Apparatus and method for automatically filling and capping containers

Apparatus for automatically filling and capping containers comprising a first driving surface, a first transport member which is movable on the first driving surface in a contactless manner by means of magnetic interaction between a first rotor magnetic field of said first transport member and a first stator magnetic fields generated by first electric means associated to said first driving surface, so that a selective energization of said first electric means allows a movement of the first transport member relative to the first driving surface, a second transport member which is movable on a second driving surface of a first feeding station in a contactless manner by means of magnetic interaction between a second rotor magnetic field of said second transport member and a second stator magnetic fields generated by second electric means associated to said second driving surface, so that a selective energization of said second electric means allows a movement of the second transport member relative to the second driving surface, said second transport member being provided with a second support member configure to hold a plurality of said containers, and a first pick and place device is provided that is configured to pick up one or more containers from the second support member at a first pick-up zone and place the picked-up container on said first transport member, said apparatus being characterized by further comprising a third transport member which is movable on a third driving surface of a second feeding station in a contactless manner by means of magnetic interaction between a third rotor magnetic field of said third transport member and a third stator magnetic fields generated by third electric means associated to said third driving surface, so that a selective energization of said third electric means allows a movement of the third transport member relative to the third driving surface, said third transport member being provided with a third support member configured to hold a plurality of closure elements, and a second pick and place device is provided that is configured to pick up one or more closure elements from the third support member at a second pick-up zone and place the picked-up closure elements directly on the container which has been placed on the first transport member by the first pick and place device and filled with liquid or on said first transport member.