7. Glossary

Packaging block

This is an organization in which the containers are no longer transferred freely from one machine to another via intermediate conveyors, such as pallet chain conveyors, but pass from one machine to another while always being positively maintained in continuous kinematics. This implies a common drive for all the machines in the block, and passage from one machine to another generally via transfer stars.

Label removal before washing

Principle used on a Krones Contiroll labeller.

Ionization

Ionization consists in removing or adding electric charges to an atom or molecule. The molecule is no longer electrically neutral, and this gives it electrostatic properties, as in the case of ionized air, for example.

Rotary joint