EP2415677B2 - Procédé et dispositif de fonctionnement d'une installation pour le traitement des récipients avec sélection de paramètres commandée - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif de fonctionnement d'une installation pour le traitement des récipients avec sélection de paramètres commandée Download PDF

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EP2415677B2
EP2415677B2 EP11175897.5A EP11175897A EP2415677B2 EP 2415677 B2 EP2415677 B2 EP 2415677B2 EP 11175897 A EP11175897 A EP 11175897A EP 2415677 B2 EP2415677 B2 EP 2415677B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B59/003—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the packaging material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
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  • the present invention relates to a method for operating a system for treating containers and a system for treating containers.
  • Various systems for treating containers are known from the prior art.
  • fillers are known which fill containers, such as plastic or glass bottles, with liquids.
  • blow molding machines or stretch blow molding machines are also known which transform plastic preforms into plastic containers.
  • the EP 1 471 008 A1 a method and a system for monitoring a packaging or filling process.
  • First data information is recorded, which identifies the pack or a packaging material used to form the pack, as well as second data information, which is used to describe machine parts.
  • the types of production themselves are composed of many categories, such as: B. the container format, the container color, the container format, the container color, the type and decor of the closure or the number, format and decor of the labels on the containers. Not all machines in a system or their parameters have to be dependent on all categories. In practice, especially with labeling machines, there is often a very large number of equipment variants.
  • the categories of container format, closure format and label configuration are particularly relevant here.
  • the label equipment itself can be divided into sub-categories, such as the usable volume, the product and country-specific content.
  • the production personnel must set the previously set up production type of the machine in addition to mechanical changeover work. This can be done, for example, by a higher-level master control (Scada, MES) or directly on the machine operator. For this input, the selection from a list on a touch-enabled display has established itself as the usual way.
  • Scada higher-level master control
  • MES machine operator
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object of facilitating type changes in the production of containers and, in particular, beverage containers. According to the invention, this object is achieved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments and developments are the subject of the subclaims.
  • the containers are treated with predetermined treatment parameters by a first treatment unit of the system, and these treatment parameters are at least partially changeable. Furthermore, the treatment parameters depend at least in part on the product parameters of the containers to be treated which are characteristic of the container.
  • At least one product parameter characteristic of the container is determined and at least one treatment parameter is changed on the basis of this characteristic product parameter, with the detection of a change in the identification tag directly initiating a change of type to a corresponding type, and the operator the selection of the variety is made via a fully equipped container.
  • the type selection not be menu-driven, for example on a display, but with specially coded containers or sample bottles. It is thus possible for a sample container to be present for each selectable type, to which an identification tag is assigned. It is possible that this identification mark is applied to the container itself, that for example the container is provided with a data matrix code, on the basis of which the types can be clearly distinguished. However, it would also be possible for a large number of sample containers to be arranged in the storage devices in the cabinet and for the detection devices to be assigned in a different manner, but clearly to the specific containers, for example in the form of labels which are arranged on the corresponding storage devices for the containers are.
  • the identification tag or the code can also already be provided by the label manufacturer, e.g. B. be applied in series on the back label or via an additional identification mark such as an additional sticker on the sample area. It would also be possible for the identification tags to be printed directly on the container. In addition, however, a selection can also be made available on a display via a list.
  • the machine operator To change the brand, the machine operator must select the coded sample bottle, align the handheld reader, such as a Cognex-Data Man 750, with its identification tag or code, and enter the code by triggering the handheld reader (for example by pressing a read button).
  • the handheld reader is connected to the machine or system (or its control) via a corresponding interface and transfers the recorded code there. This makes it possible for a brand change to the corresponding type to be initiated directly by recording the new code.
  • the operation has the advantage that when a selection is made via the container, the selection is made visually or haptically and in this way a much simpler and safer control for the operating personnel is possible and only lower demands are made on the abstraction ability of the personnel .
  • the identification tag is also or additionally arranged on a closure of the container.
  • a container is also viewed in particular as the unit of the container with the closure that closes it.
  • the identification tag can, for example, also be a parameter characteristic of the label, so that, for example, the parameters of a labeling machine can be switched over to the supply of a new type of label.
