Abstract: An extraction system for transporting in a longitudinal advancing direction (E) an orderly flow of articles, in particular containers (100), with a support plane (40), a first helical screw (10) and a second helical screw (20), for transporting an orderly flow of articles.

Abstract: A starwheel device rotationally transports containers and which has a body rotating about a vertical axis of rotation, and a plurality of grippers, projecting radially at regular intervals from the rotating body and rotating together therewith. Each gripper has a pair of jaws movable towards and away from each other in a tangential direction. A follower actuating member is provided for each gripper, which rotates together with the body and is connected to the jaws of the respective gripper and is movable in the radial direction with respect to the body so as to translationally actuate the jaws. A three-dimensional cam has a variable outer cam profile in contact with each follower member and radially acting on each follower member. The cam profile varies depending on the height of the point of contact between cam and follower member in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers comprises a filling station, with a plurality of filling heads which are supplied by supply ducts supplying a filling fluid and are each provided with a dispensing nozzle. The apparatus has a number of collection cups for collecting washing fluids for washing the filling heads and the supply ducts, equal to the number of said filling heads.

Abstract: Pick and place device for an apparatus for filling and closing articles in particular, containers, comprising a robotic arm, a free end of which carries a gripper formed by two claws arranged opposite each other and movable towards and away from each other so as to open and close the gripper. Each claw defines a first jaw configured to form with the first opposite first jaw a first gripper for gripping a closing element designed to be applied onto an article and a second jaw configured to form, with the opposite second jaw a second gripper for gripping the article.

Abstract: Plant for packaging articles to be filled with a product and closed with a closing element, comprising at least two modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed articles, each configured with a filling station and a closing station; the plant further comprising an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles, with an extraction plane on which the filled and closed articles are transported in a longitudinal direction and are arranged with a predefined extraction orientation and/or position and in an extraction sense from upstream to downstream; wherein said at least two modular filling and closing apparatus are arranged in series from upstream to downstream along the longitudinal direction and are configured to position the respective filled and closed articles on the same extraction plane in order to obtain a common flow of articles being extracted.

Abstract: Modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed-containers including: a transport system for transporting the containers on a first transport plane along a respective article transport direction; a transport system transporting closing elements on a transport plane in a respective transport direction; a filling station; a closing station; an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed containers; first pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the containers; second pick and place devices for picking up and positioning said closing elements; a detection system which detects the position and the arrangement of the containers and the closing elements; a processing and control unit. The extraction system includes a plane, which is oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction for extraction of the containers and a transverse widthwise direction of the apparatus and on which the filled and closed articles are transported arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position.

Abstract: Modular apparatus for filling and closing articles, in particular containers, which are randomly fed and transported via a transport system. The apparatus including a filling station; a closing station for closing the filled articles; an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles; first pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the articles; second pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the closing elements; a detection system for detecting the position and/or the arrangement of the articles and closing elements; a processing and control unit; grippers configured to hold an article in the filling station, to displace a filled article from the filling station into the closing station, to hold the article in the closing position during application of a closing element, and to displace a filled and closed article from the closing station into a position and/or orientation for extraction on the extraction plane.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers comprises a filling station, with a plurality of filling heads which are supplied by supply ducts supplying a filling fluid and are each provided with a dispensing nozzle. The apparatus has a number of collection cups for collecting washing fluids for washing the filling heads and the supply ducts, equal to the number of said filling heads.

Abstract: A starwheel device rotationally transports containers and which has a body rotating about a vertical axis of rotation, and a plurality of grippers, projecting radially at regular intervals from the rotating body and rotating together therewith. Each gripper has a pair of jaws movable towards and away from each other in a tangential direction. A follower actuating member is provided for each gripper, which rotates together with the body and is connected to the jaws of the respective gripper and is movable in the radial direction with respect to the body so as to translationally actuate the jaws. A three-dimensional cam has a variable outer cam profile in contact with each follower member and radially acting on each follower member. The cam profile varies depending on the height of the point of contact between cam and follower member in the vertical direction.

Abstract: Modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed-containers including: a transport system for transporting the containers on at least a first transport plane along a respective article transport direction; a transport system transporting closing elements on a transport plane in a respective transport direction; a filling station; a closing station; an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed containers; first pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the containers; second pick and place devices for picking up and positioning said closing elements; a detection system which detects the position and the arrangement of the containers and the closing elements; a processing and control unit.

