Abstract: A filling joint arrangement for a filling medium which is capable of flow, in particular for a sausage meat, including a first filling pipe portion with a first filling pipe axis and a second filling pipe portion with a second filling pipe axis, wherein the second filling pipe portion is reversibly pivotable from a filling position in which the second filling pipe axis is aligned with the first filling pipe axis into a tilted position in which the second filling pipe axis is out of alignment with the first filling pipe axis, and further including a joint device which is disposed in filling medium-tight relationship between the first and the second filling pipe portions and which has a first joint receiving portion connected in filling medium-tight relationship to the first filling pipe portion and which includes a joint intermediate portion which has a third filling pipe portion with a third filling pipe axis and which is held pivotably by the first joint receiving portion in such a way that it is reversibly

Abstract: A device as well as a method for forming a sausage tail on a casing material, that receives a filling product, in particular sausage meat, wherein the sausage tail at least approximately does not contain filling product at least while it is being formed. The device contains a feeding path for the casing material, which extends in an at least approximately linear direction and along which the sausage tail is formed, a supply unit for receiving a supply of empty casing material and a first unit for forming sausage tails that is capable of acting on the casing material in direction of the feeding path for forming a first sausage tail length by pulling casing material from the supply. Furthermore, a second unit for forming sausage tails is provided that is capable of forming a second sausage tail length by pulling further casing material from the supply.

Abstract: A device as well as a method for forming a sausage tail on a casing material, that receives a filling product, in particular sausage meat, wherein the sausage tail at least approximately does not contain filling product at least while it is being formed. The device contains a feeding path for the casing material, which extends in an at least approximately linear direction and along which the sausage tail is formed, a supply unit for receiving a supply of empty casing material and a first unit for forming sausage tails that is capable of acting on the casing material in direction of the feeding path for forming a first sausage tail length by pulling casing material from the supply. Furthermore, a second unit for forming sausage tails is provided that is capable of forming a second sausage tail length by pulling further casing material from the supply.

Abstract: A device for opening blown plastic bottles that are hermetically closed by a dome and mounted in a duct by cutting the dome using a cutting knife mounted in a cutting head that can move relative to the dome along the periphery thereof. The opening device includes holding members having at least two centering fingers, which can move radially relative to the dome to engage with the part of the dome that is to be cut off.