A filling machine includes a rotor and a rotor mounting. The rotor mounting is formed by a rotary feed that also mounts the rotor to the machine frame.

A rotary-machine type device for filling a filling medium, in particular a food, into a multiplicity of containers. The device includes a drive unit, a multiplicity of container receptacles, which are each designed for receiving a container and are rotatable about a vertical axis V by the drive unit, and a lifting unit for vertically lifting a container out of a container receptacle. The lifting unit is releasably fastened to the drive unit and can be arranged in a multiplicity of angular positions around the drive unit.

A rotary-machine type device for filling a filling medium, in particular a food, into a multiplicity of containers. The device includes a drive unit and a multiplicity of container receptacles, which are each designed for receiving a container and are rotatable about a vertical axis V by the drive unit. The drive unit has a stationary hollow shaft and, radially outside the stationary hollow shaft, a motor-driven rotor, wherein the rotor is mechanically coupled to the multiplicity of container receptacles. The drive unit has a plurality of flanges which are spaced apart in the vertical direction and protrude outwards from the drive unit in the radial direction. At least one flange is rotatable with the rotor.

A rotary-machine type device for filling a filling medium, in particular a food, into a multiplicity of containers. The device includes a drive unit and a multiplicity of container receptacles, which are each designed for receiving a container and are rotatable about a vertical axis V by the drive unit 10. The device further includes at least one functional unit, which may be a container destacking unit, a container filling unit, a container covering unit, a container sealing unit, a container printing unit, a container inspection unit, or a container discharge unit. The at least one functional unit is mechanically coupled to the drive unit.

A filling system for filling a container with a pourable product, comprising: a tank configured to be filled with the pourable product; at least one filling device including a local control unit having a control module configured to selectively allow filling of the container with the pourable product; at least one duct interposed between the tank and the filling device; and at least one vortex flowmeter disposed along the duct and configured to generate a pulse-train detection signal as a function of a flow rate of the pourable product along the duct, wherein the local control unit of the filling device includes a processing module configured to process the detection signal from the at least one vortex flowmeter in order to determine an amount of the pourable product flowing into the container, as a function of a number of pulses of the detection signal.

A machine for filling containers, each container having a longitudinal axis, the machine comprising: a conveying device; at least one handling unit including a support device configured to receive and retain a container and at least one filling device selectively activated for feeding a pourable product into the container while the at least one handling unit travels along the transfer path; a pressurizing circuit; a decompression circuit; at least one actuating device; and a control unit configured to: control activation and deactivation of the at least one filling device and the at least one actuating device; control connection of the pressurization circuit and the decompression circuit with the container; and simultaneously maintain the at least one actuating device in an active state while the decompression circuit is in communication with the container so as to rotate the container about the longitudinal axis during decompression.

An apparatus for the automated filling of cartridges of e-vapor devices may include a filling drum configured to receive at least one cartridge of an e-vapor device. The apparatus may additionally include a needle assembly including at least one hypodermic needle. The needle assembly is configured to transition between a lowered state and a raised state. The lowered state is where the hypodermic needle is moved down into the cartridge, while the raised state is where the hypodermic needle is lifted up and away from the cartridge. The apparatus may further include a pump assembly configured to pump a pre-vapor formulation into the cartridge when the needle assembly is in the lowered state. The pump assembly may include a variable amplitude cam system configured to adjust an amount of the pre-vapor formulation for pumping to the cartridge without changing start and stop times for the pumping.

A filling element includes a liquid valve having a valve element that forms part of the liquid channel. An electromagnetic drive couples to the valve element and moves it along a stroke axis such that the valve element moves while a valve body remains stationary. A gap across which the magnetic field extends lies outside the liquid channel.

An apparatus for processing containers includes a container-filling system having filling-point pairs in which each filling point has a filling element. Each filling element has a channel formed in a housing, a liquid valve in the channel that controls flow through a dispensing opening. The filling system also has internal and external gas-paths that are internal and external relative to the filling elements. These gas paths connect to each other. A gas-path control-valve controls the external path. Nothing controls the internal path. A stand-alone control module contains part of the external gas-path and the gas-path control-valve.

Systems and methods for filling a beverage container with a carbonated fluid at ambient temperature while minimizing foam formation are provided. The carbonated fluid can maintain a laminar flow through the filling machine.