Abstract: The invention relates to a drying apparatus for drying containers having at least one container property, the drying apparatus including a cooling portion in which the containers can be cooled, a fluid flow device that is arranged and designed to apply a fluid flow to the containers within the cooling portion, and a control device that is designed to control the fluid flow device according to the at least one container property in such a way that the containers are cooled by the fluid flow.

Abstract: The invention relates to a production system for manufacturing metal cans, including a manufacturing system for manufacturing the cans using thermal energy and/or electrical energy, an energy generation device for generating electrical energy and thermal energy, the manufacturing system being thermally and electrically coupled to the energy generation device in order to provide thermal energy and electrical energy to the manufacturing system so that the efficiency of the manufacturing system is increased.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for an early detection of a malfunction of a conveyor unit of a conveyor system of an oven and to an oven, in particular a pin oven, comprising at least one such system. One of the systems comprises: at least one measuring unit which is designed to detect at least one operating parameter of the conveyor system. The system additionally comprises a controller which is designed to compare the operating parameter with a target operating parameter; detect a deviation of the operating parameter from the target operating parameter at a detection time; and output a warning signal if the deviation is greater than or equal to a specified value after a specified duration, wherein the duration starts at the detection time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drying device for forming a coating with at least one defined coating parameter in the cavity of a metal can, including a drying chamber through which the cans can be moved; adjustment means which have two or more controllable adjustment variables, wherein the adjustment means are arranged and designed so as to adjust the at least one coating parameter of the coating; and a controller, which is coupled to the adjustment means so as to transmit signals and which is designed to control the two or more adjustment variables on the basis of at least one can parameter such that the coating is formed with the at least one defined coating parameter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning system (100) for cleaning container units (2), in particular cans, comprising a movement device (102), which is arranged and designed to move container bundles containing a plurality of container units (2) along a cleaning path, at least one cleaning device (106-120), which is arranged and designed to clean the container units (2) within at least one cleaning portion of the cleaning path, and a control device, which is signal-coupled to the cleaning device (106-120) and/or the movement device (102), which is configured to put the cleaning device (106-120) into an energy-saving mode when a predefined bundle spacing between two successive container bundles (1, 1?, 1?) is exceeded, and/or to set a movement speed for the movement device (102) in such a manner that a bundle spacing (126, 128) between two successive container bundles (1, 1?, 1?) is less than the predefined bundle spacing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drying apparatus for drying containers containing cleaning fluid, the drying apparatus including a fluid flow device that is arranged and designed to apply a drying fluid to the containers, said drying fluid being oriented in a direction of fluid flow, the drying apparatus also comprising including a mounting device that is arranged and designed to retain the containers in a mounted direction, the mounted direction pointing in the direction opposite the direction of fluid flow.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pin oven for producing containers, comprising a drying chamber for drying the containers using a temperature-controlled process fluid, at least one axle for supporting a bearing element arranged inside the drying chamber, and at least one axle bearing arranged outside the drying chamber, the axle being supported by the axle bearing, and the axle bearing being arranged in a heat-insulating fashion relative to the surroundings of the pin oven.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drying device for drying container units, in particular cans, exhibiting solvent, comprising a drying chamber with an inlet side and an outlet side, in which a process fluid is able to be applied to the container units, a conveying unit which is arranged and configured to move the container units through the drying chamber from the inlet side to the outlet side, a fluid-flow device which is arranged and configured to provide the process fluid and to apply a fluid flow of the process fluid to the container units within the drying chamber, and a control device which is designed to control the fluid-flow device on the basis of a determined solvent input.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drying device for drying container units (1, 1?), in particular cans, comprising a conveying unit (102), in particular having transport pins, the conveying unit (102) being designed to convey the container units (1, 1?) along a drying section, a fluid flow device (108) which is designed to supply a fluid flow to the container units (1, 1?) at least in portions along the drying section, and a control device (122) which is coupled to the fluid flow device (108) for signal transmission and is configured to substantially steplessly adjust the fluid flow device (108) on the basis of a container property 10 of the container units (1, 1?) in order to supply the fluid flow having a predefined fluid flow property to the container unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drying device (1, 100, 150) for drying containers containing cleaning fluid, particularly beverage cans, comprising a drying chamber (2, 102) for applying a drying fluid to the containers in order to remove the cleaning fluid, and an oxygen sensor arrangement (28, 128, 172) which is arranged and configured to determine a final oxygen content of the drying fluid exiting the drying chamber (2, 102).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for preventing faults of an oven for producing containers, in particular cans. The device comprises: a conveyor unit with transport pins, said conveyor unit being designed to convey the containers along a drying section; at least one measuring unit which is designed to: ascertain an inlet number of containers which have entered an observation section of the drying section and an outlet number of containers which have exited the observation section; and a control device which is designed to: determine the amount of container loss on the basis of a deviation between the inlet number and the outlet number.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink cartridge which has at least one ink container which has an ink outlet with an ink outlet opening which extends from the inside to the outside, in the ink outlet opening a differential pressure valve is mounted which includes a valve seat and a valve body which can move relative to it, the valve seat has a continuous valve opening which has a peripheral sealing surface outside, a spring means is attached between the movable valve body and the stationary ink outlet, the valve body is pressed by the spring means with a predetermined closing force to form a seal from the outside against the sealing surface of the valve seat, and can be moved against the closing force to the outside from the sealing surface. In order to form an ink cartridge with a differential pressure valve which works more reliably, the invention proposes that the valve seat be made deformable so that the sealing surface can be moved relative to the ink outlet opening.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink cartridge which has at least one ink container which has an ink outlet with an ink outlet opening which extends from the inside to the outside, in the ink outlet opening a differential pressure valve is mounted which includes a valve seat and a valve body which can move relative to it, the valve seat has a continuous valve opening which has a peripheral sealing surface outside, a spring means is attached between the movable valve body and the stationary ink outlet, the valve body is pressed by the spring means with a predetermined closing force to form a seal from the outside against the sealing surface of the valve seat, and can be moved against the closing force to the outside from the sealing surface. In order to form an ink cartridge with a differential pressure valve which works more reliably, the invention proposes that the valve seat be made deformable so that the sealing surface can be moved relative to the ink outlet opening.