Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers has a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path. The conveying device has a movable station carrier arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier and on which a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations have blow moulding devices which form cavities inside which the plastics material preforms are shaped to form plastics material containers. The blow moulding devices are arranged on blow mould carriers. The apparatus has a changing device suitable for removing at least the blow moulding devices from the blow mould carriers and/or arranging blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers. A changing device has a gripping device for gripping the blow moulding device, wherein this gripping device is movable in at least two different directions and is pivotable about at least three different axes.

Abstract: Apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers includes a conveying device which conveys the pre-forms along a pre-set path. The conveying device has a movable station carrier arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier on which are arranged a plurality of shaping stations which have in each case blow moulding devices which have cavities, inside which the pre-forms are shaped. The apparatus has a changing device for removing the blow moulding devices from the blow mould carriers and/or for arranging blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers. The changing device has a first control device for controlling a removing and/or an arranging movement of the blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers, and a second control device for controlling a blow moulding procedure, wherein the first control device and the second control device preferably co-operate at least for a time.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers with at least one blow moulding station which is arranged on a conveying device rotatable about a pre-set axis of rotation (D). The blow moulding station has a blow mould and this blow mould forms a cavity in the interior of which the plastics material pre-forms are capable of being expanded by being acted upon with a gaseous medium to form the plastics material containers, with a stressing device, which acts upon the plastics material pre-forms with the gaseous medium in order to expand them, and with a clean room, which surrounds the blow moulding station at least in part. The clean room is bounded off from an environment by at least two walls which are movable relative to one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shaping apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (10A) with a plurality of blow moulding stations (8) and with at least one control device (55; 55A; 55B; 55C) for the control of blow moulding pressures and/or volume flows at the blow moulding stations (8), in which the at least one control device (55; 55A; 55B; 55C) comprises at least one control valve (56) with a control piston part (58) which is guided in a cylinder part (57) and by means of which a cross-section (59) of a blow moulding air duct (60) is capable of being closed, wherein the control device (55; 55A; 55B; 55C) has a drive unit (61) operating in an electromagnetic manner in order to effect a change in position of the control piston part (58) inside the cylinder part (57) and thus also to control the blow moulding pressures and/or volume flows at the blow moulding stations (8).

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the transforming of plastics material preforms (10) into plastics material containers with a blow molding nozzle (2) arranged on a blow molding piston (14) extending in a predetermined longitudinal direction (L), in order to act upon these plastics material preforms with a gaseous medium for the expansion thereof, with an attachment device in order to supply the gaseous medium to the blow molding nozzle (2), and with at least one connecting line (22) which conveys the gaseous medium from the attachment device to the blow molding nozzle. According to the invention at least one portion of this connecting line (22) extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal direction (L).

Abstract: A valve device for controlled introduction of a blowing medium into plastic parisons, includes at least one controllable valve body, at least one actuating device, and a control device for controlling the actuating device. The actuating device is at least indirectly operatively connected to the valve body, and includes at least one piezoelectric actuator, wherein by actuation of the actuating device and control of the piezoelectric actuator, which is associated therewith, by the control device in dependence on the current impressed into the piezoelectric actuator and/or the voltage applied thereto, the valve body can be moved from an open position into a closed position and vice versa, and in the closed position a main flow path for introduction of the blowing medium into the plastic parisons is closed.

Abstract: An apparatus for sorting piece goods may include a receiving surface which can rotate about a predefined rotation axis and is designed to receive the piece goods. The apparatus may include a first guide rail for guiding the piece goods, wherein this guide rail has a gap through which one region of the piece goods passes and by means of which another region of the piece goods is held. The apparatus may include a turning device which pivots the piece goods with respect to a longitudinal direction of the piece goods. The apparatus may include a separating device which separates out some of the sorted piece goods which are not guided in a predefined manner by the first guide rail or by the turning device. The turning device may be arranged upstream of the separating device in the movement direction of the piece goods.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, with at least one blowing station arranged on a moving carrier, wherein the blowing station has a blow mould carrier for holding a blow mould and the blow mould carrier has a first blow mould carrier part and a second blow mould carrier part, wherein the second blow mould carrier part can be moved away from the first blow mould carrier part in order to open the blow mould for removal of a plastic container and/or for insertion of a preform, and wherein the second blow mould carrier part can be moved towards the first blow mould carrier part in order to transfer the blow mould into a closed state for forming the preform, wherein that the second blow mould carrier part has a lower density and/or strength than the first blow mould carrier part.

Abstract: An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes an application unit for applying a gaseous medium onto the plastic performs. The application unit includes at least one valve unit for controlling the gaseous medium to be supplied to the plastic preform The valve unit has a working piston that is movable between at least two positions, and a control piston that is movable between at least two positions. Movement of the control piston is coupled, at least at times, to movement of the working piston. The valve unit includes a sealing unit that substantially prevents a gas flow between the working chamber and the control chamber at least in one position of the working piston and a membrane body that seals at least one area of the control piston against at least one area of the control chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a conveying device and a plurality of blow moulding stations arranged on the conveying device. Each blow moulding station includes a blow mould. A clean room is provided inside which the plastics material pre-forms are conveyed. The blow mould has two lateral parts and a bottom part that jointly form a cavity inside which a plastics material pre-form is shaped into a plastics material container. A drive device moves the lateral parts or the bottom part of the blow mould. A coupling device couples the drive device to a lateral part. A mounting device mounts the coupling device.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (20) with a movable carrier (2) on which is arranged at least one shaping station (4), wherein the shaping station has a blow moulding device (6), and wherein the shaping station additionally has a stressing device (12) which acts upon the plastics material pre-forms with a flowable medium for their expansion, wherein the shaping station additionally has a rod-like body (14) which is capable of being inserted into the plastics material pre-forms in order to stretch them in the longitudinal direction (L) thereof, wherein the shaping station has a drive device (24) which moves the rod-like body (14) with respect to the plastics material pre-form.

