Abstract: The invention relates to a tube picker for picking out unfilled tubes which are to be filled with some mass, such as creams or the like. The tube picker comprises rigidly fixed fingers (5) on a movable support (7) intended to be inserted into the unfilled tubes (2) through their open bottoms and it is characterized in that on the support (7) in the vicinity of the rigidly fixed fingers (5) pins (10) have been mounted movable in relation to the fixed fingers intended to be put on the fingers (5) after they have been inserted into the tubes (2) and therethrough clamp these.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for manufacturing containers filled with product are disclosed. The method includes partially introducing an end piece into the open end of a filled tubular container, softening the end of the container and a corresponding portion of the end piece which is to be molded, thereto, contacting a transverse end wall of the end piece with an abutment device with a flange for direct contact with the transverse end wall, cooling the abutment device with a cooling medium in order to indirectly cool the flange in order to prevent the flange from adhering to the transverse end wall, and closing the container by relatively displacing the abutment device carrying the end piece and the tubular container.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a container filled with a product is disclosed. The container has a substantially tubular body portion of thin-walled plastic or laminated plastic material and a butt-weldable end-piece at each end of the body portion. A first end-piece is fitted to one end of the body portion and the product is introduced into the container via the open end of the body portion, a second end-piece 13 is introduced into the open body portion end to an intermediate position at which it partially projects into the body portion, and the plastic material of the body portion end region and the second end-piece is softened through application of heat energy. The end-piece by means of relative displacement between it and the body portion, is pressed into the body portion to its terminal position during evacuation of air from the interior of the container via an opening in the end-piece and the opening is thereafter heat-sealed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a container end portion during manufacture, said container being filled with a product 11, and comprising a substantially tubular body portion 10 of thin-walled plastic or laminated plastic material and a butt-weldable end-piece 13 at each end of the body portion, whereby a first end-piece is fitted to one end of the body portion and the product 11 is introduced into the container via the open end of the body portion, a second end-piece 13 is introduced into the said open body portion end to an intermediate position where it partially projects into the body portion 10, and the plastic material of the body portion end region and the second end-piece is softened through application of heat energy, characterized in that the end-piece 13, by means of relative displacement between it and the body portion 10, is pressed in to the body portion to its terminal position whilst cooling gas is supplied to the transverse wall 15 of the end-piece 13.

Abstract: An end closure, a method for application of said closure in hollow tubular profiles (10), formed of a thin-walled plastic or plastic-laminate material, and a device for performing said application. The end closure (16) is provided with a partly tapered cylindrical insert wall portion (12; 18) and a circumferentially extending, groove (20) which is adapted to receive the hollow tubular profile (10) in a heat sealable joint.