Krones Ag

Frank Winzinger

Klaus Voth

Konrad Senn

Thomas Hoellriegl

Erik Blochmann

Christian Stoiber

Ulrich Lappe

Josef Hausladen

Florian Geltinger

Martin Seger

Juergen Soellner

Wolfgang Roidl

Oliver Martini

Michael Neubauer

Rupert Meinzinger

Thomas Albrecht

Wolfgang Hahn

Eduard Handschuh

August Peutl

Stefan Raith

Dieter Finger

Heinz Humele

Josef Knott

Herbert Spindler

Jochen Hirdina

Wolfgang Schoenberger

Christian Holzer

Manuel Kollmuss

Peter Lindner

Thomas Philipp

Stefan Elsperger

Holger Mueller

Wolfgang Hausladen

Johann Huettner

Roland Laumer

Jochen Forsthoevel

Thomas Spitzer

Markus Zoelfl

Andreas Kraus

Andreas Sonnauer

Jochen Forsthovel

Gerhard Schwoed

Johann Zimmerer

Bernhard Domeier

Thomas Höllriegl

Christian Wittmann

Christoph Klenk

Peter Koch

Matthias Wahl

Harald Steinberger

Andreas Wutz

Alexander Kaiser

Hans-Juergen Fleischmann

Florian Schmid

Heinrich Bielmeier

Stefan Scherl

Georg Gertlowski

Matthias Wallner

Philipp Albers

Alexandra Donhauser

Johannes Kirzinger

Robert Aust

Bernd Schroll

Johannes Weiss

Bernhard Sternkopf

Thomas Oehmichen

Josef Mayer

Florian Lauterbach

Bernd Sobiech

Jochen Forsthövel

Christina Laumer

Wolfgang Schonberger

Markus Zölfl

Johanna Justl

Wolfgang Schönberger

Erwin Engel

Sabine Grosch

Stefan Hoeller

Jürgen Söllner

Arthur Binder

Clemens Berger

Hans-Juergen Fleishmann

Christoph Mieko

Thomas HÖLLRIEGL

Hans-Jürgen Fleischmann

Pino-Giuseppe Palumbo

Tobias Attenberger

Jürgen SÖLLNER

Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for treating containers with a transport device for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, wherein the apparatus includes at least one container treatment device and preferably a plurality of container treatment devices, wherein the at least one container treatment device has at least one wear element, wherein the at least one container treatment device has a wear detection device for detecting wear data relating to wear of the at least one wear element. The wear detection device includes at least one sensor device for detecting the wear data relating to the wear of the at least one wear element.

Valve wear monitoring

The invention relates, inter alia, to a device for transporting objects. The device has a guide track and at least one movement device having a main body and a bracket for holding an object. The bracket is connected to the main body pivotably about a pivot axis, and the pivot axis is oriented at an angle to a vertical axis of the at least one movement device. A pivoting device is arranged separately from the at least one movement device and is designed to cause the bracket to pivot about the pivot axis. The device makes it possible for different handling devices with differing requirements on an orientation of the object to be able to be run with just one movement device without it being necessary, in the meantime, to hand the object over from the movement device.

Device and method for transporting objects

The invention relates to a container processing system (A-U) for processing containers (). The container processing system (A-U) has a plurality of processing units () for processing the containers () and a planar drive system () for transporting the containers (). The planar drive system () is configured to move the plurality of movement devices () individually to a selection of the plurality of processing units () according to in each case one of a plurality of processing profiles for different container processing, wherein each of the plurality of processing profiles has a different selection of the plurality of processing units (). The container processing system (A-U) advantageously allows flexible processing of different containers (different formats, contents, designs, bundles, packages, etc.) from a lot size of 1.

Container processing system

An apparatus for filling a vessel with a multicomponent filling product includes a filler having at least one filling unit set up to introduce the filling product into the vessel, and a filler tank set up for intermediate buffering of the filling product and in fluid connection with the filling unit via a product conduit to supply the filling unit with the filling product; and a mixer set up to blend the filling product from at least two filling product components, wherein the mixer has a circulation conduit; and the mixer has at least one dosage branch set up to introduce one filling product component into the circulation conduit, wherein the mixer has a heat exchanger set up to adjust the temperature of the filling product in the circulation conduit.

Apparatus for filling a vessel with a filling product

Disclosed is a method for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers using a blow mould assembly including a blow mould unit, wherein a part of the blow mould unit is retained on a blow mould holder element using negative pressure.

