Krones Ag

Florian Geltinger

Klaus Voth

Eduard Handschuh

Michael Neubauer

Dieter Finger

Juergen Soellner

Thomas Philipp

Thomas Hoellriegl

Erik Blochmann

Andreas Brunner

Gerhard Schwoed

Frank Winzinger

Thomas Spitzer

Josef Hausladen

Norbert Kindl

Ulrich Lappe

Heinrich Deyerl

Andreas Hack

Josef Knott

Oliver Martini

Gerhard Schuster

Christian Wittmann

Hans-Juergen Fleischmann

Paul Brinster

Bernhard Sternkopf

Martin Seger

Wolfgang Hahn

Christian Stoiber

Gerald Huettner

Jochen Hirdina

Holger Mueller

Hartmut Davidson

Franz Braun

Markus Zoelfl

Andreas Seidl

Stefan Raith

Thomas Höllriegl

Florian Schmid

Waldemar Suppes

Yasin Kerim

Maria Lindner

Kevin Folger

Helmut Schneider

Markus Haller

Jürgen Söllner

Werner Rössler

Roland Reiner

Wolfgang Sperka

Thomas Rauschendorfer

Martin Schlagenhaufer

Mathias Burgmeier

Christian Huettner

Andreas Roth

Jürgen Beutl

Kevin Werkmann

Helmut Sehneider

Hans-jurgen Fleischmann

Martin Puettmann

Werner Roessler

Peter Kirsch

Christian Mehlin

Holger Müller

Joerg Neumann

Carsten Schröter

Markus Summer

Hans-Jürgen Fleischmann

Jörg Neumann

Jürgen SÖLLNER

Berndt Schepp

Carsten SCHRÖTER

Thomas HÖLLRIEGL

Gerald HÜTTNER

Jürgen Soellner

An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path. The transport device has a movable and in particular rotatable transport carrier on which a plurality of forming stations is arranged. The forming stations each having blow molding devices with at least two blow mold side parts and a bottom part which form a hollow space inside which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers by applying a flowable medium. The forming stations each having application devices for applying the flowable medium to the plastic preforms. A diameter of the transport carrier is smaller than 2 m, and 4-16 forming stations are arranged on the transport carrier or a diameter of the transport carrier is smaller than 3 m, and 17 to 35 forming stations are arranged on the transport carrier.

Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers

Disclosed is an apparatus for shaping plastic preforms into containers, having a transport device, which transports the plastic preforms to be shaped along a transport path, wherein the transport device has a rotatable transport carrier wherein a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations each have blow-molding devices which the preforms are shaped by applying a flowable medium. The shaping stations have application devices which apply the flowable medium to the preforms, wherein the shaping stations have stretching devices for stretching the preforms in a longitudinal direction. The stretching devices have at least one stretching rod which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the preforms and can be inserted into the plastic preforms. The device has a clean room, which the plastic preforms are expanded into the plastic containers, and a sealing device to seal the clean room from a non-sterile environment, and closed with a cover device.

Apparatus and method for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a clean room with a removable cover apparatus

Provided is a method for treating plastic preforms, wherein the plastic preforms are transported in a row by a feed transport device and are separated by a separating device, wherein the separating device has a carrier which is rotatable with respect to a predetermined axis of rotation and has on its outer circumference a plurality of recesses for receiving the plastic preforms in a takeover area and which are equidistant from one another in a circumferential direction of the carrier, wherein the separating device transporting the plastic preforms separately along a predetermined transport path section, and wherein the separating device transferring the plastic preforms in a transfer area to a further transport device which transports the plastic preforms further at a predetermined transport speed. During a start-up process, the separating device increases a transport speed at which it conveys the plastic preforms from the takeover area to the transfer area.

Apparatus and method for treating plastic preforms

Apparatus for treating plastic preforms, having a reservoir which is configured for receiving a plurality of plastic preforms, having at least one first transport device which transports the plastic preforms out of the reservoir, and having a sorting device which is arranged down-stream of the first transport device in a transport direction of the plastic preforms, and having at least one further transport device which is arranged downstream of the sorting device in the transport direction, wherein the apparatus has an inspection device for inspecting the transported plastic performs, arranged between the reservoir and the sorting device.

Apparatus and method for treating plastic preforms with inspection device

Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a transport device for transporting the plastic preforms, wherein the transport device has a movable carrier on which a plurality of forming stations are arranged, wherein the forming stations each form a cavity having forming moulds configured to receive plastic preforms which are formable into plastic containers within this cavity when acted upon by a flowable medium and expanded. The forming stations further includes an applicator which acts upon the plastic preforms with the flowable medium, and at least one connecting line configured to guide the flowable medium to the applicator. The apparatus also has a sterilization device, whereby at least a section of this connecting line can be at least temporarily pressurized with a sterilization medium.

Sterilizable blowing air paths and stretching rod of a blow moulding machine

Apparatus for treating plastic preforms, having a heating device for heating the plastic preforms, having forming devices for forming the plastic preforms into plastic containers, and having a sterilization device for sterilizing the plastic preforms, wherein the sterilization device has at least one first sterilization unit which has a rotatable transport carrier and a plurality of holding devices arranged on this transport carrier for holding the plastic preforms, as well as a plurality of first application devices for acting upon the plastic preforms, and the sterilization device has a second sterilization unit.

Apparatus and method for sterilizing plastic preforms

Machine () for distributing flowable media to containers with a housing (), with a transport device () for transporting the containers () which is arranged at least partially inside the housing (), wherein this transport device has a rotatable carrier () with a distributor device () which is arranged inside this housing () an accommodates at least one inlet () for the flowable medium and a plurality of outlets () to which the flowable medium can be distributed, and with a supply conduit () which is suitable and intended for supplying the flowable medium to the inlet (). According to the invention the distributor device () is non-rotatably connected to the carrier ().