  • the machine does not change the parameters automatically, but instead instructs the user to carry out the corresponding change steps.
  • the identification tag is a sequence of symbols which is arranged on the container and is characteristic of one or more product parameters. It would also be possible for a large number of parameters to be readable from a symbol sequence, such as a bar code, for example.
  • the sequence of symbols arranged on the container is therefore advantageously characteristic of a large number of product parameters.
  • the identification tag is advantageously arranged on a label of the container. As mentioned above, this can be the actual product label, but also an additional label applied specifically for the identification tag.
  • the treatment unit of the system advantageously has a multiplicity of treatment elements, and the treatment parameters of several treatment elements are changed.
  • a system can, for example, have a filling device for filling the containers, labeling devices for labeling the containers, blowing stations for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, such as in particular stretch blow molding machines, packers, palletizers and the like.
  • the first treatment unit is advantageously a reshaping device for reshaping plastic in containers.
  • the first treatment unit can also be a labeling machine for labeling the containers or a filling device for filling the containers.
  • information about the container to be produced is output to an operator as a function of the determined parameters via a display device.
  • a selection of possible containers can be output to an operator, for example, and he can then select the correct container based on this (reduced) selection.
  • the user or operator can be asked via the display device to confirm a selection made by the machine.
  • the operator can be presented with a list of possible containers.
  • the present invention is further directed to a system for treating containers with a first treatment unit which treats the containers in a first predetermined manner and with a control device which controls the treatment of the containers by the first treatment unit on the basis of predetermined treatment parameters
  • Treatment parameters are at least partially changeable and depend at least partially on product parameters of the containers to be treated that are characteristic of the container.
  • the system has a detection device for detecting an identification tag assigned to the container, the detection device being at least temporarily in data communication with the control device in order to transmit product parameters of the container determined by detecting the identification tag to the control device.
  • the control device can automatically change the treatment parameters, for example, or output information to the user about the change steps to be carried out.
  • the detection device has an optical reading device which detects the identification tag.
  • This can be a barcode scanner, for example.
  • the system has a second treatment unit which treats the containers in a second predetermined manner and the control device controls the treatment of the containers by the second treatment unit on the basis of predetermined treatment parameters, and these treatment parameters are at least partially changeable.
  • these operating parameters of the second treatment unit are advantageously also changed from the determined product parameters of the container.
  • At least one treatment unit is advantageously selected from a group of treatment units which contains blow molding machines, in particular stretch blow molding machines, labeling machines, fillers, sterilization devices, closers and the like.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a container treatment system 1 for treating containers that can be filled with a product.
  • Preforms 2 made of plastic or glass containers 3 are fed to the container treatment system.
  • the container treatment system comprises a stretch / blow module 10, a filling module or a filling module changing machine 20, a labeling module 30 and a packaging module 40.
  • the stretch / blow module 10 and the filling module 20 are each provided with a protective device 4 to protect the stretch / blow module 10 and the To shield filling module 20 against external influences or to protect operators from system module parts that the operator could possibly endanger the operation of the system.
  • preforms 2 made of plastic such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polypropylene (PP) are placed in a heating device 11 which includes a heating mandrel or automatic heating mandrel changing machine 12, a shielding plate or automatic shielding plate changing machine 13 and reflectors or reflector changing machine 14 , heated and molded into a container, such as a bottle, for a product, such as a liquid, by means of a stretch blow molding process.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PP polypropylene
  • the stretch-blow-blow module 10 also includes a stretching rod / blow nozzle or stretching rod / blow nozzle changing machine 15a, a stretching curve / bottom curve or stretching curve / bottom curve adjusting or changing machine 15b, a blow molding device or automatic blow mold changing machine 16, a rail adjusting device 17, a roller spacing adjusting device 18 and Clamps or automatic clamp changing machine 19 for gripping the containers.
  • the stretch / blow molding module 10 can be bypassed.
  • the containers which can be filled with a product mean in particular the preforms 2, the containers or plastic bottles made therefrom, and the glass bottles 3.
  • the containers for the product completed by the stretch blow-blow module 10 are fed via transport devices, such as transport carousels TK, to the filling module 20, which fills the containers with at least one product and then closes them.
