Abstract: A labelling assembly with a transfer module that has a rotationally driveable hub at least of one essentially vertical pallet shaft, to which transfer module it is possible to allocate functionally an at least essentially vertical glue roll, at least one label magazine and a gripper cylinder that can be driven rotationally around an at least essentially vertical axis, and where at least the pallet shaft and/or the magazine and/or the gripper cylinder and/or the glue roll is a removable replacement fitting or are removable replacement fittings connected detachably to a respective support for a replacement due to retooling. Further, a connection of at least one replacement fitting with its respective support is formed in such a manner that the replacement fitting can be removed and attached by means of an essentially, to the greatest possible extent, horizontal and lateral relative movement of the replacement fitting.

Abstract: A blowing mold array includes a blowing mold unit forming a cavity, inside of which plastic preforms are expanded to plastic containers. The blow mold unit includes a blowing mold retainer having at least two mold retainer elements for accommodating parts of the blowing mold unit, and a locking mechanism to arrest at least one part of the blowing mold unit against at least one mold retainer element. The locking mechanism includes an engagement element that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis, which in an arrested state abuts a segment of a part of the blowing mold unit. The locking mechanism has an actuating element to loosen the arrest between the mold retaining element and the blowing mold unit. Actuation of the actuating element is coupled with actuation of the engagement element.

Abstract: A labeling machine with a rotatably driven carousel in which drive shafts for pallet shafts being parallel to the axis of rotation are rotatable, and having shaft control for rotating the drive shafts in an oscillating manner via translating gear mechanisms that are drivable by roller levers co-acting with a stationary cam system, with each gear mechanism being entirely accommodated in a capsule casing together with a supply of lubricant and the capsule casing is defined in the carousel.

Abstract: The invention comprises a gluing unit, in particular for a labeling apparatus, comprising a glue roller (1) and a motor (2) for driving the glue roller (1), where the motor (2) is positioned above the glue roller (1), where the motor (2) is with respect to a support structure (3) of the motor mounted in a height-adjustable manner, and where the height of the motor (2) is adjustable using a lever, in particular using an elbow lever (23) or a rocker lever.

Abstract: A glue roller for a labeling apparatus including a cylindrical jacket, the top and the bottom openings of which each have a lid plate arranged, where one of the lid plates comprises a gearing for connecting the glue roller with a drive motor, in particular a Hirth-type serration, and the other lid plate comprises one or more elements for connecting the glue roller with a mounting device of a labeling apparatus, and where the one or more elements is arranged on the side of the lid plate facing outwardly.

Abstract: An apparatus for heating plastics-material performs includes a conveying device which conveys the plastics-material performs along a pre-determined conveying path. A heating device is arranged along this conveying path and which heats the plastics-material performs. The apparatus has at least one first contacting element arranged downstream with respect to the heating device for acting upon a wall of the plastic-material perform with a temperature profile varying in a peripheral direction and/or longitudinal direction of the plastics-material perform. The contacting element touches with a contact face a pre-determined region— bounded in the peripheral direction and/or longitudinal direction of the plastics-material performs— of a wall of the plastics-material perform in order to act upon this region with a temperature profile different from regions not touched by the contacting element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heating of preforms formed of plastic with infrared radiation, whereby the preform is struck by cooling air at its neck finish and on its body. Furthermore, the infrared radiators are struck by cooling air at their ends. The invention relates to a heating device in which the three cooling air streams may be controlled or regulated independently from each other.

Abstract: A container treatment plant and a method for the treatment of containers are described. The container treatment plant includes a plurality of treatment elements, wherein each treatment element is used for a pre-determined treatment of the containers and each treatment element has associated therewith a container nominal value which indicates which type of container the treatment element can treat, a detection device for detecting properties of one of the containers to be treated, and a comparator device for comparing a detection result of the detection device with the container nominal value for at least one treatment element.

Abstract: A gripper unit for transport systems for supporting and transporting articles. A gripper unit that includes a gripper head with at least two gripper arms which can be opened and closed against each other. The top of the article to be gripped and to be transported is supported in the opening formed between the gripper arms. A shifting unit is supported in a flexible manner via a fastener directly supported at the transport system. Furthermore, the gripper unit is provided with a device for interchangeable support, adjustment and spatial determination of the gripper head in a first transport direction at the gripper unit. The device provides for the vertical movement of the gripper head contrary to the gripper unit and/or contrary to the transport system, which are arranged between the gripper head and the shifting unit or between the gripper head and the transport system.

Abstract: A blow mold having at least two mold parts, mold support shells containing the mold parts, a mold support at least for supporting the mold support shells, motion drives for opening and closing the blow mold, and a locking means adjustable at least in the direction of the mold cavity axis relative to the mold support shells for locking the closed blow mold and for supporting the mold parts against forces from the blow molding process. The locking means has at least one locking sleeve with an at least conical inner wall manufactured using high-strength fiber material, which can be slid with the inner wall onto conical outer surface areas of the mold support shells and supports the mold parts across essentially the complete height of the mold cavity in a locking manner.

Abstract: A container treatment plant and a method for the treatment of containers are described. The container treatment plant includes a plurality of treatment elements, wherein each treatment element is used for a pre-determined treatment of the containers and each treatment element has associated therewith a container nominal value which indicates which type of container the treatment element can treat, a detection device for detecting properties of one of the containers to be treated, and a comparator device for comparing a detection result of the detection device with the container nominal value for at least one treatment element.

