Bottle capping station, in particular for products of the pharmaceutical industry

A capping station (7) for a filling machine to fill bottles (1);

• the capping station (7) comprising:
• a first conveying system, which is designed to move a plurality of full bottles (1) in an upright position;
• a second conveying system, which is arranged above the first conveying system and is designed to move a plurality of caps (3), each designed to close a respective bottle (1);
• a capping device, which is designed to pick up at least one cap (3) from the second conveying system in order to apply the cap (3) to a bottle (1) carried by the first conveying system;
• a heating unit (8) comprising at least one heating device (17), a support beam (16), which carries the heating device (17), and a main operating device (18), which is designed to move the support beam (16) between a rest position, in which the heating device (17) is far from a corresponding bottle (1), and a work position, in which the heating device (17) is close to a corresponding bottle (1) so that the heat of the heating device (17) heats at least a neck (4) of the bottle (1);
• and
• a control device,
• wherein:
• the heating unit (8) comprises a safety operating device (23), which is independent of the main operating device (18) and is designed to move the support beam (16) between the work position and a rest position, in which the heating device (17) is far from a corresponding bottle (1), and
• the control device is designed to detect a fault of the main operating device (18) and to operate the safety operating device (23) in case of a fault of the main operating device (18).