Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting a pharmaceutical cylindrical container made of a polymer, a specific method for inspecting a pharmaceutical cylindrical container made of a polymer and a specific bundle of pharmaceutical cylindrical containers made of a polymer.

Abstract: A glass container for pharmaceutical compositions includes a hollow cylindrical body having at least one open end. At least a part of a surface of the glass container includes a coating. The coating has a crystallization temperature range and a melting temperature range determined using differential scanning calorimetry at a temperature change rate of 10° C./min. The crystallization temperature range and the melting temperature range overlap at a temperature of from ?75° C. to ?100° C.

Abstract: A method of determining a tightness of a container includes: providing a container having an initial content at a first temperature, the container including a container body and at least one closure device applied to the container body; exposing the container to an ambient liquid during a first predetermined period of time, where during the first predetermined period of time the ambient liquid has a second temperature different from the first temperature; and after the first predetermined period of time has lapsed, determining a tightness of the container based on an amount of the ambient liquid and/or an amount of the initial content of the container having passed across a boundary of the container.

Abstract: A glass container is provided that includes a tube, a circular bottom, and a longitudinal axis. A curved glass heel extends from an outer end the bottom to the first end of the tube. The two-dimensional distance h(x,y) between a contact plane and the outer surface. The two-dimensional distance is measured in a direction parallel to the axis. The slope magnitude of the outer surface at the given position x,y is given by ?{square root over ((dh/dx)2+(dh/dy)2)}. The 75% quantile of values that have been determined for the term ?{square root over ((dh/dx)2+(dh/dy)2)}×d1/h(xy)delta for all given positions x,y within a circular area having a radius of 0.4×d2/2 and that correspond to the centre is less than 4100 ?m/mm. The adjacent positions x,y increase stepwise by 200 ?m, and h(x,y)delta=h(x,y)max?h(x,y)min, h(x,y)max is a maximum value for h(x,y) and h(x,y)min is a minimum value for h(x,y) being determined in that circular area.

Abstract: A syringe includes: a container body including an inner wall; a plunger including a plunger rod, the plunger rod being disposed at least partially within the container body; and a locking arrangement configured for locking a position of the plunger rod relative to the container body and for being operable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking arrangement including at least one deformable element which is configured for applying a locking force between the plunger rod and the inner wall of the container body when the locking arrangement is in the locked position and for releasing the locking force between the plunger rod and the inner wall of the container body when the locking arrangement is changed from the locked position to the unlocked position.

Abstract: A glass syringe barrel is provided that has an at least partially conically shaped upper portion and a longitudinal axis. The glass syringe barrel has a top end through which a liquid can be ejected and a bottom end into which a plunger stopper can be pushed. The glass syringe barrel includes, in a direction from the top end to the bottom end, a cone, a shoulder region, and a body region. The shoulder region has and outer contour that has a concave and substantially circular arc-shaped area c1 with an outer radius r1. The outer contour of the glass syringe barrel in the shoulder region is defined by a certain minimum value the radius of curvature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a holding structure for simultaneously holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications or of devices having such containers, having a plurality of receptacles. The receptacles are arranged in a regular arrangement and are formed by in each case peripherally formed side walls. The receptacles have in each case one or two widened clearances having a dimension which is greater than the width of a gap between the containers received in the receptacles and side walls of the receptacles in the regions other than the widened clearances. The widened clearances additionally make available space for access to containers or devices which are received in the receptacles for handling thereof.

Abstract: A holding device, for holding a plurality of primary packaging containers for pharmaceutical, medical, or cosmetic compositions, includes: a plate-shaped carrier element which includes a plurality of through-holes; a plurality of receptacles, each being configured for accommodating a respective one of the plurality of primary packaging containers, each of the plurality of receptacles including a longitudinal direction and a receptacle wall which partially encloses a receptacle interior and forms a wall body, the wall body extending in the longitudinal direction through a respective one of the plurality of through-holes and, for each of the plurality of receptacles, having an interior surface which faces the receptacle interior and an exterior surface which faces opposite to the interior surface, at least 50% of respective ones of the plurality of receptacles having a maximum total height Rt of a roughness profile of the interior surface which is not more than 0.50 mm.

