Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting in the programming of an electronic control unit of a forming station comprising molding units, each of which has an interchangeable mold, the method comprising a manual programming step consisting in selecting a value for determined operating parameters through a data entry interface in the electronic control unit, wherein each mold has fastened thereto a storage component having values compatible with each mold for each determined parameter, is attached to said mold, the method comprising a prior step of reading the values stored in the storage component by means of a reader which automatically transmits the values to the electronic control unit to limit the choice of values of each parameter to the compatible values.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting in the programming of an electronic control unit of a forming station comprising molding units, each of which has an interchangeable mold, the method comprising a manual programming step consisting in selecting a value for determined operating parameters through a data entry interface in the electronic control unit, wherein each mold has fastened thereto a storage component having values compatible with each mold for each determined parameter, is attached to said mold, the method comprising a prior step of reading the values stored in the storage component by means of a reader which automatically transmits the values to the electronic control unit to limit the choice of values of each parameter to the compatible values.

Abstract: A plant (10) for manufacturing containers (12) from thermoplastic preforms (16), the plant (10) including at least:—a first unit (12) for thermally conditioning the preforms (16) which includes a first vertical lateral face (F1); and—a second unit (14) for shaping the containers (24) from the preforms (16) which have been thermally conditioned in the first unit (12), the second unit including a second vertical lateral face (F2); characterized in that the plant (10) includes at least one robot (50) which faces the first vertical lateral face (F1) and the second vertical lateral face (F2) in order to selectively operate through the first vertical lateral face (F1) and/or through the second vertical lateral face (F2) to carry out operations on the first unit (12) and/or the second unit (14).

Abstract: A plant (10) for manufacturing containers (12) from thermoplastic preforms (16), the plant (10) including at least:—a first unit (12) for thermally conditioning the preforms (16) which includes a first vertical lateral face (F1); and—a second unit (14) for shaping the containers (24) from the preforms (16) which have been thermally conditioned in the first unit (12), the second unit including a second vertical lateral face (F2); characterized in that the plant (10) includes at least one robot (50) which faces the first vertical lateral face (F1) and the second vertical lateral face (F2) in order to selectively operate through the first vertical lateral face (F1) and/or through the second vertical lateral face (F2) to carry out operations on the first unit (12) and/or the second unit (14).