Abstract: A device for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with a mobile carrier on which is arranged a plurality of blowing stations, each comprising blow mold carrier parts to hold blow mold parts, wherein at least one of these blow mold carrier parts is mobile in relation to the other blow mold carrier part, and wherein the blowing stations each comprise a carrier element to carry at least one blow mold carrier part. The device includes a clean room within which the plastic preforms can be expanded into plastic containers. The blow mold carrier parts together with the carrier element form a unit which can be demounted as a whole from the carrier.

Abstract: A device for transforming parisons into containers with a plurality of transforming stations which are disposed on a movable carrier, wherein the transforming stations each have blow molds, within which the parisons can be transformed into containers by a supply of a flowable medium, and blow mold supports for holding these blow molds, wherein the blow mold supports have at least two blow mold support parts which are movable relative to one another for opening and closing the blow molds, with a clean room which is demarcated with respect to the surroundings by means of at least one wall and which at least partially surrounds the individual transforming stations, so that the transforming stations are movable within this clean room, and with at least one supply unit in order to supply flowable sterilizing medium to at least one region of the transforming stations which are movable within the clean room.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the conveying of plastics material pre-forms (10) along a pre-set conveying path (P) with a first guide rail (2) and a second guide rail (4) for guiding the plastics material pre-forms (10), wherein the plastics material pre-forms (10) are guided between the guide rails (2, 4) and the guide rails (2, 4) have in each case first support faces (12, 14) which extend along the conveying path (P) and which support the plastics material pre-forms (10) during the conveying thereof. The apparatus (1) has a stressing device (42, 44) for acting upon the plastics material pre-forms (10) with a gaseous medium. The plastics material pre-forms are conveyed along their conveying path by being acted upon with the gaseous medium, and a geometrical position of the guide rails is capable of being altered with respect to each other.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for handling containers. The apparatus comprises a moveable carrier, a plurality of treatment stations arranged on the moveable carrier for treating the containers, each treatment station having at least one element that is moveable in relation to the carrier, and a stationary guide curve. The elements are temporarily coupled to the guide curve. A movement between a treatment station of the plurality of treatment stations and the guide curve translates to a movement of the at least one element. A coupling device comprises at least one guide roller which at least temporarily contacts the guide curve. At least one of the guide roller or the guide curve includes an imidized polymer material.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the shaping of plastics material containers, with a movable carrier on which are arranged a plurality of shaping stations for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers, wherein these shaping stations have blow mould carrier parts movable with respect to each other for opening and closing the shaping stations, and wherein the shaping stations have a locking mechanism for holding the shaping stations in a closed state.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for the stretch blow molding of plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers with a carrying device (2) for carrying a blow mold (3) comprising at least two shell parts (4, 5) and a base part (6) and with a base part clamping device (10) comprising a base part receiving means (11; 111) and holding devices (12, 13 and 14, 15; 114, 115 respectively) for holding the base part receiving means (11; 111), in which the base part receiving means (11; 111) is capable of being clamped to the holding devices (12, 13 and 14, 15; 114, 115 respectively) by way of a fastening with positive locking (18; 118), in which the fastening with positive locking (18; 118) has positive locking areas (22) produced from ceramic material.

Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastic preforms for providing plastic containers), having a plurality of shaping stations arranged on a movable carrier, wherein the shaping stations have blowing molds which accommodate the preforms and within which the preforms are shaped to provide the containers, and wherein the shaping stations each have charging devices which are movable relative to the preforms and which charge the preforms arranged in the molds with a flowable medium for expansion, and wherein the shaping stations have a valve arrangement which controls the feed of the medium to the preforms, with a clean chamber within which the shaping stations are conveyed with the charging devices, wherein the clean chamber is arranged against the surroundings by at least one wall. Flow connections for guiding the flowable medium are provided between the valve arrangements and the charging devices and the valve arrangements are arranged outside the clean chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes a plurality of molding stations which are arranged on a movable carrier. The molding stations each include blow molds, within which plastic preforms can be molded into plastic containers by applying a flowable medium, as well as blow mold carriers for holding the blow molds, a clean room which at least partially surrounds the individual molding stations, so that the molding stations can be moved within the clean room, and a locking mechanism at least partially located within the clean room, to lock the two blow mold carrier parts together in a closed condition. The locking mechanism includes a first locking element that cooperates with a second locking element, the first locking element being arranged to be movable by a movement device that is supported by at least one bearing that is at least partially provided outside of the clean room.

Abstract: An apparatus for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a transport device on which a plurality of blow molding stations are arranged. Each of these blow molding stations comprises a blow mold inside which a plastic preform can be shaped into a plastic container. The apparatus includes a clean chamber inside which the plastic preforms can be transported. The region of the transport device in which the blow molding stations are arranged is arranged in the clean chamber and at least one further region of the transport device is arranged outside the clean chamber.