  • the filling module 20 comprises a cleaning device 21 with a sterilization station 22 and a rinser 23 for cleaning the containers, a product mixing device 24 for mixing a product to be filled into the containers, a sealing cap station 25 for feeding and attaching sealing caps to the containers, and a deflector star or clamps 26 for further transport of the containers.
  • a dynamic buffer 27 the containers arriving from the stretch blow molding module 10 can be temporarily stored or buffered if necessary.
  • the filled and closed containers are then fed to the labeling module 30, labeled by it using at least one labeling device 31 and then fed via transport devices such as transport carousels TK to the packaging module 40 in which the containers are packed.
  • the container treatment system 1 comprises test devices 50 for testing the containers 2 treated by means of the container treatment system 1 Fig. 1
  • a test device 50 is provided between the stretch-blow-blow module 10 and the filling module 20 and a further test device 50 between the labeling module 30 and the packaging module 40.
  • the test devices 50 can also be provided at other or further locations in the container treatment system 1. With the aid of a test result from the test devices 50, defective containers can be sorted out before further treatment by other system modules.
  • Each of the system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40 also includes a system module control device 60, which can be, for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC), as in FIG Fig. 1 specified.
  • PLC programmable logic controller
  • the system module control devices 60 are connected in series. The communication between the system module control devices 60 can take place via a wireless local area network (wireless LAN) or via Bluetooth
  • the container treatment system 1 also includes a detection device 90, which can be a camera, for example.
  • the detection device 90 can, however, also be any desired sensor which is suitable for detecting identification tags of the containers. Such a sensor can work, for example, on the basis of an optical, magnetic or mechanical, etc. principle.
  • the detection device 90 is connected to the system module control device 60 of the stretch / blow molding module 10.
  • the detection device 90 can also communicate with a central control device 95, the central control device in turn forwarding relevant data to the individual system module storage devices.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a method according to the applicant's internal prior art, but the individual aspects can be combined with the features of the present invention.
  • each system module control device 60 has a determination device 110, a comparison device 150, a list creation device 160 and a calculation device 170.
  • the determination device 110 serves to determine the treatment elements installed in the container treatment system 1 or treatment results or recipes to be achieved by means of treatment elements Containers that are described in more detail later.
  • the treatment elements can be provided with RFID chips (RFID: Radio Frequency Identification) and / or a code, such as a barcode or another two-dimensional code, which can be transmitted by radio or according to an optical, magnetic or mechanical Principle etc. are readable.
  • RFID chips Radio Frequency Identification
  • a code such as a barcode or another two-dimensional code, which can be transmitted by radio or according to an optical, magnetic or mechanical Principle etc.
  • the container treatment system 1 has an in Fig. 2 Adaptation device 120 shown for adapting the treatment elements mounted in the container treatment system 1 or by means of treatment elements treatment results to be achieved or recipes for treating the containers, which are described in more detail later.
  • treatment element in the context of this description includes both a tool, such as the clips 19, for example, as well as treatment results to be achieved by means of treatment elements and recipes for treating the containers.
  • the container treatment system 1 also has an in Fig. 2 Display device 130 shown for displaying information about, for example, the operating states of the container treatment system 1 or its individual system modules 10, 20, 30, 40 or its treatment elements, etc.
  • the display device 130 can be any conventional display device.
  • an error reporting device 140 can output an error message, such as an optical or acoustic alarm, for example.
  • the alarm can also be displayed by means of the display device 130.
  • each of the system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40 carries out a special or predetermined treatment of the containers, such as stretch blow molding, filling, labeling, etc.
  • each of the system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40 of the container treatment system 1 comprises a large number of different sets or treatment elements which can be used for the different treatments of the containers. That is, the stretch blow-molding module 10 comprises, for example, the following treatment elements: heating mandrels 12, shielding plate 13, reflectors 14, stretching rod / blow nozzle 15, rail adjustment device 17, roller spacing adjustment device 18, clamps 19, etc.
  • Bottles are also used below when the containers made from the preforms 2a or the glass containers 3 are meant.
