A method for transferring at least one filling needle of a number of filling needles into an isolator which has a transfer lock, the method having the following steps: providing a first needle carrier within the transfer lock, said needle carrier carrying the number of filling needles; providing a second needle carrier in a first position within the isolator; robot-assisted transferring of the at least one filling needle of the number of filling needles from the first needle carrier to the second needle carrier; and robot-assisted placing of the at least one filling needle of the number of filling needles in the second needle carrier, wherein the at least one filling needle of the number of filling needles is held directly during the robot-assisted placing. A transfer system, in which such a method can be conducted, is also disclosed.

A method for transferring at least one filling needle of a number of filling needles into an isolator which has a transfer lock, the method having the following steps: providing a first needle carrier within the transfer lock, said needle carrier carrying the number of filling needles; providing a second needle carrier in a first position within the isolator; robot-assisted transferring of the at least one filling needle of the number of filling needles from the first needle carrier to the second needle carrier; and robot-assisted placing of the at least one filling needle of the number of filling needles in the second needle carrier, wherein the at least one filling needle of the number of filling needles is held directly during the robot-assisted placing. A transfer system, in which such a method can be conducted, is also disclosed.

The invention concerns a method for the manipulation of sterilized objects (22, 23, 24) in a controlled atmosphere chamber (12), comprising a step of gripping at least one of the sterilized objects (22, 23, 24) from the outside of the chamber (12), and a step of inserting the latter inside the chamber (12) through an access aperture defined in correspondence with at least one wall (15, 16) thereof, subsequently a step of closing the access aperture and a step of decontaminating the interior of the chamber (12) by delivering a decontaminating agent.

The invention concerns a method for the manipulation of sterilized objects (22, 23, 24) in a controlled atmosphere chamber (12), comprising a step of gripping at least one of the sterilized objects (22, 23, 24) from the outside of the chamber (12), and a step of inserting the latter inside the chamber (12) through an access aperture defined in correspondence with at least one wall (15, 16) thereof, subsequently a step of closing the access aperture and a step of decontaminating the interior of the chamber (12) by delivering a decontaminating agent.

Disclosed are transfer systems and methods for transferring products to transport means which accommodate a specific amount of products. The transfer system includes at least one moving product supply device, at least one transport device, and at least one transfer device for transferring the products from the product supply device to the transport means in a transfer area, where the transport device has at least a first section along which the products are transported by the transport means in a conveying direction of the product supply device and at least one second section along which the products are transported by the transport means in the opposite direction to the conveying direction of the product supply device.

Disclosed are transfer systems and methods for transferring products to transport means which accommodate a specific amount of products. The transfer system includes at least one moving product supply device, at least one transport device, and at least one transfer device for transferring the products from the product supply device to the transport means in a transfer area, where the transport device has at least a first section along which the products are transported by the transport means in a conveying direction of the product supply device and at least one second section along which the products are transported by the transport means in the opposite direction to the conveying direction of the product supply device.

In various examples, systems and methods of controlling robotic sortation devices are described. In various examples, a first item associated with a first target may be determined. A first item count associated with a first buffer may be determined. A first robotic sortation device may be allocated to the first target based at least in part on the first item count. The first robotic sortation device may receive the first item. The first robotic sortation device may be controlled to place the first item in a first container associated with the first target.

In various examples, systems and methods of controlling robotic sortation devices are described. In various examples, a first item associated with a first target may be determined. A first item count associated with a first buffer may be determined. A first robotic sortation device may be allocated to the first target based at least in part on the first item count. The first robotic sortation device may receive the first item. The first robotic sortation device may be controlled to place the first item in a first container associated with the first target.

A Primary Packaging Line using a single carrier tray concept allows to have a lean setup of the lens transfer/ripping process from the upstream Inspection Module, blister strip formation after the inspection and a shell reusage system in case of detected missing or multiple lenses by the inspection. The primary packaging line for packaging ophthalmic articles comprises: shell supply and placement station; saline pre-dosing station; lens transfer station; saline main dosing station; lens presence check station; lens and shell reject station; lot sorter station; foil supply and sealing station and blister labeling station.

A Primary Packaging Line using a single carrier tray concept allows to have a lean setup of the lens transfer/ripping process from the upstream Inspection Module, blister strip formation after the inspection and a shell reusage system in case of detected missing or multiple lenses by the inspection. The primary packaging line for packaging ophthalmic articles comprises: shell supply and placement station; saline pre-dosing station; lens transfer station; saline main dosing station; lens presence check station; lens and shell reject station; lot sorter station; foil supply and sealing station and blister labeling station.