A sealing and pressure dosing apparatus, and container filling method, including a capping machine (102) which receives containers (1). Closures (80) are applied to the containers (1) immediately following the raising of pressure within the containers (1) by a pressure dosing system in a pressure sealing chamber (84). Preferably a cooling system is integrated with the capping machine.

An apparatus for digital printing on closing components for containers, includes a loading container with a hopper containing the closing components from which a conveyor line originates, with the closing components being positioned on the conveyor line by means of a withdrawing device provided with a bowl. A digital printing station situated along the conveyor line includes a digital printing device with ink-jet nozzles provided to reproduce images and/or text on each metal closing component with the help of a position sensor provided to detect the position of the closing components on the conveyor line.

The digital printing device is controlled by a command and control unit, to which the position sensor is connected. A user interface device allows the user to interact with the command and control unit to select and/or modify an image to be printed, on the basis of which control instructions are sent to the digital printing device so that the selected and/or modified image to be printed is reproduced on the closing components.

An installation for sterilizing articles by radiation, the installation having a radiation-generator device and an article support device disposed facing the radiation-generator device. Devices for moving the articles in front of the radiation-generator device are provided. The article support device comprises devices for varying the orientation of the articles when the articles move in front of the radiation-generator device.

Disclosed is a cam curve design method for a cap screwing machine based on a multi-objective method, belonging to the technical field of cap screwing machine cam design. The present disclosure is to solve the problem that the conventional method for redesigning the cam curve cannot optimize the parameters according to the degree of importance such that the operating stability of a cam mechanism is poor. The method comprises: acquiring key point data determined for realizing the functions of a cam of the cap screwing machine; performing dimensionless processing on the key point data to obtain a dimensionless time T and a dimensionless displacement S; writing an n-order polynomial fitting cam curve displacement function, manually interpolating local control points, and obtaining a polynomial fitting cam curve expression and chart in combination with the constraints of key point displacement by using a least squares method; and selecting cam curve optimization objectives and setting weight coefficients to construct an optimized cam curve. The present disclosure is used for the design of a cam curve.

A plant for filling and capping a container is disclosed. The plant comprises a transfer unit configured to feed the container along a feeding path. The transfer unit is connected to a filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to a capping drum via an inlet station. The transfer unit also has an outlet segment at the outlet station, which is straight and tangent to the filling drum, and an inlet segment at the inlet station, which is straight and tangent to the capping drum.

An arrangement for disinfecting can lids and for closing cans includes a feed device which feeds a can closing unit. Receiving portions for individual can lids are arranged in the feed device. The feed device is situated in the feed region of the can closing unit. At least one sterilization device, for can lids received individually in the feed device, is arranged in a conveying region of the feed device.

A polymeric film comprising a polyester substrate layer and a heat-scalable polymeric layer disposed on one surface of said polyester substrate layer, wherein the heat-scalable polymeric layer comprises copolyester A having a glass transition temperature Tg(A) in an amount WA and copolyester B having a glass transition temperature Tg(B) in an amount WB, wherein: (i) WA>WB; (ii) WA is at least 50 wt % by total weight of the heat-scalable polymeric layer; (iii) WB is at least 10 wt % by total weight of the heat-scalable polymeric layer; (iv) Tg(A)>Tg(B); (v) Tg(B) is in the range of ?35? C. to ?10? C.; and (vi) Tg(A) is preferably in the range of ?15? C. to 5? C.

A system and method for independently routing vehicles and delivering containers and closures to unit operation stations are disclosed. The containers and closures can, in some cases, be transported on the same vehicle. In other cases, the containers and closures can be transported on different vehicles.

A system and method for independently routing vehicles and delivering containers and closures to unit operation stations are disclosed. The containers and closures can, in some cases, be transported on the same vehicle. In other cases, the containers and closures can be transported on different vehicles.

An apparatus (100) for filling and sealing containers comprises a carousel (401) with a plurality of stations (106) revolving about an axis (104), each station (106) comprising a holder (108) adapted to accommodate a container (110), a filling tool (126) for dispensing a fluid product in the container, and a sealing tool (200) for applying a closure (202) to the container (110); at each station (106), the holder (108) is mobile in a radial direction (R) of the carousel between a first, retracted position substantially aligned with the filling tool (126), and a second, extended position substantially aligned with the sealing tool (200).