least one blow station having a blow mold for shaping the plastic preforms by at least one process pressure, and a venting device for venting or reducing the process pressure into the atmosphere. The venting device has at least one venting valve through which pressure can be vented into the atmosphere via a sound absorber, and a pressure drop safety device for closing the venting valve before the atmospheric pressure level on the venting device is reached.

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Donaustauf, Germany

Eduard Handschuh