Abstract:
Methods and systems for producing packaged contact lenses are described. A stock product that includes a contact lens located in a contact lens packaging solution in a sealed contact lens package is provided. The stock product has one or more printing surfaces. The stock product is directed to a labeling station to produce a customer-tailored labeled product. The labeled product includes printed customer-specific indicia directly on the printing surface of the stock product. Manufacturing systems that include such labeling stations are also described. Utilizing the present methods and systems, contact lenses are labeled and supplied to different customers based on customer requirements.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an automatic loading machine adapted to load laboratory pipette racks (8) with pipette's tips stored in a bulk comprising: collecting means (1) adapted to contain at least a portion of said bulk; orientating means (2) , comprising a plurality of conduits directing the tips to move wherein their sharp dispensing orifice is directed towards the moving direction; at least one funnel, adapted to force a series of oriented tips to move perpendicularly towards a loaded rack; said pipette tip rack (8), adapted to slide along a rack plate (5); and, vibrating means (4) adapted to simultaneously orient said tips, move them towards the descending funnel, and actuate the rack on top of its plate. The present invention also discloses a method of loading pipette tips rack such that another one or more column and/or line of the bores of said pipette tips rack with tips until all bores are accommodated with tips.
Abstract:
A protective sleeve, adapted to receive at least a first light bulb, includes parallel first and second panels, wherein at least the second panel includes a plurality of apertures. The package also includes a pair of sidewalls generally perpendicular to and connecting the panels, wherein the first panel, second panel and sidewalls together define an interior space. A second sleeve is adapted to receive at least a second light bulb. When the sleeve and the second sleeve are received together into the outer shell in an inverted orientation relative to each other sleeve, the respective second panels of the sleeve are adjacent each other, and the bulb portion of each of first and second light bulbs positioned with the sleeve intrudes into an interior space of the adjacent sleeve through at least one of the plurality of apertures of each of the sleeves.
Abstract:
A carrier for transferring work pieces in a semiconductor or reticle fabrication facility including a base having one or more supports adapted to operably support a work piece, a cover adapted to mate with the base to form an interior, and an indicator presented with the carrier and selectively changeable between a first indication and a second indication for visually differentiating an orientation of the work piece within the interior without opening the carrier. The work piece can comprise a reticle and the one or more supports can support the reticle in at least a first orientation and a second orientation.
Abstract:
The method of packing of PET preforms and a die for packing PET preforms are the object of the invention. The method of packing PET preforms is characterised by the fact that the die is provided with groups of cavities of the same amount and or comparable depth that are simultaneously filled up with the same of preforms in such an arrangement that the upper parts of the lower preforms are in contact with the bottom of the upper preforms, and when the specified level of the packing is reached, the next groups of cavities of the same depth are filled up, and then, the activity is repeated with regard to the next group of cavities of the same depth. The die for packing PET preforms is characterised by the fact that the die is provided with groups of cavities ( 2 ), ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) of the identical outline, whose geometrical centres intersect at alpha angle of 60 DEG , and each of the groups ( 2 ), ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) has different depth and each internal cavity ( 2 ) preferably borders on three cavities ( 3 ) and on three cavities ( 4 ), and each internal cavity ( 3 ) preferably borders on three cavities ( 2 ) and on three cavities ( 4 ) and each internal cavity ( 4 ) preferably borders on three cavities ( 2 ) and on three cavities ( 3 ).
Abstract:
A cartoning machine (10) for processing folding cartons (15) with an integral securing frame (25) has an assembly component (47) acting with each folding carton (15) which erects the securing frame (25) lying flat inside said carton (15). Each erecting component (47) also has a support (50) which positively supports the securing frame (25) while objects (30, 35) are being packed in the carton (15).
