The invention relates to an arrangement (20) to transport a round blank ring (30) made from plastic from a receiving location (35) to an assembly station (90). A every point in time, the orientation and the position of the round blank ring (30) are predefined, at least within a tolerance range. To execute a movement from top to bottom in a height direction (H), it is possible to use a feed device (34) with a motor-driven conveying unit (58). This conveying unit (58) moves one or more round blank rings (30) in a positively guided manner downward in the height direction (H) to a delivery location (36). At every point in time as this is done, the orientation of the round blank ring relative to the height direction (H) is defined, at least within a predefined tolerance range.

A support plate for a carrousel machine comprising a seat for housing a lower portion of a bottle, an elastically deformable locking body at the lateral wall of the seat, and a deforming unit movable between an inactive position in which it allows the locking body to adopt a home configuration, and an active position, in which it mechanically acts on the at least one locking body and keeps it in a deformed configuration in which it projects towards the inside of the seat to adhere to a lateral surface of the bottle. The insertion of a bottle into the seat causes the passage of the deforming unit from the inactive position to the active position and of the locking body to the deformed configuration.

An article supply apparatus comprises a main body, an article accommodating unit provided in the main body, accommodates articles, an article supply unit provided in the article accommodating unit and including a first turntable and a second turntable, and a first operating unit provided in the article supply unit, wherein a relative position of the second turntable with respect to the first turntable is changed by an operation of the first operating unit.

A rotating device for moving containers for pharmaceutical use includes a rotation group configured to be controlled in rotation about a vertical rotation axis and a plurality of gripping groups associated with said rotation group and arranged about said vertical rotation axis. Each gripping group is configured to support at least one of said containers and is rotatable about a respective horizontal rotation axis. At least some first gripping groups are movable between a first operating position in which each first gripping group is in a position proximal to said rotation group and a second operating position in which said first gripping group is in a distal position from said rotation group.

A rotating device for moving containers for pharmaceutical use includes a rotation group configured to be controlled in rotation about a vertical rotation axis and a plurality of gripping groups associated with the rotation group and arranged about the vertical rotation axis. Each gripping group is configured to support at least one of the containers and is rotatable about a respective horizontal rotation axis. At least some first gripping groups are movable between a first operating position in which each first gripping group is in a position proximal to the rotation group and a second operating position in which said first gripping group is in a distal position from the rotation group.

A support plate for a carrousel machine comprising a seat for housing a lower portion of a bottle, an elastically deformable locking body at the lateral wall of the seat, and a deforming unit movable between an inactive position in which it allows the locking body to adopt a home configuration, and an active position, in which it mechanically acts on the at least one locking body and keeps it in a deformed configuration in which it projects towards the inside of the seat to adhere to a lateral surface of the bottle. The insertion of a bottle into the seat causes the passage of the deforming unit from the inactive position to the active position and of the locking body to the deformed configuration.