A method for the controlled removal of a number of vials from a freeze dryer and apparatus therefor

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the controlled removal of a number of vials (14) from a freeze-drying plant, in which the vials (14) arranged in a plurality of rows (32) on a footprint of the freeze-drying plant from the footprint within the freeze-drying plant to a transfer level ( 18) are brought outside the freeze-drying plant, without thereby changing the position of the vials (14) relative to each other, and in which the vials (14) are then removed via a discharge conveyor (24) for further processing. To provide a method in which individual vials can be assigned to a defined space on the footprint is achieved by moving the vials (14) in rows and keeping their position relative to the adjacent vial from the transfer plane (18) to the discharge belt (24 ) are brought to be transported by the discharge conveyor (24) for further processing.