Abstract:
A system (10) for transporting by gravity a single-file series of elongate, tapered articles (11) along an inclined transport path for distribution into receiving slots (87). The system includes a hopper (12) for holding a supply of the articles and a pair of adjacently parallel rotating cylinders (30) for holding the articles in suspended, sliding contact therebetween. A cleated conveyor belt (20) carries the articles from the bottom of the hopper to a point above the cylinders and drops them onto said cylinders. The base of the hopper defines an inclined movement path to thereby convey articles which might fall from the cylinders back to the conveyer belt. The articles are thus fed by the conveyor onto the cylinders and slide along the gap (32) therebetween to an end location. A series of three gates (50, 54, 58) manipulates the articles one at a time to drop in a vertical orientation into an array of narrowly-tailored receiving slots in a packing rack (86).
Abstract:
The packing device of the invention has a feed conveyor (1) located at an upper, feed, level (A) and a packing conveyor (2) located at a lower, packing, level (B) and driven to move at right angles to the feed conveyor (1). The two conveyors are linked by a bridging device (3) in the form of a chute with a multiplicity of adjacent guide grooves (34). The feed conveyor turns about two or more conveyor wheels (5, 5.1). The conveyor band (6) has at least on the outside a thick layer of a highly elastic, easily deformed material, such as rubber or a plastics material similar to rubber, in which outwards-facing grooves (7) designed to hold individual vertical packages (8) are moulded, giving the belt a toothed shape. The packages are arranged in line by the conveyor band (6) and conveyed over a support table (17) which is drawn back briefly by a compressed-air-operated cylinder (24) when the conveyor band is periodically halted, thus allowing a row of packages (8) to drop into the guide grooves (34) and be deposited on the packing conveyor (2) driven to move at right angles to the feed conveyor. In this way, the packages (8) are turned gently but relatively rapidly and simply on their sides and packed.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verpackungsverfahren zum Verpacken von als Pipettenspitzen oder medizinische Reaktionsgefäße ausgebildeten Kunststoffspritzgussteilen (16) in Endverpackungseinheiten. Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass mehrfach und solange hintereinander die K Kunststoffspritzgussteile (16) eines jeweiligen Schusses (I, II, III) in einer Anordnungsebene (E) kavitätenrein und gleichmäßig auf K kavitätenreine Unter-Untergruppen (10) derart verteilt werden, bis jede Unter-Untergruppe (10) mehrere, bevorzugt zwischen drei und fünf, Kunststoffspritzgussteile (16) aufweist und dass die Kunststoffspritzgussteile (16) in den Unter-Untergruppen (10) jeweils derart, bevorzugt linienförmig, angeordnet werden, dass ein Abstand unmittelbar benachbarter Kunststoffspritzgussteile (16) in der 15 jeweiligen Unter-Untergruppe (10) einem Abstand benachbarter Kunststoffspritzgussteile (16) in den Endverpackungseinheiten entspricht, und dass mehrfach und solange K Unter-Untergruppen (10) gleichmäßig auf die U Untergruppen (19) verteilt werden, bis jede Untergruppe (19) die L Kunststoffspritzgussteile (16) aufweist, und dass die K Unter-Untergruppen (10), insbesondere Gruppen (20) von Unter-Untergruppen (10), ganz besonders bevorzugt clusterreine Gruppen (20) von Unter-Untergruppen (10) vor dem Verteilen auf die U Untergruppen (19) relativ zueinander entlang von zwei senkrecht zueinander verlaufenden, in der Anordnungsebene (E) liegenden Achsen (A1, A2) zueinander, bevorzugt voneinander weg, verstellt werden. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine Verpackungsvorrichtung (5) sowie ein Spritzgusssystem.
Abstract:
A method for inserting products (4) in a box (3) comprises the steps of feeding the box (3) along a box (3) feed line (13), the box (3) comprising at least one flap (9) made on a top surface (6) of the box (3) and designed to be folded towards the inside of the box (3) and to form at least one portion (48) of a compartment (5) for containing the product (4); feeding at least one product (4) along a product (4) feed line (12); picking up the products (4) from the product (4) feed line (12) using handling means (30); having contact and folding means (31) associated with the handling means (30) make contact with the box (3) flap (9); folding the flap (9) towards the inside of the box (3) to open and configure the compartment (5); and inserting the product (4), retained by the handling means (30), in the compartment (5).