Abstract: A robotic arm comprising a first arm portion, a second arm portion, the second arm portion moveable between a first axial position, in which the first arm portion and the second arm portion are mutually spaced from each other along said axis, and a second axial position, in which a first end of first arm portion and a second end of the second arm portion are in contact to define a housing, a head rotatable with respect to the first arm portion and around said axis; and a robotic joint. The joint is configured for adopting an operative condition, to make the second arm portion integral with the head. The robotic arm is configured so that said operative condition corresponds to said second axial position and said second angular position and the robotic arm is configured so that, in said operative condition, the joint is located within said housing.

Abstract: A robotic arm comprising a first arm portion, a second arm portion, the second arm portion moveable between a first axial position, in which the first arm portion and the second arm portion are mutually spaced from each other along said axis, and a second axial position, in which a first end of first arm portion and a second end of the second arm portion are in contact to define a housing, a head rotatable with respect to the first arm portion and around said axis; and a robotic joint. The joint is configured for adopting an operative condition, to make the second arm portion integral with the head. The robotic arm is configured so that said operative condition corresponds to said second axial position and said second angular position and the robotic arm is configured so that, in said operative condition, the joint is located within said housing.

Abstract: There is described a sterilization apparatus for sterilizing receptacle closures, the apparatus including a conveying device for the receptacle closures along an advancement path comprising a guide track defining and/or delimiting the advancement path and an advancement unit adapted to advance the receptacle closures along the advancement path. The advancement unit comprises an endless track, a plurality of cart assemblies moveably coupled to the endless track and configured to interact with one or more receptacle closures coupled to the guide track, an actuation assembly configured to control advancement of the cart assemblies along the endless track. Each cart assembly comprises a cart moveably coupled to the endless track and at least an engagement element coupled to the respective cart and configured to engage with one or more receptacle closures for advancing the one or more receptacle closures along the advancement path.