A particle removal device for a filling machine configured to form, fill, and seal individual packages is provided. The particle removal device comprises an air supply pipe, and a controller being programmed to activate the particle removal device such that a jet of air is directed into a ready-to-fill package passing the particle removal device.

A method for processing containers includes introducing flushing gas into a container's interior while the interior remains connected to a vacuum source, and adjusting flow of the flushing gas and an underpressure of the vacuum source such that, while flushing gas flows through the interior, a flushing pressure in the interior lies between 0.46 and 0.9 bar.

A water inspection apparatus includes an injector, a suction unit, and a water measurement unit. The injector injects a drying gas into a bottle. The suction unit sucks the drying gas from the bottle. The water measurement unit measures the water concentration of the drying gas sucked by the suction unit.

Processes for shutting down a hydroprocessing reactor and for removing catalyst from the reactor may comprise shutting off hydrocarbon feed to the reactor, stripping hydrocarbons from the catalyst, cooling the reactor to a first threshold reactor temperature, purging the reactor with N.sub.2 gas, introducing water into the reactor, and dumping the catalyst from the reactor, wherein the first threshold reactor temperature may be substantially greater than 200 F. In an embodiment, the water may be introduced into the reactor via a quench gas distribution system when the reactor is at a second threshold reactor temperature not greater than 200 F. to cool the reactor to a third threshold reactor temperature not greater than 120 F.

According to one embodiment, a wafer storage container cleaning apparatus includes: a cleaning chamber accommodating a body of a wafer storage container, the body including a storage space storing semiconductor wafers and an opening of the storage space; a stage inside the cleaning chamber, having a placement surface for disposing the body thereon, and supporting the body by the placement surface; a cleaning liquid supply supplying a cleaning liquid to inner and outer sides of the body to clean the inner and outer sides; a first drainage receiver receiving drainage after cleaning the inner side of the body, and discharging the received drainage to outside; a second drainage receiver receiving drainage after cleaning the outer side of the body, and discharging the received drainage to outside; and an exhaust to exhaust the storage space formed by the inner side of the body.

An apparatus for removing labels from reusable containers, which includes supporting elements for at least one reusable container, on the outer lateral surface of which at least one label to be removed is applied; the apparatus includes at least one cutting device, which is provided with at least one blade which is configured to be arranged, with its cutting portion in a position that faces at least one portion of the label, and movement elements for moving the aforesaid portion of the label which are adapted to actively impart, on command, to the portion of the label, a movement away from the outer lateral surface of the container, in order to bring the portion of the label against the cutting portion of the blade.

To save washing water, a container washing facility for washing an inner surface of a can (2) before the can (2) is filled with a material includes a conveyor (9) that conveys the can (2) at least in a posture of being inverted with an opening (2a) of the can (2) facing downward, a cleaning air jetting unit (10) located along a conveying path of the can (2) conveyed by the conveyor (9) to jet cleaning air to the inner surface of the can (2) through the opening (2a) of the can (2) while the can (2) is being conveyed, and a washing water jetting unit (11) located along the conveying path of the can (2) conveyed by the conveyor (9) to jet washing water to the inner surface of the can (2) through the opening (2a) of the can (2) while the can (2) is being conveyed.

A machine for removing labels from reusable containers includes a support for at least one reusable container, to which at least one label to be removed is applied on its lateral surface, and is provided with at least one cutting device adapted to perform at least one at least partial cut of the label, and elements for removing the label from the container which include nozzles for emitting at least one high-pressure jet of fluid toward the label.