Abstract: An extraction system for transporting in a longitudinal advancing direction (E) an orderly flow of articles, in particular containers (100), with a support plane (40), a first helical screw (10) and a second helical screw (20), for transporting an orderly flow of articles

Abstract: Plant for packaging articles to be filled with a product and closed with a closing element, comprising at least two modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed articles, each configured with a filling station and a closing station; the plant further comprising an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles, with an extraction plane on which the filled and closed articles are transported in a longitudinal direction and are arranged with a predefined extraction orientation and/or position and in an extraction sense from upstream to downstream; wherein said at least two modular filling and closing apparatus are arranged in series from upstream to downstream along the longitudinal direction and are configured to position the respective filled and closed articles on the same extraction plane in order to obtain a common flow of articles being extracted.

Abstract: Pick and place device for an apparatus for filling and closing articles in particular, containers, comprising a robotic arm, a free end of which carries a gripper formed by two claws arranged opposite each other and movable towards and away from each other so as to open and close the gripper. Each claw defines a first jaw configured to form with the first opposite first jaw a first gripper for gripping a closing element designed to be applied onto an article and a second jaw configured to form, with the opposite second jaw a second gripper for gripping the article.

Abstract: Modular apparatus for filling and closing articles, in particular containers, which are randomly fed and transported via a transport system. The apparatus including a filling station; a closing station for closing the filled articles; an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles; first pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the articles; second pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the closing elements; a detection system for detecting the position and/or the arrangement of the articles and closing elements; a processing and control unit; grippers configured to hold an article in the filling station, to displace a filled article from the filling station into the closing station, to hold the article in the closing position during application of a closing element, and to displace a filled and closed article from the closing station into a position and/or orientation for extraction on the extraction plane.

Abstract: A device for selecting and discarding pucks (2,3) for holding bottles (1) with a support and travel plane (110), a plurality of teeth (120) where the teeth (120) are arranged in the plane (110) to form a routing path towards a discarding path (OUT2) for discarding empty pucks (2) without a bottle (1) and a routing path towards an exit path (OUT3) for outputting full pucks (3) containing a bottle (1).

Abstract: A device for selecting and discarding pucks (2,3) for holding bottles (1) with a support and travel plane (110), a plurality of teeth (120) where the teeth (120) are arranged in the plane (110) to form a routing path towards a discarding path (OUT2) for discarding empty pucks (2) without a bottle (1) and a routing path towards an exit path (OUT3) for outputting full pucks (3) containing a bottle (1).

Abstract: An apparatus for unscrambling articles includes a transport system for transporting randomly-arranged articles on a transport plane and a system for extracting articles arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position. Devices for picking and releasing the articles are configured to pick up the articles randomly arranged on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position. A detection system is designed to detect position and arrangement of the articles in transit and to provide information for controlling gripping and release devices, while a unit for processing and controlling components and drives of the apparatus is designed to receive the position and/or arrangement information of the articles and to control the gripping and release devices. The pick and release devices include a robot for picking up articles only from the first section, and a robot for picking up articles only from the second section.

Abstract: An apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers fed randomly to an inlet of the apparatus, includes a transport system for transporting the articles fed to the inlet, devices for picking and releasing the articles configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position, a detection system designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices, and a unit for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus. The extraction system includes a plane for supporting the containers being extracted and means for extracting the articles, designed to pick up the articles released by the pick and release devices and transport them on the plane towards the outlet of the apparatus.

Abstract: Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers (100) fed randomly to an inlet of said apparatus, comprising: a transport system (20) for transporting the articles fed to the inlet; devices (31;32) for picking and releasing the articles (100), configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system (20) and release them to an extraction system (50) with a predefined orientation and/or position; a detection system (60) designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles (100) in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices (30); a unit (500) for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus; wherein the extraction system comprises: a plane (40;140) for supporting the containers (100); means (50;150) for extracting the articles (100), designed to pick up the articles and transport them on the plane (40) towards the outlet (“O”) of the apparatus; said extraction means comp

Abstract: Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers (100), comprising: a transport system (20) for transporting through the apparatus articles randomly arranged on a transport plane; a system (40;140,50) for extracting the articles (100) arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position; devices (31;32) for picking and releasing the articles (100), configured to pick up the articles randomly arranged on the transport system (20) and release them to the extraction system (50) with a predefined orientation and/or position; a detection system (60) designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles (100) in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the gripping and release devices (30); a unit (500) for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus, designed in particular to receive the position and/or arrangement information of the articles and to control the gripping and release devices (30).