A support plate for supporting a package during filling with a food product is disclosed. The support plate can include a wall defining a cavity for receiving a top portion of the package. The wall has a slanted interior surface that is complementary to the top portion of the package. The support plate also comprises a support projection extending in a parallel direction to and away from the wall, the support projection being complementary to and for abutting the top portion of the package, wherein the top portion can include a concave top surface and a second concave surface. A system that can include the support plate for use in a filling machine and a filling machine that can include a plurality of the systems are also disclosed.

A support plate for supporting a package during filling with a food product is disclosed. The support plate can include a wall defining a cavity for receiving a top portion of the package. The wall has a slanted interior surface that is complementary to the top portion of the package. The support plate also comprises a support projection extending in a parallel direction to and away from the wall, the support projection being complementary to and for abutting the top portion of the package, wherein the top portion can include a concave top surface and a second concave surface. A system that can include the support plate for use in a filling machine and a filling machine that can include a plurality of the systems are also disclosed.

A sterilization method includes a sterilizer supplying step of supplying a sterilizer to a sterile zone conveyor (23) while the sterile zone conveyor (23) is being rotated, and a sterile water supplying step of supplying sterile water to the sterile zone conveyor (23) while the sterile zone conveyor (23) is being rotated.

A sterilization method includes a sterilizer supplying step of supplying a sterilizer to a sterile zone conveyor (23) while the sterile zone conveyor (23) is being rotated, and a sterile water supplying step of supplying sterile water to the sterile zone conveyor (23) while the sterile zone conveyor (23) is being rotated.

To simply sterilize a blow-molding machine.

A mist or gas of hydrogen peroxide or a mixture thereof is introduced through a valve block (14) disposed adjacent to a molding die (13), thereby sterilizing at least the molding die (13) and an extension rod (15) that extends into the molding die (13) through the valve block (14).

To simply sterilize a blow-molding machine.

A mist or gas of hydrogen peroxide or a mixture thereof is introduced through a valve block (14) disposed adjacent to a molding die (13), thereby sterilizing at least the molding die (13) and an extension rod (15) that extends into the molding die (13) through the valve block (14).

The invention relates to a method and an plant for the production and treatment of sterile plastic containers, in which preforms made of a thermoplastic material are heated in the region of a heating section and then formed into containers by pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, and wherein the preforms or the containers or both are sterilized and pass through at least one low-germ zone which is surrounded by an enclosure, characterized in that the enclosure 2, 2′ has an outer housing 3, 3′ and an airlock chamber 4, 4′ through which treatment medium is extracted from the low-germ zone 1, 1′ and at the same time air is extracted from the outer environment of the outer housing 3, 3′.

In one general aspect, a method for filling multiple containers with a pharmaceutical product is disclosed, which comprises decontaminating sealed nested materials in a transfer chamber, removing from the sealed nested materials one or both of a container nest holding the multiple containers and a closure nest holding multiple closures, transferring from the transfer chamber to a controlled environment enclosure the removed nest, aseptically filling the containers with the pharmaceutical product, and closing the containers with the multiple closures. The nests are configured to allow multiple closures and containers to be simultaneously aligned concentrically, and closed simultaneously. Spring-loaded retaining structures on the closure nest allow it to releasably retain multiple closures above the corresponding multiple containers. In some embodiments the spring-loaded features are monolithically integrated with the closure nest. The product may be lyophilized in partially sealed containers while the sealing closures are releasably retained by the closure nest.

An inductor for transverse sealing a packaging material tube filled with food product comprises a main body comprising first and second sealing surfaces facing the packaging material during a sealing state, a recess in the main body for receiving a knife during a cutting state, and an electric conductor arrangement, in the main body for inducing eddy currents in the packaging material during the sealing state. The first/second sealing surfaces each comprise a top section, an inner sealing section between the recess and the top section, and an outer sealing section between the top section and an outer edge of the inductor. The inner sealing section is inclined towards the recess, and the outer sealing section is inclined towards the outer edge, so that product in the tube is pushed away from a sealing band of the tube as the first/second sealing surfaces are pressed towards the sealing band.

Only a bottle properly preliminarily heated is sterilized by hydrogen peroxide. Temperature inspection to the bottle is performed while travelling the bottle. During the inspection, a bottle of which temperature does not reach a predetermined temperature is removed and a bottle of which temperature reaches the predetermined temperature is continuously travelled, hydrogen peroxide condensed mist α is blown toward a mouth portion 1a of the bottle by a spray tube 59 disposed at a predetermined position, and hot air is blown into the bottle from the nozzle while the nozzle 64 following the mouth portion of the bottle. According to such operation, only the bottle properly heated can be sterilized by the hydrogen peroxide, Thereafter, beverage fills the bottle, which is then sealed.