Packaging Resource Center: The Latest in Blister Machinery

Optimized Blister Machine Dosing
A new dosing zone is available on a high-performance blister machine. The previously open zone is now hermetically sealed off from all the other stations of the CP600 blister machine, so lidding foil can no longer become dusty or contaminated. Since quality assurance plays a major role in pharmaceutical production, this represents another major step towards GMP conformity. The dust extraction system has been moved into the upper zone to simplify access. The new table-type construction and hermetic sealing of the zone means that damp surface cleaning, when necessary, is possible without any problems. Optimized cleaning is a special feature of the new zone, as it is extremely important for customers to keep the cleaning time between two product changes as short as possible. MediSeal GmbH by Körber Medipak NA Inc., Clearwater, FL; 727/538-4644; www.mediseal.de.

Quick Changeover Blister Machine
A U.S. blister machine manufacturer offers a small quick-changeover blister machine. Capable of producing up to 85 hospital unit-dose blisters per minute, the TF1 is an affordable, small footprint machine suited for today’s quick changeover demands. Standard features include multiple-zone contact heating, servo station actuation, seal pressure monitoring, and HMI control of draw depth as well as station pressure and servo indexing. Options include Scanware tablet/print vision, various printer technologies, and feeder options tailored to customer needs. The company also rebuilds existing  machines to bring them up to modern standards while offering a full warranty for customers. Founded on rebuilding all types of these machines, the company completely disassembles machines and rebuilds them from the ground up. Rebuilding machines allows the tooling to be used for many more years, which nets a large savings to the customer. Micron PharmaWorks Inc., Odessa FL; 727/232-8200; www.
pharmaworks.com.

Blister and Cartoner Center
An integrated packaging system features a large format area and quick format changeover. Made up of a blister and a cartoner module, the Blister Express Center 300 offers a good price–performance ratio in addition to reliability and quality. The system can produce up to 300 blisters and 150 cartons per minute, with blisters transfering directly to the cartoner. Formats allow for a maximum blister size of 95 × 145 mm and a maximum carton size of 115 × 90 x 50, meeting a wide range of applications. Changeovers can be completed in 20 minutes by one person, and a touch screen controller facilitates reliable operation and processing of all common packaging designs. Format parts are reasonably  priced. The company provides the North American pharmaceutical industry with sales support, service technicians, on-site training, parts inventory, tool manufacturing and rebuilt machinery, and on-site engineering for line integrations. Uhlmann Packaging Systems LP, Towaco, NJ; 973/402-8855; www.
uhlmannpackaging.com.

Modular Blister Machine
A blister machine offers modular design for maximum flexibility. The OYSTAR IWK Blisterpac BP 5 is designed for an output speed of 300 blisters per minute and offers fast, toolless changeovers. Featuring flexible and user-friendly work stations to enhance productivity, the system features modularly designed product feeding areas with extensions for
multiple-phase products. All product feeding drives can be integrated into one unit for a simple exchange of feeding systems. A platen sealing station features integrated cooling, and sealing temperatures are monitored and automatically controlled to guarantee consistent and repeatable sealing. Proper connection of the blister transfer unit with a cartoner or stacking system is made possible through a retractable transport conveyor which rejects faulty or partially filled blisters. OYSTAR USA Pharmaceutical Packaging Division, Fairfield, NJ; 973/227-5575; www.oystarusa.com.