APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH WEAR CHECK OF VALVES

    公开(公告)号:US20250018636A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18770577

    申请日:2024-07-11

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with a movable carrier on which a plurality of forming stations for forming the plastic preforms into the plastic containers is arranged, wherein the forming stations each have valve arrangements for applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand them, and wherein each valve arrangement has at least two controllable valve devices, having movable piston devices which can switch the valve devices between at least two valve positions, characterized in that the device has a monitoring device for checking a state of wear of at least one of the valve devices. The monitoring device has at least one detection device which is configured for detecting the state of wear of the valve device optically and without contact.

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