  • system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40 of the container treatment system as well as system modules (not shown) (pasteurization module for pasteurizing products that can be filled into containers, container cleaning module for cleaning containers and preferably reusable bottles, crate washing module for washing crates) of the container treatment system, for example the following individual treatment elements or treatment results or prescriptions to be achieved by means of treatment elements, the individual treatment elements not all in FIG Fig. 1 are shown. Modifiable parameters are also shown in each case.
  • the mentioned system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40 and their previously mentioned numerous treatment elements are each known from the prior art and are therefore not described in more detail here.
  • the respective adaptation of the treatment elements is preferably carried out fully automatically.
  • the detection device 90 detects identification tags of one of the containers 2, 3 to be treated, as described above.
  • the detection results of the detection device 90 are fed to the comparison device 150.
  • the comparison device 150 then compares a detection result or the detection results of the detection device 90 with a desired container value for the plurality of treatment elements 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31.
  • the container target value indicates which type of container 2, 3 the treatment element 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 can treat. That is, the container target value states, for example, whether the container 2, 3 is a preform 2 for, for example, a 0.5 liter plastic bottle, a preform 2 for a 1.0 liter plastic bottle, for example, or a preform 2 For example, a 1.5 liter plastic bottle, etc., or a preform 2 made of PET or PP, or a glass bottle 3, etc. is concerned.
  • Further values that can be assigned to the container target value of a container 2, 3 are: a height and / or a diameter of a mouthpiece of a preform 2 or container 2, 3; a diameter of a transport ring (bulge in the shoulder area of plastic bottles, in particular PET bottles); an overall height or a largest diameter of a container such as a bottle; a diameter at a certain height for the engagement of treatment units, especially the diameter directly above and below the transport ring, a clearance from the floor of a molded container, for example a bottle (distance between the feet of the bottle to the injection point); a material or a material composition of the container 2, 3; a crystallinity of the material of the container 2, 3; a type of thread and / or a closure (e.g. cork, snap closure, crown cap) of the container 2, 3; a diameter and a height of the shutter; a color of the container material; a wall thickness of the container 2, 3 in certain areas; Strengths, such as top load, of the container 2, 3.
  • the container target value can be stored in advance in a memory device (not shown).
  • This memory device can in particular be the aforementioned RFID chip or code that is attached to the treatment elements. It is preferably a barcode.
  • the adapter 120 can at least one treatment element 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 of the plurality of treatment elements 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 adapt. That is to say, the adaptation device 120 can either exchange or adjust the at least one treatment element 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 of the plurality of treatment elements 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31.
  • the list creation device 160 can create a list in which the treatment elements 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 are listed, for which the comparison carried out by the comparison device 150 shows that the detection result of the detection device is not equal to the container target value for the at least a treatment element 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 is.
  • the list can be displayed on the display device 130.
  • the list can provide information as to which treatment elements are still to be exchanged or adjusted, and / or indicate which treatment elements are currently being exchanged or adjusted. An operator can thus choose whether the treatment elements still to be exchanged or adjusted are to be automatically exchanged or adjusted, that is to say adapted, or whether the operator would like to adapt certain treatment elements himself if necessary.
  • the calculation device 170 can preferably carry out a calculation of an order which is an order of adaptation of at least one treatment element 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 of the plurality of treatment elements 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31.
  • This sequence is particularly advantageous in a sequence in which opening of the protective device 4 of the container treatment system 1 is not hindered by the adaptation of at least one treatment element 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 of the plurality of treatment elements 11 to 19, 21 to 27, 31 .
  • This sequence can also be displayed on the display device 130.
  • the system module control device 60 prevents the container treatment system 1 from operating the container treatment system 1 is still in operation, if the comparison carried out by the comparison device 150 yields the result mentioned, the container treatment system 1 is stopped with a device (not shown) for stopping the container treatment system 1. However, if the container treatment system 1 is not in operation or is at a standstill when the comparison carried out by the comparison device 150 yields the result mentioned, starting up the container treatment system 1 is made impossible or prevented.
  • the container treatment system 1 can comprise a device (not shown) for preventing the container treatment system 1 from starting up.
  • the compulsory stop of the container treatment system 1 or the compulsory prevention of a start-up of the container treatment system 1 can likewise be displayed on the display device 130
  • an error message can also be output by means of an error reporting device 140, which error message can also be displayed on the display device 130.
