Krones Ag

Rupert Meinzinger

Thomas Albrecht

Klaus Voth

Thomas Hoellriegl

Erik Blochmann

Konrad Senn

Stefan Poeschl

Michael Neubauer

Frank Winzinger

Martin Seger

Christian Stoiber

Harald Steinberger

Ute John-Unterburger

Josef Knott

Jochen Krueger

Manfred Ziegler

Dieter Leykamm

Johann Justl

Dieter Hafner

Hans-Juergen Fleischmann

Sebastian Baumgartner

Stefan Scherl

Stefan Koller

Roland Feilner

Matthias Wallner

Matthias Pritsch

Hans-Juergen Fleishmann

Jorg Zaschel

Stefan Pöschl

Stephan Früchtl

Martin Zierer

Thomas HÖLLRIEGL

Hans-Jürgen Fleischmann

Philippo Rabast

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

A method for filling a container with a filling product in, for example, a beverage bottling plant is described. The method includes providing a filling product under a positive pressure, evacuating the container to be filled to achieve a negative pressure, and feeding the filling product into the container.

Method and device for filling a container

A method for filling a container to be filled with a fill product is described. The method includes connecting the container to be filled with a product fill pipe, determining the initial pressure in the container to be filled, filling the container to be filled, and stopping the filling of the container when a predetermined cut-off pressure is reached in the container.

Method and device for filling a container to be filled with a filling product

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 producing plastic containers filled with liquids, wherein the plastic containers are closed with a keg fitting and filled with liquid, includes a connection device for connecting a plastic container with a keg fitting. The connection device is configured to move the plastic container relative to the keg fitting. The apparatus includes at least one cleaning device configured to clean at least an area of the keg fitting during at least one of relative movement of the keg fitting with regard to the plastic container and connection of the keg fitting with the plastic container. The cleaning device is configured to supply a cleaning medium to the keg fitting.

Apparatus for producing pet bulk receptacles

An apparatus for extracting fluids from containers, with a first holding device suitable for holding a first region of the container, with a second holding device suitable for holding a second region of the container, and with a movement device which generates a relative movement of one holding device relative to the other holding device, in order thus to evacuate the container arranged at least in portions between these holding devices by its compression. At least one holding device is formed multi-piece with at least two components moveable relative to each other.

Single-use evacuation system for containers

A apparatus for discharging liquids from deformable containers includes a first holding device for holding a first portion of the container, and a second holding device for holding a second portion of the container, wherein the second portion of the container is spaced from the first portion of the container and wherein the holding devices are arranged such that the container can be arranged at least in sections between the holding devices, and is deformable by a relative movement of one holding device with respect to the other holding device.

Tap system having controlled liquid output

An apparatus is provided for emptying containers, including first and second holding devices which are suitable for holding first and second regions of containers that are to be emptied, wherein the second region is a distance from the first region, including a movement device which suitable for moving the first holding device towards the second holding device to compress the container located between the first holding device and the second holding device, and including a withdrawal device which has a flow connection to the interior of the container and via which liquid located in the container can be withdrawn as a result of compression of the container, including a drive device for driving the movement device, and including a control device which controls the relative movement of one holding device relative to the other holding device as a function of an internal pressure inside the container.

Apparatus and method for emptying containers, with control of a drive torque

A container, in particular a plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein the container can be compressed along its longitudinal direction for the removal of liquid located in the container is provided. On the base region a base cup is disposed which forms a base surface for the container and which when the container is compressed can also serve as a die element and/or die counter-element for compressing the container.

Compressible plastic container with base cup

An apparatus for the removal of liquids from deformable containers includes a first holding device for holding a first region of a container, and a second holding device for holding a second region of the container. The second region is arranged at a distance from the first region, with a removal device for removing liquid from the container and with a drive device which moves the second holding device in a pre-set direction of movement (L) with respect to the first holding device. The removal device is arranged on the second holding device in a removable manner and a support element is provided which supports at least one element of the removal device in the direction of movement (L) in a removal operation.

Apparatus for the removal of liquids from containers

A plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein a carrying element for carrying the container is disposed on the mouth region is provided. The carrying element is designed to be at least in sections flexible and has a fastening portion by which it can be fastened at least intermittently to the mouth of the container and at least one first gripping portion which is connected to this fastening portion and has an opening through which a region of a human hand can be passed, wherein this opening is delimited by several edge regions, wherein a holding element which is flexible relative to this edge region and extends in the direction of the opening, is disposed on at least one edge region.

Plastic container with carrying handle

An apparatus for the removal of liquids from deformable containers, with a first holding device for holding a first region of a container and with a second holding device for holding a second region of the container, wherein this second region is arranged at a distance from the first region, with a removal device for removing liquid from the container and with a drive device which moves the second holding device in a pre-set direction of movement (L) with respect to the first holding device. The removal device is arranged on the apparatus in a removable manner and at least one element of the removal device is designed in the form of a one-way element.

Apparatus for the emptying of containers

Plastics material seal () for containers (), comprising a receiving region, for receiving an opening portion () of a plastics material container, and comprising a puncturing region (), which is suitable for being and intended to be penetrated by a piercing means in a predetermined piercing direction (L), this puncturing region () being arranged on a lid surface () of the plastics material seal. According to the invention, the plastics material seal () comprises a reinforcing means (), which is arranged offset from the puncturing region () in the piercing direction and which is suitable for increasing a force which counteracts the piercing means through the puncturing region () during the piercing process, the plastics material seal () advantageously being formed in a single part.

Penetrable plastics material seal for sealing containers

A method of sterilizing containers, wherein the containers are conveyed along a pre-set conveying path by a conveying device, and wherein an irradiation device is introduced by a relative movement between the container and the irradiation device in a longitudinal direction of the container into the interior of the container to be sterilized and emits a charge carrier irradiation to sterilize the inner wall of the container by the charge carrier irradiation, wherein an aperture region situated on the outside of the container is also sterilized.

Method and apparatus for the sterilization of containers

A filling device for filling containers with a liquid has a first port for supplying a first liquid to the filling device, and a second port spaced from the first port for supplying a second liquid to the filling device. A mixing chamber within the filling device includes a first liquid channel which guides the first liquid from the first port to the mixing chamber, and a second liquid channel which guides the second liquid from the second port to the mixing chamber, wherein the first liquid channel and the second liquid channel guide the first liquid and the second liquid separately from one another. A valve body controls discharge of the liquids from the filling device through an outlet to the container. The valve body is disposed at least partially between the mixing chamber and the outlet.

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Kirchroth, Germany

Rupert Meinzinger