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Thomas Hoellriegl

Klaus Voth

Andreas Brunner

Florian Geltinger

Konrad Senn

Frank Winzinger

Erik Blochmann

Rupert Meinzinger

Thomas Philipp

Thomas Albrecht

Harald Steinberger

Martin Seger

Christian Stoiber

Thomas Spitzer

Harald Effenberger

Armin Buess

Matthias Wallner

Juergen Soellner

Dieter Finger

Eduard Handschuh

Heinrich Deyerl

Gerhard Schuster

Dominik Meier

Hans-Juergen Fleischmann

Markus Kulzer

Bernhard Sternkopf

Benedikt Hengl

Simon Moewes

Michael Neubauer

Ulrich Lappe

Gerald Huettner

Jochen Hirdina

Josef Hausladen

Christian Wittmann

Christian Betz

Florian Schmid

Paul Brinster

Maria Lindner

Waldemar Suppes

Christoph Brandl

Daniel Vogler

Oliver Apfelbacher

Nina Habenschaden

Thomas Gerstenberg

Hans-Juergen Fleishmann

Hans-jurgen Fleischmann

Helmut Sehneider

Markus Stiegler

Christian Jendretzke

Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a forming device which has a plurality of forming stations each having a stretching bar for stretching the plastic preform and an application device act upon the plastic container with a flowable medium. The forming device has at least four pressure reservoirs for the flowable medium, which each have predetermined pressures, and a valve block with at least five process valves. The application device is configured for producing a fluid connection between the valve block and a mouth region of the plastic preform in order to act upon the plastic preforms with the pressurised flowable medium, and the process valves are configured to act upon the plastic preforms with different pressures, wherein at least one process valve is configured for producing a connection between the plastic preform and an environment.

Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with adjustable throttle

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

Provided is an apparatus for processing containers, in particular plastic containers and plastic parisons, including at least one processing device which processes the containers in a predetermined manner, and including at least one transfer device, which transfers the containers, individually, to the processing device in a transfer region and/or to which the containers are transferred from the processing device in a transfer region. At least one inspection device is provided, which is suitable and intended for visually inspecting at least a part of the processing device and or the transfer region at least at sections and completely, at least temporarily during a transfer process of a container.

Camera for monitoring a transfer

Provided is an apparatus for treating containers, having a treatment device for treating the containers, and a carrier which is arranged such that it can move linearly with respect to a holder, wherein a plurality of rolling elements being arranged between the carrier and the holder and guiding the movement of the treatment device, wherein these rolling elements at least temporarily contact both a running surface of the carrier and a running surface of the holder, wherein the rolling elements are arranged in a rolling elements cage and move in the direction of movement, wherein this rolling element cage extends in the direction of movement and has a greater length than the holder.

Apparatus for treating containers with linear drive, as well as linear drive

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

An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms, wherein the forming station includes a blow mold, and a rod-like body which is insertable into the plastic preforms via a mouth of the plastic preforms, and a moving device which is configured for moving the rod-like body in the longitudinal direction of the plastic performs. The rod-like body has a channel for guiding the flowable medium, and the forming station has a valve device controlling the supply of the flowable medium into the channel. The valve device is arranged on the moving device and/or a ratio between an inner diameter of the rod-like body and an outer diameter of said rod-like body is, at least in sections, smaller than or equal to 0.5.

Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with improved rinsing rod arrangement

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

Provided is an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a blow mould which forms a cavity within which the plastic preforms can be expanded to form the plastic containers, and having an application device which is suitable and intended for acting upon the plastic preforms with a flowable medium in order to expand them, which is suitable and intended for acting upon the plastic preforms with a flowable medium in order to expand them, wherein the application device is placed against a mouth area of the plastic preforms in order to act upon these with the flowable medium. The application device forms at least one first flow channel for the flowable medium, which guides and/or directs at least a portion of the flowable medium to an inner wall of the mouth area in order to temper and, in particular, cool this inner wall.

Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with preform cooling

The invention relates to a spacing star wheel for transporting and transferring containers, comprising a plurality of gripping elements for gripping one container each and a curve guide, where the spacing star wheel is configured such that, during operation, the gripping elements, guided by the curve guide, revolve around the axis of rotation of the spacing star wheel along a curved path. By activating at least one curve guide segment, the shape of the curve guide can be adjusted such that the spacing distance between two adjacent gripping elements in the region of the curve guide segment changes.

Spacing star wheel for transporting and transferring containers

Disclosed is a machine for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one reshaping station, which has a blow moulding arrangement inside which plastic preforms can be reshaped into plastic containers by application of a flowable medium, and with an application device which is configured for applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms, and with a valve arrangement with at least two valve devices which is configured for feeding the flowable medium under at least two different pressures to the plastic preform during the reshaping thereof. At least one valve device has at least one valve piston which is movable with respect to a valve housing between two valve positions, and a check piston which is movable between at least two positions is arranged on this valve piston.

Blow moulding machine with double check valve

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

Provided is a machine and method for reshaping plastic parisons into plastic containers, with a mold which has a cavity for the plastic parison to be reshaped, wherein this mold has at least two blow mold parts, wherein each of these blow mold parts has an inner wall which is suitable for forming a region of the plastic parison to be reshaped, wherein these blow mold parts are mounted movably with respect to one another between an open position, in which the blow mold parts are at least partially separated from one another, and a closed position, in which the blow mold parts abut one another, in order together to form the cavity for reshaping the plastic parisons.

Blow molding machine comprising a temperature regulating device

A pressure regulator device, particularly a dome-loaded pressure regulator, regulating a blowing pressure in a blowmolding machine, including a regulator chamber. The regulator chamber includes a primary pressure port for introduction of primary medium into the regulator chamber with primary pressure, and a secondary pressure port for discharging primary medium from the regulator chamber with secondary pressure. A regulator piston is mounted displaceably inside the regulator chamber, movable into an open and a closed position by a switch position of a valve control device for controlling and/or setting the primary and/or secondary pressure. The valve control device includes a control chamber, and a sealing device arranged at a lower movement stop inside the control chamber between the secondary pressure port and the control means, such that contact of the primary medium with the control means is prevented at least partly, preferably completely, independently of the control pressure and/or primary pressure.

Pressure regulator device and method of using same

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.

Disclosed are a device for reshaping preforms to plastic containers (), a transport device (), as well as a method for transporting plastic containers () or preforms. The device () for reshaping preforms into plastic containers () comprises at least two blow moulds () in which the preforms are expanded into plastic containers, arranged on a circumferentially driven blowing wheel (), a heater () for heating the preforms, and a transport device () for the plastic containers () or preforms. The transport device () comprises a motor drive () having a drive shaft () that drives a support () with at least two gripping and/or support elements () for the respective plastic containers () or preforms to be transported in a rotary fashion, wherein the gripping and/or support elements () are mounted with a linear bearing () so as to be movable relative to the support, wherein the linear bearing has at least one rail, which is surrounded at least in sections by a cage (), and that a plurality of rollers (), in particular more than 50 rollers, which roll on the rail (), is arranged in the cage ().

Transport device and method for transporting plastic containers or preforms

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Teublitz, Germany

Thomas Hoellriegl