Abstract: A conveying device for conveyed goods, comprising a conveying rake having at least one prong, and a first drive assembly which is operatively connected to the conveying rake. The conveying rake is drivable by the first drive assembly so as to perform a reciprocating movement in the conveying direction and to perform a reciprocating movement in a penetration direction. The conveying device furthermore has a mating rake having at least one prong, and a second drive assembly which is operatively connected to the mating rake. The mating rake is displaceable in the conveying direction in relation to the conveying rake, so as to clamp conveyed goods between the prong of the conveying rake and the assigned prong of the mating rake. A method for operating a conveying device for conveyed goods is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying device for conveyed goods, comprising a conveying rake (2) having at least one prong (21), and a first drive assembly (3) which is operatively connected to the conveying rake (2), wherein the conveying rake (2) by means of the first drive assembly (3) is drivable so as to perform a reciprocating movement in the conveying direction (I) and to perform a reciprocating movement in the penetration direction (II), wherein the conveying device (1) furthermore has a mating rake (4) having at least one prong (40), and a second drive assembly (5) which is operatively connected to the mating rake (4), wherein the mating rake (4) by means of the second drive assembly is displaceable in the conveying direction (I) in relation to the conveying rake (2), so as to clamp conveyed goods between the prong (21) of the conveying rake and the assigned prong (40) of the mating rake (4). The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating a conveying device (1) for conveyed goods.

Abstract: A sleeve consisting of metal and having a planar base manufactured to low fabrication tolerances for holding a cartridge, or other container for pharmaceutical products, filled with a pharmaceutical product, prior to, and during, freeze-drying is proposed. The sleeve has a cylindrical receptacle, into which a cartridge may be inserted. The base of that receptacle may have openings. Since the base of the metallic sleeve is manufactured to low fabrication tolerances, heat transfer from the cooling plate on which the sleeve containing the cartridge stands to the sleeve will be improved. Heat transfer from the sleeve to the interior of the cartridge will also be improved, since the latter is surrounded by the sleeve over the full length of the sleeve, thereby forming an enlarged surface, along which radiative heat transfer takes place. The sleeve preferably extends up to the level of the liquid pharmaceutical product arranged in the cartridge.

Abstract: An arrangement for the sterile, aseptic production and/or filling of pharmaceutical products contains a housing which, with the exception of an inlet and an outlet with a clearly defined cross-section, is closed in an airtight manner. Through the air inlet air is forced via a filter into the interior of the housing. The air passes out of the housing through the air outlet or channels. The size of the cross-section of the air outlet and the performance of the ventilating device are matched in such a way that within the interior of the housing there is a laminar unidirectional or combined airflow and a constant overpressure with respect to the pressure outside the housing.

Abstract: In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device grasps an entire row of empty containers and conveys it to a weighing station, where the containers are weighed. Following weighing, all containers of the row are simultaneously filled and then reweighed. The containers are then reinserted into the nest and sealed, without being refilled, which allows checking the operation of the filling station without wasting product.

Abstract: In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device grasps an entire row of empty containers and conveys it to a weighing station, where the containers are weighed. Following weighing, all containers of the row are simultaneously filled and then reweighed. The containers are then reinserted into the nest and sealed, without being refilled, which allows checking the operation of the filling station without wasting product.

Abstract: An arrangement for the sterile/aseptic production and/or filling of pharmaceutical products contains a housing which, with the exception of an inlet and an outlet with a clearly defined cross-section, is closed in an airtight manner. Through the air inlet air is forced via a filter into the interior of the housing. The air passes out of the housing through the air outlet or channels. The size of the cross-section of the air outlet and the performance of the ventilating device are matched in such a way that within the interior of the housing there is a laminar unidirectional or combined airflow and a constant overpressure with respect to the pressure outside the housing. This overpressure is kept at a constant value by a regulating device. With respect to the cleanness and the protection of the product obtained, the arrangement is comparable with an isolator, but can be manufactured, installed, validated and operated much less expensively.

Abstract: A conveyor system for conveying nested packings in a filling plant operates with two independently controlled trolleys, which respectively have a centering plate for receiving a nest. Whilst the packings are being treated on the first trolley, the second trolley takes over the ready-treated nest, brings it to the delivery point and travels back again empty. Dead times resulting from empty runs, or additional centering motions in the handling of the packings, are thereby prevented.

Abstract: In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device picks up a row of empty containers and transfers it to a weighing station. Following weighing, the row of containers is simultaneously filled and subsequently re-weighed. The row of containers is then reinserted into the nest and sealed, without being refilled, which allows checking the operation of the filling station without wasting any of the product involved.

Abstract: In a method and a device for filling needle-free injectors, it is proposed that filling takes place through the injector discharge opening and where the piston stopper has been previously inserted. Filling takes place in such a way that, independently of tolerances of the injector, the interior space is filled to the brim in an at least approximately bubble-free manner. It is not absolutely necessary to measure or dose the liquid to be filled. The filled state is either established through the disappearance of the vacuum in the interior space, or through the piston having reached a specific position during displacement.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming stacks of individual articles, particularly diapers, contains a supply mechanism, which transfers the diapers successively and tangentially to a transfer device. The transfer device contains a plurality of revolving, tangentially positioned receptacles, which individually receive the articles. At a sequencing station the articles are then radially slid out of the receptacles, so that with a low impact speed and without spacing they form a stack.