Abstract: A method for blow molding and filling sterile containers of preforms in a container treatment device containing a blow module, in which the preforms are transferred from a heating device to the blow module via transport devices, and the containers are transported to a filling machine and filled, where a sterilization treatment is performed each at the preforms and the containers, a main sterilization treatment is performed at the preforms between the heating device and the blow module, and only a subsequent sterilization treatment is performed at the containers on the transport path to the filling machine. Further, a device having a main sterilization module between the heating device and the blow module, and a subsequent sterilization module between the blow module and the filling machine.

Abstract: An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers may include at least one blow molding station having a cavity. Within the cavity, the plastic preforms may be expanded into plastic containers. The blowing station has a bottom portion which delimits the cavity. The bottom portion is detachably disposed on a carrier by a fastening mechanism. The fastening mechanism has at least one pin-like body disposed on a first fastening element. The pin-like body engages in a condition in which the bottom portion is fastened to the carrier in a groove which is provided in a second fastening element. The pin-like body is displaceable relative to the carrier in the groove for fastening the bottom portion, and the groove is designed in such a way that an end section of the pin-like body may pass through the groove in a first section of the groove and cannot pass through the groove in a second section of the groove.

Abstract: A device for blow molding plastic containers includes an openable and closable blow mold for the conversion of tempered plastic preforms, whereby an inner blow pressure is applied to the plastic containers. The blow mold contains at least two shell like blow mold pieces that are arranged interchangeably at a blow mold carrier and that each contains cooling fluid pipes as conducts for a cooling fluid extending therein to temper the blow mold during and/or after blow molding of the plastic containers. The cooling fluid pipes in the blow mold are connected to a central cooling fluid supply. A coupling module that is associated with the blow mold carrier is arranged between the central cooling fluid supply and the cooling fluid pipes extending in the blow mold pieces. The coupling module and the blow mold carrier are associated spatially and/or structurally.

Abstract: A blow mold with a stationary mold half and another mold half movable relative to the stationary mold half between closed and open positions, and having a bottom mold comprising a bottom mold axis essentially perpendicular to the moving direction of the other mold half which can be moved relative to the mold halves between an engaged position and a removal position, and which can be at least positively locked with the mold halves in the engaged position and the closed position of the other mold half by at least one collar-like engaging element at the bottom mold, and a ring groove-like counterengagement structure in the mold halves, the engaging element and at least the counterengagement structure form a bayonet catch in the stationary mold half which can be actuated by relative rotary motions of the engaging element about the bottom mold axis and only linear relative movements in the direction of the bottom mold axis.

Abstract: A device for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers may include at least one blow station having a first mold part and a second mold part. The first mold part and the second mold part surround a cavity within which the plastic preforms may be expanded into plastic containers. The first mold part may be movable relative to the second mold part. The device includes a first cantilever which is disposed on the first mold part, a second cantilever which is disposed on the second mold part, a first hinge lever which is hingedly connected to the first cantilever, and a second hinge lever which is hingedly connected to the second cantilever. The first cantilever and the second cantilever may be arranged to be pivotable with regard to at least one geometrical pivot axis and may be coupled to an actuating device which causes a movement of the first cantilever and of the second cantilever for moving the mold parts. The blow station may be mounted on a transport via a carrier.

Abstract: A device (1) for the handling of containers with a mandrel (4), the cross-section of which is adjusted to the cross-section of one of the containers to be handled, whereby the mandrel (4) is displaceable, relative to the support device (30), along a direction of movement (L) between a resting position and a working position. The device has a spacing element (10) which is displaceable relative to the mandrel (4) in a direction of displacement (R) between at least two positions, whereby the direction of displacement (R) and the direction of movement form an angle with one another that differs by 0°, and whereby this spacing element is constructed in such a manner that the working position of the mandrel (4) in the direction of movement (L) is changed through a shifting of the spacing element.

Abstract: A blowing machine for containers, in particular bottles, with a preform heating module, to which a blow wheel is assigned and which contains a conveyor chain with exchangeable heating mandrels and optionally exchangeable shielding plates, with a service area provided on the conveyor chain in the heating module, in which an automatic changer for the automatic changeover of at least the heating mandrels is arranged. The automatic changer includes a magazine holder, a turret, which is adjustable and rotatable between the magazine holder and the conveyor chain, with grippers, and movably drivable unlocking components for engaging locks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blowing mold array (1) for re-molding plastic preforms into plastic containers comprising a blowing mold unit (2) forming a cavity (8), inside of which the plastic preforms can be expanded to plastic containers, wherein the blowing mold unit (2) is at least a two-piece unit, and having a blowing mold retainer (4) for accommodating the blowing mold unit, wherein the blowing mold retainer (4) has at least two mold retainer elements (4a, 4b) for accommodating parts (2a, 2b) of the blowing mold unit (2), and having a locking mechanism (10) in order to arrest at least one part (2a) of the blowing mold unit (2) against at least one mold retainer element (4a), wherein the locking mechanism (10) is provided with an engagement element (12) that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis (X), which in an arrested state of the part (2a) of the blowing mold unit (2) opposite a mold retaining element (4a) abuts a segment of the part (2a) of the blowing mold unit (2).

Abstract: A blow mold with a stationary mold half and another mold half movable relative to the stationary mold half between closed and open positions, and having a bottom mold comprising a bottom mold axis essentially perpendicular to the moving direction of the other mold half which can be moved relative to the mold halves between an engaged position and a removal position, and which can be at least positively locked with the mold halves in the engaged position and the closed position of the other mold half by at least one collar-like engaging element at the bottom mold, and a ring groove-like counterengagement structure in the mold halves, the engaging element and at least the counterengagement structure form a bayonet catch in the stationary mold half which can be actuated by relative rotary motions of the engaging element about the bottom mold axis and only linear relative movements in the direction of the bottom mold axis.