Abstract: A hot forming device for producing glass containers from a glass tube is provided. The device includes a machine frame, a turntable, a plurality of holding chucks, and a direct drive motor. The turntable is mounted on the machine frame. The holding chucks are arranged on the turntable. The turntable is connected to the machine frame directly by the direct drive without a transmission. The direct drive has a stator arranged in an upper region of the machine frame and a rotor on the turntable.

Abstract: A holding device is provided that has a base body having a plurality of openings in a first surface and a plurality of holding elements each having a movable surface. The plurality of holding elements are arranged with respect to the plurality of openings, respectively, such that a container extending in a respective opening of the plurality of openings is held by a respective one of the plurality of holding elements in a positive fit. The movable surface faces the container in a direction that is perpendicular to a height of the container. The holding element establishes the positive fit by a displacement movement of the movable surface. The displacement movement has a direction of movement that inclines an angle with the height of the container in a range from 60 to 120°.

Abstract: A holding device for holding packaging containers for pharmaceutical, medical, or cosmetic compositions includes: a plate-shaped carrier element which includes through-holes; receptacles including each a longitudinal direction, a first end, a second end, and a receptacle wall which partially encloses a receptacle interior and forms a wall body, the wall body: extending in the longitudinal direction through a respective one of the through-holes; and including a first opening at the first end, a second opening at the opposite second end, a first edge, and a second edge, the first opening being laterally directly surrounded by the at least one first edge, the second opening being laterally directly surrounded by the second edge, at least 50% of respective ones of the receptacles having a total height Rt of a roughness profile of the first edge and/or the second edge which is not more than 0.50 mm.

Abstract: A hot-forming device is provided for producing glass containers from a glass tube. The device includes a rotary table mounted so as to be rotationally movable and an assigned drive motor for driving the rotary table. The rotary table includes several holding chucks for holding workpieces distributed around the circumference of the rotary table. The rotary table has a coolant channel that is fluid-tight and through which a coolant can flow to cool.

Abstract: A hollow glass article is a container or part of a vessel having a neck or shoulder region and a wall. The glass article encompasses the wall and the neck or shoulder region of the container. The wall has a round or oval cross section and the container has a characteristic surface region on an outer glass surface of the hollow glass article. The following applies for a ratio between a mean tangential gradient value and a mean axial gradient value in the characteristic surface region: mean tangential gradient value/mean axial gradient value <0.6.

Abstract: A transport packaging includes a tray formation which is configured to hold a plurality of containers with mutual separation to avoid mutual contact of the containers. The tray formation includes a first tray part having a plurality of pockets configured to receive first ends of the containers and a second tray part removably coupled to the first tray part and having a corresponding plurality of pockets configured to receive second ends of the containers. The first tray part is formed such that, when the second tray part is removed so that the second ends of the containers are free from the pockets of the second tray part, the free second ends of the containers are free to be brought into mutual contact while the first ends of the containers are still received in the pockets of the first tray part.

Abstract: A hot-forming tool for producing glass containers is provided. The tool includes a forming roller, a holder, and a heat sink. The forming roller has a forming surface. The holder receives the forming roller with the forming roller rotatably mounted on the holder. The heat sink is directly or indirectly connected to the holder. The forming roller is in thermal contact with the heat sink and the heat sink has an internal cooler so that process heat can be transferred from the forming roller to the heat sink.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a glass workpiece includes: a device configured to heat a glass until it softens; an inner molding tool configured to mold inner lateral surfaces of the workpiece; an outer molding tool configured to mold outer lateral surfaces of the workpiece, the outer molding tool having a shaping roller with a shaping surface; an accommodating device configured to accommodate the shaping roller, the shaping roller being mounted in a freely rotatable manner in the accommodating device and is fixable during a shaping process by a lockable locking device, the shaping roller being locked with a releasable connection such that the shaping roller can be released and rotated through an angle ? in the locking device between individual shaping processes; and an apparatus configured to apply a lubricating oil to the shaping surface of the shaping roller and having an outlet opening configured to dispense the lubricating oil.