System for producing plastic containers with universally usable changing robot and method therefore
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsThomas Scharl, Andreas Hack, Martin Wagner, Gerhard Schwoed
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AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsThomas Scharl, Andreas Hack, Martin Wagner, Gerhard Schwoed
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A system for producing plastic containers with a heating device for heating plastic preforms, wherein the heating device has a transport device for transporting plastic preforms along a predetermined first transport path, and a plurality of holding devices for holding the plastic preforms and at least one heating device which heats the plastic preforms during the transport thereof and comprising a forming device for forming the plastic preforms to form plastic containers. The forming device is configured for expanding the plastic preforms heated by the heating device by applying a flowable medium, and includes a plurality of forming stations which form the plastic preforms to form the plastic containers. Both the heating device and the forming device have changeable elements, wherein the system has a changing device configured for changing both changeable elements of the heating device and changeable elements of the forming device.
A system for producing plastic containers with a heating device for heating plastic preforms, wherein said heating device has a transport device configured for transporting plastic preforms along a predetermined first transport path, and a plurality of holding devices configured for holding the plastic preforms and at least one heating unit configured to heat the plastic preforms during the transport thereof and comprising a forming device configured for forming the plastic preforms into plastic containers, said forming device being configured for expanding the plastic preforms heated by the heating device by applying a flowable medium, wherein the forming device has a plurality of forming stations configured to form the plastic preforms to form the plastic containers, and wherein both the heating device and the forming device have changeable elements,
A method for operating a system for producing plastic containers, wherein plastic preforms are heated with a heating device in a working mode of the system, and wherein a transport device transports the plastic preforms along a predetermined first transport path, and a plurality of holding devices hold the plastic preforms, and at least one heating unit heats the plastic preforms during their transport, and wherein furthermore a forming device expands the plastic preforms heated by the heating device by applying a flowable medium and thus shapes them to form the plastic preforms, wherein the forming device has a plurality of forming stations, which shape the plastic preforms to form the plastic containers, and wherein both the heating device and the forming device have changeable elements,
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