A system of measuring a top surface of a closure to determine if the closure is properly affixed to a container. Multiple paths of measurements may be collected and analyzed. In various analysis paradigms, measurements on a given path are separated into different sets, such as a leading set that generally includes the first third of measurements, a trailing set that includes the trailing set of measurements, and a middle set that includes the middle third of measurements. Several methods of analysis may be based on a presumption that a properly affixed closure is symmetrical or near symmetrical.

A cap opening and closing apparatus comprises: a first arm including a catch portion that moves, engages with an edge portion of a cap of a microtube, and opens the cap as the first arm rotates about a first rotation axis in a first direction; and a second arm including a pressing member that presses and closes the cap as the second arm rotates about a second rotation axis in a second direction opposite to the first direction. When opening the cap, the first and second arms are rotated in the first direction while the cap is positioned between the catch portion and the pressure member and an angle formed by a line joining the first rotation axis and the catch portion and a line joining the second rotation axis and the pressing member is kept within a predetermined angle range.

A cap opening and closing apparatus comprises: a first arm including a catch portion that moves, engages with an edge portion of a cap of a microtube, and opens the cap as the first arm rotates about a first rotation axis in a first direction; and a second arm including a pressing member that presses and closes the cap as the second arm rotates about a second rotation axis in a second direction opposite to the first direction. When opening the cap, the first and second arms are rotated in the first direction while the cap is positioned between the catch portion and the pressure member and an angle formed by a line joining the first rotation axis and the catch portion and a line joining the second rotation axis and the pressing member is kept within a predetermined angle range.

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

A device for assembling plastic objects including caps for coupling to base support at least partially counter-shaped to the cap. The device includes at least part of an assembly line defining assembly path and assembly plane including the assembly path and plurality of spindles moveable along the assembly path by an apparatus and configured to controlledly pick up the caps, the spindles position and push the caps onto the base supports along the assembly path; positioning apparatus including first and second detectors, controller with auxiliary control system to translate and rotate spindles along directions perpendicular to assembly path and plane and third encoder to detect spindle orientation relative to assembly path. First detector to detect first orientation, second detector to detect second orientation and controller to detect first orientation and second orientation by detectors and operate auxiliary control system to align base support and cap.

A system of measuring a top surface of a closure to determine if the closure is properly affixed to a container. Multiple paths of measurements may be collected and analyzed. In various analysis paradigms, measurements on a given path are separated into different sets, such as a leading set that generally includes the first third of measurements, a trailing set that includes the trailing set of measurements, and a middle set that includes the middle third of measurements. Several methods of analysis may be based on a presumption that a properly affixed closure is symmetrical or near symmetrical.

An apparatus (100) for automated capping and de-capping of test tubes (112) having an ejector pin (230) system for individualized cap (113) ejection.

A transport device for transporting upright containers arranged in a single row, comprising a first clamping belt and a second clamping belt, between which the containers arranged in a single row are held and transported, and at least one first rotary cylinder and one second rotary cylinder, around which the containers held by the clamping belts are transported. The containers and the clamping belts are guided one after the other around the at least two rotary cylinders in such a way that the containers are each pressed against the respective rotary cylinder by the radially outer clamping belt.

A system of measuring a top surface of a closure to determine if the closure is properly affixed to a container. Multiple paths of measurements may be collected and analyzed. In various analysis paradigms, measurements on a given path are separated into different sets, such as a leading set that generally includes the first third of measurements, a trailing set that includes the trailing set of measurements, and a middle set that includes the middle third of measurements. Several methods of analysis may be based on a presumption that a properly affixed closure is symmetrical or near symmetrical.

A bottle with sensors for probing and optimizing bottling line performance is disclosed. According to one embodiment a bottle, comprises an outer layer and a reservoir tube inside the outer layer that connects a reservoir inside the outer layer to a neck of the bottle. The bottle has a battery inside the outer layer and one or more sensors powered by the battery.