Abstract: An apparatus for engaging and feeding containers to a printing press, including a support frame having a plurality of shafts mounted thereon; a plurality of worm members mounted on the shafts and each having spiral grooves for engaging a bead of a container, the worm members being movable between a first position for engaging the bead of a container and a second position disengaged from the bead of the container. In addition, the container feeding apparatus includes a feeder tube mounted on the support frame for setting and controlling the location of the first position of the worm members and for supplying the containers to the worm members. There are also a plurality of worm block assemblies mounted within the support frame each including drive means for rotating one of the plurality of worm members while in the first position to simultaneously engage the bead of the container to move the container forward relative to the feeder tube to the end of the spiral grooves.

Abstract: A dryer apparatus in combination with a printing press for drying printed matter and coatings on containers as they are received from the printing press, including a shroud assembly for housing a shutter assembly and a UV lamp assembly for drying printed matter and coatings on the containers. The UV lamp assembly includes a housing, a UV lamp mounted in the housing, and a UV reflector mounted in the housing for directing UV light in a light path toward the containers; and guide rails and guide tracks for moving the UV lamp assembly between an operational position in the shroud assembly and a non-operational position outside the shroud assembly to allow the UV lamp to be serviced or changed.