A container treatment plant and a method for the treatment of containers are described. The container treatment plant includes a plurality of treatment elements, wherein each treatment element is used for a pre-determined treatment of the containers and each treatment element has associated therewith a container nominal value which indicates which type of container the treatment element can treat, a detection device for detecting properties of one of the containers to be treated, and a comparator device for comparing a detection result of the detection device with the container nominal value for at least one treatment element.

An apparatus for automated capping and de-capping of test tubes having an ejector pin system for individualized cap ejection.

A closing apparatus for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a container with a screw cap in a beverage filling plant, includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the container closure with at least one gripping arm pivotable about a bearing, an actuating unit for actuating the gripping mechanism, and a detection unit for detecting a stroke of a stroke element of the actuating unit acting on the gripping mechanism. A corresponding method is also described.

A sealing machine and method for controlling a sealing machine Includes the following steps: placing capped containers provided with a seal on plates, rotating the plates, pressing the seal against the cap of the container and fastening said seal using a sealing head. The step of rotating the plates is performed by rotating each plate independently of the other plates. The method further includes: detecting at least one parameter associated with the rotation of a plate and/or with a compression load between each sealing head and the seal, and comparing the value of the detected parameter with a reference range.

A sealing machine and method for controlling a sealing machine Includes the following steps: placing capped containers provided with a seal on plates, rotating the plates, pressing the seal against the cap of the container and fastening said seal using a sealing head. The step of rotating the plates is performed by rotating each plate independently of the other plates. The method further includes: detecting at least one parameter associated with the rotation of a plate and/or with a compression load between each sealing head and the seal, and comparing the value of the detected parameter with a reference range.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a detection device that detects the occurrence of an event (so-called double capping) in which two caps are disposed on one container. To that end, the detection device (10, 10A) of the present invention has two types of sensors provided on a production line (100) for a commercial product in which an opening (1A) of a container (1) is sealed with a cap (2), said sensors being a proximity sensor (3) along a path where the container (1) moves and a sensor (4: for example, a transmission sensor) equipped with a transmitter (4A), which is inside the same path, and a receiver (4B). An area detected by the sensors (3, 4) is an area where the cap (2) is not present in a normal state (a state in which double capping has not occurred), but where a subsequent cap (2-1) is present if two caps (2) in a row have been attached to one container (1).

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a detection device that detects the occurrence of an event (so-called double capping) in which two caps are disposed on one container. To that end, the detection device (10, 10A) of the present invention has two types of sensors provided on a production line (100) for a commercial product in which an opening (1A) of a container (1) is sealed with a cap (2), said sensors being a proximity sensor (3) along a path where the container (1) moves and a sensor (4: for example, a transmission sensor) equipped with a transmitter (4A), which is inside the same path, and a receiver (4B). An area detected by the sensors (3, 4) is an area where the cap (2) is not present in a normal state (a state in which double capping has not occurred), but where a subsequent cap (2-1) is present if two caps (2) in a row have been attached to one container (1).

A device for recruiting and loading a plurality of caps for closing containers of biological material, includes a cap container arranged to contain in bulk the plurality of caps; a cap recruitment system arranged to convey the caps collected within the cap container, along a predetermined direction; a channel device arranged to receive the caps conveyed by the recruitment system and direct the caps downstream of the channel device; and a slide arranged to shift the caps from the channel device towards a pick up position wherein the caps can be respectively picked up for application on a respective container without a cap positioned at a working point.

Disclosed is a container treatment system for treating containers comprising a first treatment block with a first single-line container exit point, further comprising a downstream second treatment block having a wet region and/or temperature control region with a mass conveyor for containers, a first single-line container feed point upstream of the mass conveyor and a second single-line container exit point downstream of the mass conveyor, and comprising a third treatment block that is located downstream of the second treatment block and has a second single-line container feed point, wherein the first single-line container exit point of the first treatment block is connected to the first single-line container feed point of the second treatment block via a first single-line conveying device, and the second single-line container exit point of the second treatment block is connected to the second single-line container feed point of the third treatment block.

Disclosed is a container treatment system for treating containers comprising a first treatment block with a first single-line container exit point, further comprising a downstream second treatment block having a wet region and/or temperature control region with a mass conveyor for containers, a first single-line container feed point upstream of the mass conveyor and a second single-line container exit point downstream of the mass conveyor, and comprising a third treatment block that is located downstream of the second treatment block and has a second single-line container feed point, wherein the first single-line container exit point of the first treatment block is connected to the first single-line container feed point of the second treatment block via a first single-line conveying device, and the second single-line container exit point of the second treatment block is connected to the second single-line container feed point of the third treatment block.