I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.

An apparatus and a method for the automated management of the assembly of a machine for processing and/or packaging pharmaceutical products inside an insulated processing chamber, with controlled atmosphere and delimited by walls, at least one of which is provided with at least one access aperture which can be selectively closed by a primary closing unit. The apparatus includes a transport container able to contain one or more assemblable elements which are introduced into or removed from the processing chamber, and which is associated with the access aperture from the outside of the chamber provided with a secondary closing unit able to cooperate with the primary closing unit so that they can be opened to put the inside of the transport container in communication with the inside of the chamber. The apparatus also includes a handling device and a work tool configured to alternately grip or release the assemblable elements.

A transport apparatus for transporting objects includes a reference surface; electric energizing device to selectively generate one or more magnetic fields associated with the reference surface; and at least one transport member configured to support and transport the objects and to move without contact with respect to the reference surface. The transport member includes a first magnetic device. The electric energizing devices are configured to interact with the first magnetic device and cause the displacement of the transport member. A second magnetic device includes at least one magnetic device configured to assume a first condition in which the magnetic device is inactive and a second condition in which the magnetic device is active and generates a magnetic attraction force suitable to interact with the first magnetic device to block the transport member with respect to the reference surface when a correct interaction between the electric energizing device and the first magnetic device is missing.

Transport apparatus ( 10 ) for transporting objects ( 11 ) which comprises a reference surface ( 13 ), at least one transport member ( 18 ) for supporting and transporting the objects ( 11 ) with respect to the reference surface ( 13 ), magnetic members (23) and energization electric members (15), configured to interact with the magnetic members (23) and consequently cause the selective displacement of the transport member ( 18 ), wherein at least one wireless power transmitter ( 28 ) selectively transmits energy to at least one wireless power receiver ( 30 ).

Described is a machine for making filter bags including: a rotary carousel having a plurality of grippers for retaining respective filtering chambers; each gripper is configured for moving the filtering chamber to a pick-up zone; a first reel of a first strip and a second reel of a second strip; a selector device including a first channel engaged by the first strip arriving from the first reel, and a second channel engaged by the second strip arriving from the second reel; the selector device has a shared outfeed at the pick-up zone; first and second movement means, positioned, respectively, along the first and the second channel for feeding, respectively, the first strip of tags and the second strip of tags, the first and second movement means are operated selectively in such a way as to feed alternately the first or the second strip.

The invention concerns a method for the manipulation of sterilized objects ( 22 , 23 , 24 ) in a controlled atmosphere chamber ( 12 ), comprising a step of gripping at least one of the sterilized objects ( 22 , 23 , 24 ) from the outside of the chamber ( 12 ), and a step of inserting the latter inside the chamber ( 12 ) through an access aperture defined in correspondence with at least one wall ( 15 , 16 ) thereof, subsequently a step of closing the access aperture and a step of decontaminating the interior of the chamber ( 12 ) by delivering a decontaminating agent.

Control method for controlling the operating conditions of a rotary press machine ( 1 ) for forming tablets ( 100 ), wherein the rotary press machine ( 1 ) comprises a rotating compression turret ( 2 ) which includes a die table ( 3 ) provided along a circumferential portion thereof with a plurality of dies ( 4 ), a plurality of lower punches ( 6 ) and a corresponding plurality of upper punches ( 5 ) associated in pairs with respective dies ( 4 ), said lower punches ( 6 ) and said upper punches ( 5 ) respectively having a substantially cylindrical body equipped with an abutment end on which a lower compression roller ( 12 ) and an upper compression roller ( 11 ) respectively abut, a feeding station ( 7 ), a control system ( 20 ) to control the operating pressure of said lower and upper compression rollers ( 12, 11 ), in which during a detection phase the feeding of powder ( 50 ) into the dies ( 4 ) is inhibited so as to have at least one empty die ( 4 a ), said lower ( 6 ) and/or upper ( 5 ) punches are moved towards said at least one empty die ( 4 a ) by means of respective lower and/or upper compressing means, and a resisting pressure value is measured, by means of detection means ( 14 ), as the value of pressure exerted by the respective lower and/or upper compression means on the corresponding lower and/or upper punches ( 6, 5 ) moved inside said at least one empty die ( 4 a ), and an evaluation phase in which a value of said resisting pressure is processed by said control system ( 20 ) to generate a signal relating to a punch operating state.

A sealing and cutting device for forming bags containing products includes; a sonotrode for sealing a portion of a continuous tubular strip, feeding along a feed direction; a counterhead positioned facing the sonotrode; a movement system for moving the sonotrode and/or anvil between a first non-operating position, wherein the sonotrode and the anvil are apart, and a second operating position wherein the sonotrode and the anvil are in contact to simultaneously seal a head and bottom of respective bags. A cutting element includes a circular blade connected to a supporting and movement element which imparts a translational movement to the blade with a circular shape along a direction perpendicular to the feed direction of the strip. The anvil includes a slit from which the blade protrudes, for cutting the strip, by contact with the sonotrode in the second operating position, to separate a bag formed from the remaining strip.

A hermetic package for a food product in liquid or pasty form and consisting of a single sheet folded along longitudinal and transversal lines of weakness to form a container having a triangular prismatic shape, of two triangular opposite parallel front walls, two opposite inclined rectangular lateral walls converging towards a common vertex, and a rectangular base wall from whose larger opposite edges extend the two front walls, whilst from the two smaller opposite edges extend the two lateral walls; first and second sealings create first and second sealing fins and define a cavity, and a single opening for accessing the cavity; the opening is made at the base wall, to allow filling of the cavity, the opening is in turn closed by a third sealing formed by sealing together inner faces of the two front walls in such a way as to create a third base sealing fin.

An apparatus for automatically forming a casing for smoking articles which contains a filter includes a first forming unit configured to form the filter starting from a first shaped sheet, and a second forming unit configured to form the casing starting from a second shaped sheet. The first forming unit includes at least one first forming mandrel rotatable around a first axis of rotation thereof to form the filter, and the second forming unit includes at least one second forming mandrel to form the casing.

A tablet dispensing apparatus for dispensing tablets into containers includes a cylindrical drum having an inner cavity and a cylindrical side wall provided with a row of seats adjacent to each other along a circumference arc, each seat for accommodating a respective tablet, and an ejection device to interact with the seats at angular ejection positions of the drum to eject the tablets from the seats out of the drum. The side wall is provided internally with a groove extending along the circumference arc and communicating with the seats. The ejection device has an ejection element movable during rotation of the drum, at an angular ejection position thereof, in an operating position. The ejection element is slidably inserted in a groove and at least partially in the seats to push outwardly and eject the respective tablets from the seats while the drum rotates.