  • the system module control device 60 of the filling module 20 can, for example, build on the results that have already been achieved by the system module control device 60 of the stretch / blow module 10. That is, the comparison device 150, the list creation device 160 and the calculation device 170 of the system module control device 60 of the filling module 20 can not only use the container setpoints, as can be done for the comparison device 150, the list creation device 160 and the calculation device 170 of the system module control device 60 of the stretch / blow module 10 is the case, but also those already used by the comparison device 150, the list creation device 160 and the calculation device 170 of the system module control device 60 of the stretch / blow module 10.
  • the second exemplary embodiment is identical to the first exemplary embodiment, except for the execution of the control of the system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40. Therefore, only those parts of the second exemplary embodiment that differ from the first exemplary embodiment are described below. Identical and identically significant parts are provided with the same reference symbols.
  • the individual system control devices 60 are not connected in series, as in the first exemplary embodiment, but are connected to a central system control device 70 via a bus system.
  • This central system control device 70 is superordinate to the individual system control devices 60 and can give the individual system control devices 60 control commands which the individual system control devices 60 can implement for the system modules 10, 20, 30 and 40.
  • both the individual system control devices 60 and the central system control device 70 have a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
  • the central system control device 70 has the comparison device 150, the list creation device 160 and the calculation device 170.
  • the central system control device 70 then issues commands to each of the system module control devices 60 on the basis of the results obtained by the comparison device 150, the list creation device 160 and the calculation device 170.
  • the individual treatment elements are assigned to different system control devices 60 than in FIG Fig. 1 shown. Depending on requirements, this assignment can also be selected differently.
  • the container treatment system 1 can also be controlled via a separate computer.
  • an interface can be present on the detection device 100, which can in particular be a camera.
  • the detection device 100 can communicate with the separate computer via the interface, for example by wire, by radio, etc.
  • the evaluation of the results acquired by the acquisition device 100 can also be carried out directly in the acquisition device 100, which is, for example, a sensor.
  • the adaptation device 120 can be a robot which moves around all the treatment elements of the container treatment system 1 and makes the necessary adaptations to the treatment elements.
  • the adaptation of the treatment elements of the filling module 20, the labeling module 30 and the packaging module 40 as well as the testing devices 50 can be carried out automatically if a corresponding recipe selection has been made on the stretch / blow module 10, for example by an operator.
  • An input by the operator could practically be made with the recipe selection, or by inputting the recipe selection, in particular via a switching device, not shown, such as a button.
  • the adaptation device 120 can adapt only a subset of the treatment elements that were determined to be adapted overall. It is possible here for at least two treatment elements to be automatically changed by the adaptation device 120, while the other treatment elements, which are intended to be adapted, are adapted by an operator. Instead of the at least two treatment elements, at least three or more treatment elements can also be automatically changed by the adapter 120.
  • Fig. 4 shows a representation to illustrate a method according to the invention for data transfer.
  • the reference numeral 90 relates to a detection device, such as a barcode reader, which is used to read out an identification tag 80 which is located on the container 2.
  • This identification tag 80 can be arranged on its own label 84 on the container, but it would also be possible for the identification tag to be arranged on the standard label 82 which is located on the container 2.
  • the container 2 can be a standard container as well as a special reference bottle.
  • Product parameters PP can thus be read from identification tag 80 by means of detection device 90.
  • the respective product parameters it would be possible for the respective product parameters to be printed directly on the identification tag, but symbols, for example a bar code, are preferably applied to the identification tag, which are characteristic of at least one product parameter and preferably characteristic of a large number of product parameters.
  • These product parameters can include information about, for example, the material of the plastic preform, the manufacturer of the plastic preform, a preform batch, a closure material, a manufacturer of the container closures, a closure batch, a label material, a label manufacturer, a label batch, or, for example, a cardboard box. or film material.
  • product parameters are supplied to the individual machines or systems of the container treatment system as relevant data about the material actually used to control the machine or also to an individual machine control 60. It is possible that the detection device 90 forwards the product parameters PP to the above-mentioned central controller 95.
  • the central control 95 can already determine the individual treatment parameters BP from the product parameters PP, which are then passed on to the individual systems 10, 20, 30 or their controls. However, it would also be possible for the product parameters PP to be forwarded to the individual controls 60 and for these to then use the individual treatment parameters as a basis determine.