Distribution machine for distributing flowable media

Apparatus for heating plastic preforms with a transport device which transports the plastic preforms during their heating along a predetermined transport path, with a first feed transport device which directly transfers the plastic preforms to the transport device in a transfer region, wherein this first feed transport device having a carrier which can be rotated with respect to an axis of rotation and has a plurality of holding devices which hold the plastic preforms, wherein each of these holding devices is in each case assigned an application device, wherein these application devices being arranged on a carrier which can be rotated about an axis of rotation.

Apparatus and method for heating plastic preforms with blow-out device

The invention relates to a blow mould for transforming plastic parisons to form plastic containers, having a base part, a first side part and a second side part, wherein, in the assembled state of the blow mould, this base part together with the side parts form a hollow space, within which the plastic parisons can be expanded to form the plastic containers. According to the invention, at least one element of the blow mould has a first fastening section to which a first adapter element can be attached, which adapter element facilitates changing of the blow mould by means of a robot device, wherein this fastening section is formed in such a way that this adapter element can be attached releasably to this fastening section, and wherein this fastening section is formed in such a way that the blow mould can be arranged both with this adapter element and also without this adapter element on a transforming device for transforming plastic parisons to form plastic containers.

Adaptable blow mould

Apparatus () for reshaping plastic preforms () into plastic containers () has a blow moulding device () which has at least two side parts () and a base mould () which form a hollow space inside which the plastic preforms () are reshaped into the plastic containers (), wherein the apparatus has a changing device () which is suitable and intended either to remove the complete blow moulding device () or only parts () of the blow moulding device () from the blow mould supports () thereof and/or to arrange them on the blow mould supports (), wherein the base mould () is arranged on a base mounting (), and in a changing mode, through a lifting movement (H) and in particular a lifting and/or lowering of the base mounting (), the base mould () can be connected to the base mounting () or can be disconnected from the base mounting (), and between the base mounting () and the base mould () at least one first disconnectable media connection () is provided, by means of which a flowable medium can be supplied to the base mould () and/or by means of which the flowable medium can be discharged from the base mould (). According to the invention the media connection () between the base mounting () and the base mould () can also be made and/or can be broken by the lifting and/or lowering of the base mounting ().

Apparatus and method for coupling and uncoupling media couplings on the base mould

A method and apparatus for operating an apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers, wherein the apparatus has a movable carrier, on which a plurality of transforming stations are arranged for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers. The transforming stations each have at least two mould supports on which blow mould parts are arranged, which blow mould parts are components of a blow mould and form a hollow space within which the plastic parisons can be expanded into the plastic containers by application of a flowable medium. The mould supports are pivotable with respect to one another for opening and closing the blow mould and wherein furthermore the transforming stations have a latching mechanism which is configured to latch the two mould supports at least at times to one another such that an opening movement of the blow mould is prevented.

Method for operating an apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers, and apparatus

Apparatus () for forming plastic preforms () into plastic containers (), having at least one blow mould () which has at least two blow mould side parts () and a bottom mould (), wherein the blow mould side parts () and the bottom mould () forming a cavity which corresponds to a negative contour of the plastic container () to be formed, wherein between the blow mould side parts () and the bottom mould () at least a first parting plane () and a second parting plane () is present, wherein the first parting plane () extending between the two side parts () and the second parting plane () extending between the side parts () and the bottom mould (), wherein the blow mould side parts () and the bottom mould () can be separated from each other by the second parting plane () and the bottom mould () can be removed from the blow mould side parts () by a bottom lift. According to the invention, at least a part of the bottom contour () of the bottom mould () is arranged in the blow mould side parts ().

Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, a blow mould and a method of manufacturing a container

Apparatus () for treating plastic preforms () with a preform sorting device () comprising a sorting device () and a damming device () which transports the plastic preforms () along a first rectilinear transport path (T), wherein the sorting device () is suitable and intended to bring the plastic preforms () into a predetermined orientation and the damming device () is suitable and intended to feed the plastic preforms () in an ordered manner to a heating device () arranged downstream of the preform sorting device (), which heats the plastic preforms () to a temperature necessary for blow moulding, wherein the heating device () transports the plastic preforms () along a substantially second rectilinear transport path (T) and a plurality of stationary arranged heating elements () are arranged along the second rectilinear transport path (T). According to the invention, the preforms sorting device () and the heating device () are arranged on a common carrier ().

Apparatus and method for treating plastic preforms with integrated preform feed

Apparatus for producing containers, and in particular beverage containers, having a heating device configured to heat plastic parisons, having at least one first transport device, which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path, a sterilization device configured to sterilize the plastic parisons, and a forming device arranged downstream of the sterilization device, as seen in a transporting direction of the plastic parisons, and configured to form the plastic parisons into plastic containers by the application of a free-flowing medium, wherein said forming device has a transport chamber within which the plastic parisons are transported. The apparatus has an application device configured to apply a free-flowing sterilization medium, at least temporarily, to the transport chamber.

Plant for producing beverage containers with sterilisation of the blow moulding machine

A reshaping station for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein the reshaping station includes a blow mold for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, the blow mold having a base part, a first lateral part, and a second lateral part is provided. In the assembled state of the blow mold, the base part together with the lateral parts forms a cavity within which the plastic preforms can be expanded in order to form the plastic containers. The reshaping station also includes a support device for supporting the blow mold, and the support device has a first lateral part support and a second lateral part support, the first lateral part being arranged on the first lateral part support and the second lateral part being arranged on the second lateral part support. Also disclosed is a transforming station for transforming plastic parsons into plastic containers.

Transforming station for transforming plastic parisons with shell-free mounting of the blow mould

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Donaustauf, Germany

Florian Geltinger