TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLES AND METHOD OF TREATING RECEPTACLES

There is described a treatment apparatus (1, 1') for the treatment of receptacles (2), comprising a first treatment machine (3), a second treatment machine (4), a linear conveyor (5) comprising a plurality of mechanically independent carts (6) and configured to carry out, for each cart (6), a respective transporting step, during which the cart (6) is subjected to a respective transporting movement along an endless track (P), said transporting movement comprising the cart (6) doing one or more laps along the endless track (P) and a control unit (7) configured to control operation of at least the carts (6) along the endless track (P). The control unit (7) is configured to control each of said carts (6) such that each cart (6) carries out, during one single lap a respective first releasing step, for releasing a first receptacle (2) to the first treatment machine (3), a respective first receiving step, during which the cart (6) receives from the first treatment machine (3) a second respective receptacle (2), a respective transferring step for transferring the respective second receptacle (2) from said first treatment machine (3) to said second treatment machine (4), a respective second releasing step, for releasing the second receptacle (2) to said second treatment machine (4) and a second receiving step, for receiving a respective third receptacle (2) from second treatment machine (4).