METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING OR PROCESSING CONTAINERS FOR SUBSTANCES FOR MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL OR COSMETIC APPLICATIONS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for treating or processing containers (2) that can be used for storing, or that contain, substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, said containers being automatically guided past or passing through at least one processing station by means of a conveyor device, for the purpose of treatment or processing. In said method, a plurality of containers (2) are conveyed by the conveyor device while being held together on a carrier (25; 134) in a regular arrangement. The containers held on the carrier are lifted for treatment or processing into a raised position on or in the processing station in question, and then lowered again following treatment or processing so as to be held on the carrier in the regular arrangement. The carrier is designed such that the containers can be held thereupon throughout the entire method. A negative pressure preferably acts on the bases of the containers in order to lower them.