Abstract: A container unit for the storage and protection of laboratory substances includes a protective housing and at least one dosage-dispensing unit. The at least one dosage-dispensing unit includes a reservoir container and a dispensing head. To prepare the at least one dosage-dispensing unit for operation, the protective housing can be removed from the dosage-dispensing unit. The protective housing has a bottom part with at least one suitably shaped recess to provide a stable seat for the at least one dosage-dispensing unit, as well as a bell-shaped top. The top can be connected to the bottom part, so as to form a tightly sealed interior space. For transportation and storage purposes, the at least one dosage-dispensing unit is arranged in the interior space of the closed protective housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging machine for closing a container having a lid, which includes a supply unit for delivering the container along with a loosely seated lid. A rotating crimping head is provided with a plurality of recesses for one container each, a plurality of tensioning units each hold a container into a recess, and a crimping unit crimps the lids onto the container in order to close the container. A plurality of sensor units are provided such that one sensor unit is arranged on each tensioning unit. Each sensor unit records a container rotation and/or a container tensioning force in the crimping head. Each sensor unit has a transmitter to send signals and a control unit which has a receiver to receive signals sent from the transmitter.

Abstract: An apparatus for capping bottles, comprising: gripping devices for bottles containing products, constrained to a transporter, each of which gripping devices exhibits on a side thereof a gripping means of a corresponding bottle, and on an opposite side thereof hooking-receiving-stabilizing organ of a cap; at least a channel for supplying caps, arranged superiorly of the transporter upstream of a capping zone overlying the hooking-receiving-stabilizing organs transiting below the channel, into which a row of caps is conveyed, a head cap of the row of caps being held elastically by a lower end of the supply channel in order to position an internal surface of a relative head such as to intercept a front head (96a) of an underlying hooking-receiving-stabilizing organ in order to enable the head cap, in combination with the advancing of the transporter and with the striking and guiding action exerted by the supply channel, to disengage from the supply channel in order to locate in the corresponding hooking-receivin

Abstract: A method and machine for packing packets, whereby, as two packets are fed singly and successively along a path from an input station to an output station, respective sheets of packing material are folded about the two packets to form respective wrappings; the two packets, enclosed in the respective wrappings, are brought into contact with each other to form a group of packets, and are again fed from the input station to the output station, while a further sheet of packing material is folded about the group of packets.

Abstract: For the prevention of contamination of a vial with traces of medicinal fluids, for example cytostatics and antibiotics, which may be spilt on the outside of the vial while filling, the vial is provided with a tight-fitting protective envelope, preferably made of a transparent synthetic material, as a last step in the production process. Because of this, a possible contamination which remains on the outside of the vial is encapsulated between the vial and the envelope. Hereby, a user is no longer exposed to toxic substances, because the user will not touch the vial itself, but will touch the envelope. An additional advantage of the provision of the envelope is that if breaking of the vial occurs, the envelope will keep the pieces of broken glass together and will possibly prevent the medicinal fluid from leaking away.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices for encapsulating medicinal products and methods of using these devices to form the encapsulated product. More specifically, the present invention includes improved closing and/or ejection pins for use with a conventional capsule closing device. The closing pins may be hollow down a longitudinal interior diameter and may include a chamfered capsule contacting surface. The closing and/or ejection pins may be removably mounted to a pin plate and may be manufactured from a polymer. The pin plate may be attached to an actuation shaft in a non-rotational fashion, such as with a non-circular shaft profile and set screw.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing flexible containers of the type comprising particulate material located between two flexible web members (16, 17), the apparatus comprising a first feed means suitably in the form of one or more drive roller assemblies (13, 43) for advancing a first flexible web member through the apparatus, a metering means suitably in the form of a metering roller (12) having recesses (84) on its peripheral face to accomodate the particulate material and to deposit the particulate material onto the first flexible web member, second feed means suitably in the form of a roller assembly (13, 43) to pass a second flexible web member over the first flexible web member containing the particulate material, and sealing means suitably comprising a roller assembly (13) having one of the rollers including heated zones (94) or portions along its external surface such that when the first and second web members pass between the rollers the web members are sealed together along areas corresponding to contact

Abstract: A package exhibiting high strength for containment during storage and shipping and stability thereof in humidity variations. This package comprises a multi-cell container prepared from a partially corrugated first material having peaks and flutes, a polymeric film encompassing the outermost peripheral surface of said container and a cover for said container and which cover is prepared from at least a partially corrugated second material having peaks and flutes.

Abstract: A bag forming and filling apparatus in which a continuous tube of heat sealable plastic is fed from a roll along a pathway where it is cut to the desired length and sealed on one end. The opposite end of the sealed tubing engages over an expandable hollow mandrel which expands the open end of the tube to permit material to be inserted therein. The filled section of tubing is then fed in reverse along the same path to a point of storage or use.