  • the individual adjustments or settings of the machine elements can be carried out on the basis of the individual treatment parameters, or the user can be instructed accordingly how the adjustments are to be carried out. Examples of the conversions have already been given above.

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  1. Procédé de commande d'une installation (1) pour le traitement de récipients pour boissons (2), lesdits récipients (2) étant traités avec des paramètres de traitement (BP) définis par une première unité de traitement (10, 20, 30, 40) de l'installation (1), et lesdits paramètres de traitement (BP) pouvant être modifiés au moins en partie et dépendant au moins en partie de paramètres de produit (PP) des récipients (2) à traiter, caractéristiques pour lesdits récipients,
    caractérisé en ce que
    pour un changement de type lors de la fabrication des récipients pour boissons par détection d'une marque d'identification (80) associée au récipient (2), au moins un paramètre de produit (PP) caractéristique pour le récipient (2) est déterminé, et en ce qu'au moins un paramètre de traitement (BP) est modifié sur la base dudit paramètre de produit (PP) caractéristique, pour effectuer un changement de type, un opérateur sélectionnant un récipient échantillon, alignant un lecteur portable avec la marque d'identification (80) et entrant la marque d'identification en déclenchant le lecteur portable, le lecteur portable étant connecté à l'installation (1) via une interface correspondante et y transférant la marque d'identification (80) détectée, de sorte que la détection d'un changement de marque d'identification (80) déclenche directement un passage à un type correspondant, l'opérateur effectuant la sélection de type au moyen d'un récipient équipé de manière définitive.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la marque d'identification (80) est une séquence de symboles disposée sur le récipient et caractéristique pour le paramètre de produit (PP).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la séquence de symboles disposée sur le récipient (2) est caractéristique pour une pluralité de paramètres de produit (PP).
  4. Procédé selon au moins une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la marque d'identification (80) est disposée sur une étiquette (82, 84) du récipient (2).
  5. Procédé selon au moins une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'unité de traitement (10, 20, 30, 40) de l'installation comprend une pluralité d'éléments de traitement, et en ce que des paramètres de traitement de plusieurs éléments de traitement sont modifiés.
  6. Procédé selon au moins une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la première unité de traitement (10, 20, 30, 40) est un dispositif de transformation (10) pour la transformation de préformes en matière plastique en récipients en matière plastique.
  7. Procédé selon au moins une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'
    en fonction du paramètre déterminé, des informations sur le récipient à fabriquer sont sorties sur un dispositif d'affichage.
  8. Installation (1) pour le traitement de récipients pour boissons (2) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7 avec une première unité de traitement (10, 20, 30, 40) traitant les récipients (2) d'une première manière définie et avec un dispositif de commande (95) commandant le traitement des récipients (10) par l'unité de traitement (10, 20, 30, 40) sur la base de paramètres de traitement (BP) définis, lesdits paramètres de traitement (BP) pouvant être modifiés au moins en partie et dépendant au moins en partie de paramètres de produit (PP) caractéristiques pour les récipients à traiter,
    caractérisée en ce que
    ladite installation (1) comprend un dispositif de détection (90) permettant de détecter une marque d'identification (80) associée au récipient (2), ledit dispositif de détection (90) étant au moins temporairement en liaison de données avec un dispositif de commande (60, 95) pour transmettre au dispositif de commande (60, 95) des paramètres de produit (PP) du récipient déterminés par détection de la marque d'identification, la détection d'un changement de marque d'identification (80) déclenchant directement un passage à un type correspondant, l'opérateur effectuant la sélection de type au moyen d'un récipient équipé de manière définitive.
  9. Installation (1) selon la revendication 8,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le dispositif de détection (90) est un dispositif de lecture optique qui détecte la marque d'identification (80).
  10. Installation (1) selon au moins une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que
    ladite installation comprend une deuxième unité de traitement traitant les récipients (2) d'une deuxième manière définie, ledit dispositif de commande (95) commandant le traitement des récipients (2) par la deuxième unité de traitement sur la base de paramètres de traitement définis, lesdits paramètres de traitement pouvant être modifiés au moins en partie.
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