Systems and methods for minimizing SHR from pharmaceutical part converting using pulsed ejection

A system for producing glass articles from glass tubing, the system comprising:

• a converter including a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one heating station, at least one forming station, a separating station, and at least one holder operable to hold a glass tube;
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• a gas flow system comprising a gas source and at least one gas delivery assembly, the at least one gas delivery assembly comprising an enclosure coupled to the at least one holder and fluidly coupled to the gas source,
• wherein:
• the converter is operable to translate the glass tube through the plurality of processing stations;
• the enclosure encloses a distal end of the glass tube and portions of the glass tube between the holder and the distal end;
• an internal volume of the enclosure is in fluid communication with the distal end of the glass tube when the glass tube is contained within the enclosure;
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• the gas flow system is operable to pass a gas from the gas source, into the enclosure, and into the glass tube through the distal end of the glass tube which produces a flow of the gas through the glass tube and out at a proximal end of the glass tube;
• and
• producing the flow of gas at the proximal end of the glass tube is operable to remove at least a portion of an atmosphere from an interior of the glass tube and reduce contamination of an inner surface of the glass tube by alkali released from the glass tube.

A system for producing glass articles from glass tubing, the system comprising:

• a converter including a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one heating station, at least one forming station, and a separating station, wherein the converter is operable to translate the glass tube through cycles of the plurality of processing stations;
• a gas flow system comprising a gas source and at least one gas delivery assembly coupled to at least one processing station or to at least one of a plurality of holders, the at least one gas delivery assembly comprising:
• a nozzle positioned to deliver a gas from the gas source into the glass tube through a distal end of the glass tube, which produces a flow of the gas through the glass tube and out at a proximal end of the glass tube;
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• a positioner coupled to the nozzle, the positioner operable to vertically reposition the nozzle relative to the distal end of the glass tube after each cycle of the converter;
• a sensor communicatively coupled to the positioner, wherein the positioner is operable to vertically position the nozzle in response to a signal from the sensor;
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• wherein producing the flow of gas at the proximal end of the glass tube is operable to remove at least a portion of an atmosphere from an interior of the glass tube and reduce contamination of an inner surface of the glass tube by alkali released from the glass tube.