A pellet column is formed in a metering duct. The lowermost pellet is located in a connection point where an outlet duct is connected to the metering duct and leads transversely away therefrom. A first duct, which opens into the metering duct via a first duct mouth above the connection point, is impinged with negative pressure, wherein a pellet is suctioned onto the first duct mouth and is fixed thereto. This pellet acts as a block for the pellets thereabove. A second duct, which opens into the connection point via a second duct mouth, is impinged with positive pressure, wherein the pellet at the connection point is pneumatically ejected via the outlet duct and supplied to a container. After the ejection of the lowermost pellet, the negative pressure in the first duct is switched off such that the pellet held at the first duct mouth advances toward the connection point.

A storage and dosing station for storage and dispensing dosed quantities of solid drug portions includes a controller, a dispensing mechanism, an information reading device coupled to the controller, a detachable storage container configured to store solid drug portions, an outlet configured to output the solid drug portions and an information memory. The information reading device is configured to read information stored in the information memory, wherein the information memory stores data comprising a degree of rotation of the dispensing mechanism required to dispense a single solid drug portion, which is used by the controller to control dispensing of a first solid drug portion. A method for dispensing solid drug portions is also provided.

A storage and dosing station for storage and dispensing dosed quantities of solid drug portions includes a controller, a dispensing mechanism, an information reading device coupled to the controller, a detachable storage container configured to store solid drug portions, an outlet configured to output the solid drug portions and an information memory. The information reading device is configured to read information stored in the information memory, wherein the information memory stores data comprising a degree of rotation of the dispensing mechanism required to dispense a single solid drug portion, which is used by the controller to control dispensing of a first solid drug portion. A method for dispensing solid drug portions is also provided.

A method for producing bags containing fiber material, comprises the steps of forming at least one continuous layer of fiber material; separating in succession portions of fiber material from the continuous layer and moving them along a predetermined path; feeding each portion of fiber material to respective containment and compaction elements of a first transfer conveyor; feeding an ordered succession of bags containing respective portions of fiber material to respective supporting elements of a second transfer conveyor; transferring the portions of fiber material into respective housings of a third transfer conveyor; transferring the portions from the third transfer conveyor inside respective containment bags carried by a second transfer conveyor; transferring the containment bags from the second transfer conveyor to a fourth transfer conveyor; and moving in succession the bags housing respective portions of fiber material to a folding unit at which the bags are closed.

A method for producing bags containing fiber material, comprises the steps of forming at least one continuous layer of fiber material; separating in succession portions of fiber material from the continuous layer and moving them along a predetermined path; feeding each portion of fiber material to respective containment and compaction elements of a first transfer conveyor; feeding an ordered succession of bags containing respective portions of fiber material to respective supporting elements of a second transfer conveyor; transferring the portions of fiber material into respective housings of a third transfer conveyor; transferring the portions from the third transfer conveyor inside respective containment bags carried by a second transfer conveyor; transferring the containment bags from the second transfer conveyor to a fourth transfer conveyor; and moving in succession the bags housing respective portions of fiber material to a folding unit at which the bags are closed.