Krones Ag

Jochen Hirdina

Konrad Senn

Florian Geltinger

Klaus Voth

Frank Winzinger

Wolfgang Hahn

Ulrich Lappe

Gerald Huettner

Andreas Wutz

Wolfgang Schoenberger

Christian Holzer

Peter Knapp

Thomas Hoellriegl

Christian Stoiber

Andreas Brunner

Heinrich Deyerl

Wolfgang Roidl

Alexander Schau

Simon Fischer

Jochen Forsthoevel

Arno Haner

Bastian Tissmer

Heinrich Bielmeier

Andreas Steiner

Helmut Asbrand

Robert Aust

Armin Buess

Andreas Hack

Ludovic Laine

Markus Kulzer

Gerald Hüttner

Simon Moewes

Daniel Vogler

Günter Winkler

Bernhard Duenzinger

Wolfgang Schönberger

Klaus-Peter Fleischer

Benedikt Hengl

Gerald HÜTTNER

Thomas HÖLLRIEGL

Bernhard DÜNZINGER

Apparatus for producing plastic material preforms, includes at least two preform manufacturing devices configured for producing the plastic material preforms from a plastic material, wherein the preform manufacturing devices each having preform transport devices. The apparatus includes a main transport device which is configured for transporting the plastic material preforms produced by the preform manufacturing devices and transported by the preform transport devices continuously along a predetermined main transport path, wherein the plastic material preforms are transferred to the main transport device by the production devices after their production.

Injection moulding machine for continuous production

Provided is a device for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a feed device for feeding the plastic preforms to the device, at least one first preform store, a multiplicity of plastic preforms being arranged unsorted in the preform store, and having an alignment device for bringing the plastic preforms into a predetermined position before feeding them to the device. The device includes at least a second preform store, wherein a plurality of plastic preforms of exactly one production batch can be accommodated in each preform store.

Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with two preform stores

Method for operating an apparatus for producing plastic preforms and plastic containers, comprising at least one injection moulding machine and one blow moulding machine, wherein the plastic preforms are injection moulded within the injection moulding machine and are formed into plastic containers within the blow moulding machine and are transported from the injection moulding machine to the blow moulding machine, wherein a heating device is arranged downstream of the injection moulding machine and the injection moulding machine and the blow moulding machine are coupled to one another. According to the invention, the plastic preforms produced in the injection moulding machine are transferred directly after production to a thermal preform storage, which holds the plastic preforms at a predetermined temperature and wherein a speed and/or at least one parameter of at least one subsequent treatment device can be changed.

Method and apparatus for producing plastic preforms and plastic containers with thermal preform storage

Method for operating an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein in a working mode a plurality of forming stations are moved along a predetermined transport path by a movable carrier, wherein these forming stations in each case having blow mould arrangements which in a closed state in each case form cavities, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers and the plastic preforms are supplied to these forming stations in order to be formed by supplying a flowable medium to the plastic containers, wherein this forming takes place at least temporarily during the transport of the forming stations along the transport path, and wherein at least temporarily at least components of the blow moulding arrangement are tempered. At least parts of the blow mould are pre-heated in a standstill of the carrier or a movement of the carrier, which is slower with respect to a movement of the carrier in the working mode.

Method and apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with pre-heating of blow moulds

A method is described for shaping the bottom of hot-filled containers, in which the bottoms of the containers are forced inwardly from a state bulged outwardly, in particular as they cool down. Complex mechanisms for forcing the bottom inwardly are dispensable for the reason that the bottoms are forced inwardly by at least one fluid jet and/or fluid pressure wave. In addition, shaping the bottom can advantageously be carried out in a production region immediately downstream of a closer.

Method for shaping the bottom of hot-filled containers

Disclosed is a method for producing liquid containers by:

Method and apparatus for producing beverage containers with recooling and gas feed

Plant for processing plastic preforms, includes an injection-moulding machine for producing the plastic preforms, a sterile blow-moulding machine for forming the plastic preforms into plastic containers, and a transport system for transporting, at least partially and/or in portions, the produced plastic preforms from the injection-moulding machine to the blow-moulding machine, wherein during transport, the plastic preforms can be guided in particular at a mouth region of the plastic preforms. The transport system includes a sterile pneumatic conveyor or a plurality of transport shuttles, in particular magnetic shuttles, and the plastic preforms are transported from the injection-moulding machine to the blow-moulding machine by the sterile pneumatic conveyor or magnetic shuttle.

