Different Automatic Packaging Machines for Pharmaceuticals
The goal of automatic packaging machines is to develop innovative blister packaging solutions that transport tablets and capsules to the end-user safely and efficiently—without sacrificing efficacy.
In the pharmaceutical packaging industry, there is a wide range of automatic packaging machines that provide manufacturers with high-quality packaging, boost productivity, and lower operating costs.
The Argentecnica S-300 Automatic Packaging Machine
Designed to produce up to 300 blister packs per minute, the Argentecnica S-300 automatic packaging machine is equipped with a large feeding area, tool-less changeover features, and film and foil material integration. This full-scale production automated medication packaging system is also compatible with cold form or thermoformed packages.
The Argentecnica S-300 automatic packaging machine has a wide range of feeder options, including dedicated and universal brushbox feeders. It’s one of the most user-friendly, cost-effective blister packaging machines available on the market today.
The MAC S-300 Automatic Packaging Machine
The MAC S-300 is also an automatic packaging machine with thermoforming and cold-forming capabilities.
Features and Benefits
The Argentecnica S-300 and MAC S-300 automatic packaging machines have various features, providing you with endless benefits like:
- Versatile material integration that’s perfect for cold-forming and thermoforming with and without plug assist
- High-speed, servomotor-driven indexing and tool-less changeover
- Endless functionality options with three to five stations dedicated to forming, sealing, code date, perforating, and die cutting
- An intuitive, PLC-controlled touch screen system with HMI and Ethernet connectivity
- An accurate blister pack leak detection feature that detects pinholes in Alu Alu packaging
- A cutting-edge LIXIS color and LIXIS B/W inspection system
Argentecnica S-300XL Automatic Packaging Machine
With a format area of 240mm X 160mm, the Argentecnica S-300XL is perfect for wider blister packs. What’s great about it is that it offers the same benefits as the S-300, such as a large feeding area and tool-less changeover.
One of the best features of the S-300XL is its versatility. It can work with all types of film and foil materials, including cold form or thermoform packages. This gives you the freedom to choose the packaging material that best suits your product. Not only that, but the S-300XL also allows for customization according to your specific needs. It offers various feeder options, including dedicated feeders designed specifically for your products and packaging services. Additionally, you can select from different models of printers and camera inspection systems to further enhance your packaging process.
Features and Benefits
The Argentecnica S-300XL blister machine has a wide range of features and benefits:
- Versatility: This machine can perform thermoforming with or without plug assist, and even cold-forming.
- Functionality: With a larger forming area, it can handle bigger formats. Additionally, the standard conveyor belt and stainless steel construction ensure durability.
- Cutting Edge: The servo motor-driven indexing with grippers makes precision a breeze. The forming station also has an individual heater plate with plate lifting.
- Variety: Choose between four or five stations to meet your needs. Options include forming, sealing, code dating, perforating, and die cutting.
- Intuitive: PLC controlled with a touch screen HMI and Ethernet connectivity, this machine is easy to operate. It’s also recipe-driven for lightning-fast changeover and setup.
- Custom Options: Enhance your machine with the optional LIXIS B/W or color inspection system. You can also choose from various printers and even add pinhole detection for alu/alu.
- Feeding Options: The Argentecnica S-300XL offers various feeding options, including the optional LIXIS B/W or color inspection system. You can also choose from various printers and even add pinhole detection for alu/alu.
The Custom Blister Tooling Design and Compliance Process
Investing in custom blister tooling designed to meet your specific needs helps boost your production, decreases downtime, and improves end-user satisfaction.
The custom blister tooling design process also ensures that your tooling and machinery are FDA compliant. The FDA packaging compliance requirements note that a controlled substance manufactured in dosage form and intended for oral administration must be packaged according to poison prevention packaging standards.
In summary, the standards state that for blister packs to be FDA compliant, they must continue to function with the defined effectiveness specifications when coming in contact with the contained substance. To satisfy this requirement, designing and manufacturing custom blister tooling is crucial.
Different Types of Blister Tooling
There are different types of blister tooling that you can customize to meet your specific needs, like tablet size and shape, resulting in high-quality blister packs:
- Form dies
- Seal dies
- Guide tracks
- Die cutters
- Perf dies
When you design the right tooling to meet your packaging needs, your automatic packaging machine performs at maximum efficiency, reduces downtime, and produces quality packaging.
Automatic Packaging Machine Compatibility
The right custom tooling manufacturer is dedicated to making sure that your tooling is compatible with your automatic packaging machine, considering its make and model.
From Uhlmann, MAC, Klockner, Noack, and Ministar to IWKA, Blipack, IMA, Bosch, and CAM, there are a variety of models and types on the market—the right blister tooling manufacturer keeps that in mind when designing your tooling.
Whether you have small or medium-sized packaging needs, automatic packaging machines designed with custom blister tooling create an efficient, continuous blister packaging production process. If you have custom tooling in place, your packaging machine is capable of producing blister packaging batches of up to 10,000 packs.
Providing You With Efficient Automatic Packaging Machines and Custom Blister Tooling
At Ascend Packaging Systems, we provide efficient automatic packaging machines and custom blister tooling to meet your specific needs. Whether your facility manufactures tablets, capsules, or soft gels, we have what it takes to produce high-quality packaging that ensures your product makes it to the end-user safely—without sacrificing efficacy.
From form dies and guide tracks to die cutters, our experts create custom blister tooling that’s compatible with every make and model on the market. Contact us today to learn more about our automatic packaging machines and custom blister tooling.
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