The invention relates to a transport system (1, 10, 14) in the beverage industry with a transport device (TR) which is designed to transport containers (3) through the transport system in a transport direction, having a rinsing region (4, 18) which is designed to form a liquid curtain (5, 19) through which containers that can be transported by the transport device (2) can pass. The invention furthermore relates to a computer-controlled or electronic method for operating the transport system.

A rack-type mobile device for presenting parts of breeding cages for washing, the device being adapted to be inserted into a washing/rinsing machine for use in pharmaceutical preclinical research centres, the device including: a load-bearing structural frame for the parts of breeding cages; apparatus adapted for moving the mobile device, connected to the frame; one or more hooking and positioning elements for hooking and positioning the parts of breeding cages on the device, the hooking and positioning elements being located on at least one lateral face of the frame and being constrained to the load-bearing structural frame; the hooking and positioning elements being shaped as an open hook tilted downwards relative to the horizontal plane, with the hook bottom facing outwards from the lateral face of the mobile device, and the hook tip facing inwards, the open hook having such a width as to be able to internally house at least a part of the cage parts.

A foreign object removal apparatus removes a foreign object attached on a can body by rinsing the can body. The foreign object removal apparatus includes a conveyance line configured to convey the can body, a destaticizing air blower configured to blow a destaticizing air to the conveyed can body, and a rinser configured to rinse the can body after blowing the destaticizing air using the destaticizing air blower.

A foreign object removal apparatus removes a foreign object attached on a can body by rinsing the can body. The foreign object removal apparatus includes a conveyance line configured to convey the can body, a destaticizing air blower configured to blow a destaticizing air to the conveyed can body, and a rinser configured to rinse the can body after blowing the destaticizing air using the destaticizing air blower.

A method of cleaning can bodies having a continuous sidewall closed at one end by an integral bottom portion opposite an open end is described. A can body transporter is populated a plurality of can bodies. The transporter transfers can bodies through a can body washer apparatus from an entry end to a delivery end. A plurality of spray bars are located between the entry end and the delivery end and delivers a washing solution to the plurality of can bodies. A substantially constant can body population density is maintained on the can body transporter by controlling a speed of the can body transporter relative to a rate of production of can bodies produced by an upstream can body making apparatus. A time duration of an exposure of the plurality of can bodies to the solution is controlled by regulating delivery of the solution.

A system for cleaning agricultural bins including a conveyer belt assembly and a water jet assembly is disclosed herein. The conveyer belt includes bin rollers configured to automatically transport bins mounted thereon. The bin rollers roll bins along the conveyer assembly to the flat surface of the second end of the first section and then the bins are transferred to the cleaner section via the grapple mechanism and the pivot point to the cleaner section arranged below the bin rollers within the first section. The water jet sprays then thoroughly clean the interior and exterior of the bins. The system for cleaning agricultural bins allows a user to clean an agricultural bin in less than one minute. Furthermore, the amount of time using a water hose is reduced thereby saving money and conserving water for a user.

A system for cleaning agricultural bins including a conveyer belt assembly and a water jet assembly is disclosed herein. The conveyer belt includes bin rollers configured to automatically transport bins mounted thereon. The bin rollers roll bins along the conveyer assembly to the flat surface of the second end of the first section and then the bins are transferred to the cleaner section via the grapple mechanism and the pivot point to the cleaner section arranged below the bin rollers within the first section. The water jet sprays then thoroughly clean the interior and exterior of the bins. The system for cleaning agricultural bins allows a user to clean an agricultural bin in less than one minute. Furthermore, the amount of time using a water hose is reduced thereby saving money and conserving water for a user.

Proposed is a POD cleaning chamber including: a cleaning sub-chamber including an entrance door and accommodating and cleaning a separation POD being transported, the separation POD resulting from separating a POD; a drying chamber including an exit door and drying the separations POD transferred from the cleaning sub-chamber; a shutter being arranged between the cleaning sub-chamber and the drying chamber, the shutter being configured to ascend and descend; and a chamber moving mechanism transporting the separation POD from the cleaning sub-chamber to the drying chamber.

The invention relates to an apparatus for treating foodstuff containers by spraying with a biocide-containing treatment liquid in at least one treatment zone (Z1-Z4) equipped with spraying means (B) for spraying the containers, the apparatus further comprising transport means for transporting the containers through the treatment zones (Z1-Z4), at least one generator (G1) for producing a biocide solution, at least one heating device for heating the treatment liquid, lines for supplying the biocide solution from the generator (G1) to the treatment zones (Z1-Z4) and, optionally, to at least one further biocide consumer device (BV1, BV2), lines for supplying the treatment liquid to the treatment means (B), as well as valves (V1-V7), controllable metering devices and pumps required for controlling the liquid flows, characterized in that a) the apparatus comprises at least two generators (G1, G2) for producing the biocide solution, and b) the generators (G1, G2) are connected or connectable neither directly nor indirectly to one another, but via corresponding feed lines to all treatment zones (Z1-Z4) and to any further biocide consumer device (BV1, BV2); and a method for operating such an apparatus.

A method and a system for processing containers and viscous material contained therein, the method delivering the containers to a rinsing tunnel; transferring the containers exiting the rinsing tunnel to a cap removal station; transferring the containers with respective cap thereof removed, from the cap removal station to a pumping and washing station; transferring the containers from the pumping and washing station to an exit; whereby, in a continuous process, exterior surfaces of the containers are rinsed under pressurized water jets in the rinsing tunnel; the cap of each container is removed is the cap removal station to free a top opening therein; at the pumping and washing station, material is pumped from inside of the containers through the opening, pumped material being transferred to first tanks, and the inside of the containers is rinsed; produced rinsing waters being sent to second tank.