Plant and method for processing plastic preforms with pneumatic conveyor or transport shuttle

Provided is a method for operating a device for shaping plastic preforms to form plastic containers, wherein the device has a movable support on which a plurality of shaping stations for shaping plastic preforms to form plastic containers are arranged, and these shaping stations each have blow molds that are suitable for and intended for molding the plastic preforms and are arranged at least indirectly on blow mold supports. The blow molds are kept at least temporarily in a magazine device, wherein this magazine device is suitable for and intended for receiving several sets of blow molds.

Method for sterilizing a blow molding machine, and blow molding machine

A method for transforming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, in which preforms are introduced into blowing stations, each blowing station having at least one blow mold and a stretching rod for stretching the preform along a longitudinal axis of the preform within the blow mold, and the preforms are expanded to form the plastic bottles by being acted upon by a gaseous medium in the blow mold, wherein a wall thickness of the plastic container is measured by at least one measuring device which outputs the measured values to a closed-loop and/or open-loop control device, wherein at least a stretching speed of the stretching rod is varied by the closed-loop and/or open-loop control device at least at times and/or at least in some locations during the blowing operation, individually for each blowing station, in order to adjust a wall thickness of the plastic bottles.

Method for transforming plastic preforms

A device for manufacturing and filling beverage containers () having thin walls and/or at least partially unstable shapes under the influence of heat is described, in which the containers () are manufactured by blow molding of preforms (), then filled with a hot liquid filling product (), next pressurized by a compressed gas (), and then sealed. The preforms () and the containers () molded therefrom are pressurized during blow molding at a blow molding temperature, which is essentially below 110&#xb0; C.

Method and device for manufacturing and filling thin-walled beverage containers

The invention discloses a method of heating a preform () of thermoplastic material prior to blow molding the same to form a container, with the preform () being held at a threaded region () during heating thereof. A neck portion () of the preform () close to the threaded region () is temporarily heated more strongly as compared to other regions. The invention further relates to a tempering device for heating such a preform (), including at least one radiation and/or heat source acting on the preform () and defining several impact regions on the preform () with different heating intensities each. The preform () has associated therewith at least one reflector () disposed in the threaded () and/or neck region () for deflecting radiation proportions piercing the neck region () and for heating the neck region () on an inside of the preform ().

Method and tempering device for heating preforms prior to molding the same to form containers

Blow-molding machine for blow-molding plastic containers with at least one blow-molding unit for stretch blow-molding preforms by means of compressed air, wherein the blow-molding unit has a force equalization means, such that at least part of the compression force which occurs is compensated for, wherein the blow-molding unit comprises a pressure piston and pressure cylinder.

Blow-molding machine with pressure cylinder with force equalization means for piston compressor

A stretch blow molding machine and method are provided for forming a container. A preform is expanded to a first configuration in a blow mold of a stretch blow molding machine. A stretching rod element is introduced to the blow mold to expand the preform from the first configuration to a second configuration. The stretching rod element moves axially in the blow mold in a stretching direction. The plastic perform is temporarily coupled to the stretching rod element during at least a period of time of the expansion of the preform from the first configuration to the second configuration for influencing a behavior of the perform during the expansion.

Stretch blow moulding machine and method

A heating device for tempering preforms before processing in a stretch blow device. The heating device includes a heating alley with a plurality of infra red emitters, arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tempered preforms. At least one back reflector and/or one filter is assigned to the infra red emitters, whereby the at least one back reflector and/or the at least one filter is segmented.

Heating device for the tempering of preforms

A process and a device for the manufacture of a hollow body, particularly of a heat-resistant hollow body, which is molded out of a heated preform of thermoplastic plastic in a contoured blow mold through the introduction of a first medium into the preform, which medium is stored in a first medium storage unit and is under a pressure (p) (preblowing phase), and the more or less simultaneous stretching of the hollow body through a stretching rod and the introduction of a second medium in the hollow body, which medium is stored in a second medium storage unit and the pressure of which (p) is higher than the pressure of the first medium (p) (final blowing phase), and which is cooled by a third medium, which is medium stored in a third medium storage unit (rinsing phase), whereby the preblowing medium is under a pressure of approximately 2-20 bar, the final blowing medium is under a pressure of approximately 15-45 bar, and the cooling medium is under a pressure of approximately 30-45 bar.

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Wuppertal, Germany

Jochen Hirdina