Abstract:
Apparatus (1) for manufacturing sterile containers (2), comprising: a shaping unit (3) for shaping the containers (2); a chemical sterilising unit (4) for sterilising the shaped containers (2) by means of a sterilising agent; a first box-like case (5) configured to delimit a first volume (6) inside which the containers (2) move forward during their transferral from the shaping unit (3) to the sterilising unit (4). a first air pressurising device (7) for pressurising the air, which is located externally of the first volume (6) and configured to introduce therein air having pressure comprised between 1 Pa and 10 Pa, the pressurising device (7) comprising at least one first fan (8) and at least one first heating element (9) configured to maintain the temperature of the pressurised air over the dew point of the sterilising agent.
Abstract:
Sanitisation process for sanitising a filling device (1) of a receptacle, the filling device (1) comprising a valve body (2), an inlet (4) for a fluid, a dispensing nozzle (5), and a shutter (8) that can be moved inside the valve body (2), comprising the steps of: - bringing the shutter (8) into a position whereby it engages the dispensing nozzle (5) so as to close it completely; - supplying the inlet (4) with the sanitisation fluid so as to fill the valve body (2) with the sanitisation fluid; - moving the shutter (8) away from the dispensing nozzle (5) so as to discharge the condensation that has formed inside the valve body (2).
Abstract:
A filling device (1 ) for filling a receptacle, comprising: a valve body (2); an inlet (4) for a filling fluid; a dispensing nozzle (5) for dispensing the filling fluid to the receptacle; a passage (3) for the filling fluid, obtained inside the valve body (2) between the inlet (4) and the dispensing nozzle (5); a slider (7) slidably inserted in the valve body (2), the slider (7) comprising a core (17) made of ferromagnetic material to which a coating (18) made of thermoplastic polymer is applied; an annular sleeve (13) slidably mounted outside the valve body (2) and comprising a plurality of magnetic rings (14) alternating with a plurality of ferromagnetic rings (15).
Abstract:
A filling apparatus (1) for filling containers (100) in aseptic conditions, comprising: a tank (2) for containing a filling fluid; a plurality of dispensing nozzles (3) in fluid communication with the tank (2), the nozzles (3) being located in a contamination-controlled environment (4) that is isolated from an external environment (5); a VHP or vaporized hydrogen peroxide generator (11), characterized in that it comprises at least one first VHP supplying duct (12) that extends from the vaporized hydrogen peroxide generator (11) to the tank (2).
Abstract:
Device (1) for applying a closure on a mouth (30a) of a container (30), comprising: a capping or sealing head (13) bearing the closure; a plate-shaped body (5) elastically coupled to the capping or sealing head (13); a plurality of centring plugs (6) integrally constrained to the capping or sealing head (13) and slidably inserted in a same number of slots (7) afforded in the plate-shaped body (5), each of the centring plugs (6) having a conical end (6a) and the corresponding slot (7) being counter-shaped so as to house the conical end (6a), as the plate-shaped body (5) can shift in such a way that the device (1) passes from a first configuration in which the capping or sealing head (13) is spaced apart from the mouth (30a) and the conical ends (6a) engage the slots (7), to a second configuration in which the capping or sealing head (13) is brought close to the mouth (30a) and the conical ends (6a) at least partly disengage from the slots (7); a blocking system (9) for blocking the reciprocal sliding of the centring plugs (6) with respect to the plate-shaped body (5).
Abstract:
A sterilization unit (1) for sterilizing articles (100) such as capsules, parisons, containers, comprising: a treatment chamber (2) having an inlet section (3) and an outlet section (4) for said articles (100); a passage zone (20) for the passage of the articles (100) having an extension inside the treatment chamber (2) from the inlet section (3) to the outlet section (4); plasma supply means (5, 6) for supplying plasma to said treatment chamber (2); a suction air barrier system (7, 8) operatively active on the treatment chamber (2) so as to limit the inlet of air from the outside towards the treatment chamber (2) and the outlet of plasma from the treatment chamber (2) towards the outside, thus maintaining a plasma saturated environment inside the treatment chamber (2).
Abstract:
Filling device (1) for filling a receptacle, comprising: a valve body (2); an inlet (4) for a filling fluid; a dispensing nozzle (5) for dispensing the filling fluid to the receptacle; a passage (3) for the filling fluid, obtained inside the valve body (2) between the inlet (4) and the dispensing nozzle (5); a shutter (8) slidably inserted into a first portion of the passage (3); a first annular sleeve (13) mounted outside the valve body (2) at the first portion of the passage (3), the first annular sleeve (13) being coupled magnetically or electromagnetically with the shutter (8). a flow rate selector (9) slidably inserted into a second portion of said passage (3); a second annular sleeve (23) mounted outside the valve body (2) at the second portion of the passage (3), the second annular sleeve (23) being coupled magnetically or electromagnetically with the flow rate selector (9).
Abstract:
Method for sterilizing a container (100) comprising the steps of: generating a flow of water vapour; introducing an aqueous compound containing a liquid hydrogen peroxide into the flow of water vapour so as to obtain a mixture of water vapour and partially evaporated hydrogen peroxide; heating the mixture so as to complete its evaporation; delivering the heated and evaporated mixture to the container (100) to be sterilized.