Blow mold array, stretch blow molding machine and method

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for handling piece goods () moved one after another being transported to a seizing range () of at least one manipulator (). Hereby at least two transported piece goods () are seized, spatially separated from the closed formation (F) and brought into a specified relative first target position (P) and/or target alignment in relation to the subsequent piece goods (). There at least one of the piece goods () is released. The at least one second piece good () seized from the formation (F) is seized again and is brought into a specified relative second target position and/or target alignment that is spaced apart from the first target position (P).

Method and apparatus for handling piece goods moved one after the other in at least one row

The disclosure relates to a conveying storage device for containers, said device comprising: a first conveyor/second conveyor which is drivable in a first direction/second direction; a transfer device for transferring containers from a first conveying surface to a second conveying surface; an additional element; and a separating element. Between the transfer device and the separating element is a passage region along a transition region between the first and second conveying surface. The transfer device is movable into an emptying position during an emptying process. The additional element is movable during the emptying process relative to the transfer device, is introducible into the passage region or is located in the passage region, and can move containers to the second conveyor.

Conveying storage device and corresponding method

A container treatment system () that has at least two working areas (AP). Each of the working areas (AP) respectively comprises at least one exchangeable working tool () and/or one adaptable format part. Furthermore, the container treatment system () comprises at least one automatic exchange machine () which is movable, in particular drivable, to the at least two working areas (AP), which automatic exchange machine () can be connected selectively to any of the respective working areas (AP), in particular using centering means (), and which automatic exchange machine () comprises tools for exchanging the working tools () and/or for adapting the format parts of the respective working area (AP). The invention further relates to an automatic exchange machine () for exchanging working tools () and/or for adapting the format parts of at least two different working areas (AP) of a container treatment system ().

Container treatment system and automatic exchange machine

A method of shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers is provided, in which the plastics material pre-forms are expanded inside a blow mold with the aid of an expansion agent and a stretch rod to form the plastics material containers, and in which at least the blow mold and/or the stretch rod is or are sterilized if necessary at least in part with sterilization agent, wherein, to sterilize the outer side of the stretch rod, the stretch rod is displaced at least in part into the blow mold, and the sterilization agents are brought from a discharge element arranged outside the stretch rod to the exterior face of the stretch rod.

Method and apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers

Process to produce containers out of preforms, in which the preform is inserted in a form-filling station, molded and filled in this station. Gas, which remains in the head space after the end of the filling process, is replaced by a purge gas, and a form-filling machine is provided to produce and to fill containers made of preforms.

Form-filing machine

A blowing mold array includes a blowing mold unit forming a cavity, inside of which plastic preforms are expanded to plastic containers. The blow mold unit includes a blowing mold retainer having at least two mold retainer elements for accommodating parts of the blowing mold unit, and a locking mechanism to arrest at least one part of the blowing mold unit against at least one mold retainer element. The locking mechanism includes an engagement element that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis, which in an arrested state abuts a segment of a part of the blowing mold unit. The locking mechanism has an actuating element to loosen the arrest between the mold retaining element and the blowing mold unit. Actuation of the actuating element is coupled with actuation of the engagement element.

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

A production system for producing and/or filling containers, including beverage bottles, includes modular processing units. Each of the modular processing units includes a stationary operating module configured to produce or process the containers and handling devices. The handling devices are configured to handle the containers between a container entry of the processing unit and a container exit of the processing unit and to position the containers in the operating module. The handling devices are configured such that the processing units are individually replaceable. Alternatively or additionally to this, at least two processing units of a same kind are provided to which the containers are specifically distributable.

Modular production system and method for producing and/or filling containers

Method for inspecting a direct print on containers with a relief-like surface contour, where the relief-like surface contour is at least partially printed onto, the direct print applied onto the relief-like surface contour is, with an inspection device, inspected in terms of its quality and/or position.

Method and device for inspecting or correcting a direct print on containers with a relief-like surface contour

A container treatment plant and a method for the treatment of containers are described. The container treatment plant includes a plurality of treatment elements, wherein each treatment element is used for a pre-determined treatment of the containers and each treatment element has associated therewith a container nominal value which indicates which type of container the treatment element can treat, a detection device for detecting properties of one of the containers to be treated, and a comparator device for comparing a detection result of the detection device with the container nominal value for at least one treatment element.

Container treatment plant and a container treatment method for the treatment of containers capable of being filled with a product

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Frank Winzinger