FILLING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FILLING MACHINE

摘要

Filling machine and method for operating a filling machine for filling products into containers with at least a multiplicity of filling devices with in each case at least one controllable filling member and at least a plurality of control devices. Each filling device is assigned a control device for controlling the filling process with the filling member. Each filling device of the multiplicity of filling devices is connected to at least one control device, in order to control the filling devices and to ensure data exchange with the filling devices. The plurality of control devices consists of at least three control devices which in each case comprise at least two ports and are connected to form a ring structure. Here, at least one control device of the plurality of control devices is configured as a switchable control device and comprises at least one port which can be switched on and off, in order to interrupt the ring structure in a targeted manner.