New Machinery/Equipment - Product Announcement

New syringe filling system

speeds production by segregating sterilization from dispensing

Speed: 300 syringes per minute

This innovative system for filling "mass-vaccines" into disposable syringes decouples container sterilization and the dispensing process to permit higher flexibility and speed in the production process and promote efficiency. The sterile containers are inserted into square trays provided with corresponding holes, the trays then being sealed with a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foil. Thus protected from contamination, the syringes are transferred to the filling line. In the sterile section of the line, the protective foil is removed and the syringes are filled with the vaccine. Then the sterile seal is once again applied, prior to further processing.

Inova Pharma Systems GmbH, 07-91-506-400 e-mail: info@inova-ger.com

Item #391

Rapid changeover thermoform packager

needs no extra tooling sets to accommodate different products

Speed: 30 cycles per minute

The new Format Free MT2500 thermoforming machine for automated packaging of medical devices allows the production of different pack sizes without having to change over the seal tooling. Its patent-pending design eliminates the need to purchase extra tooling sets to accommodate each product. Changeovers can be accomplished in minutes by selecting a pre-programmed setting on the touchscreen. The MT2500 allows for web widths from 11 to 25 inches, repeats up to 24 inches and draw depths down to 6 inches. The machine is ideal for high volume packaging at web speeds of up to 720 inches per minute. The thermoform packager is fully validatable, supplied with complete IO/OQ documentation and compliant with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and CE requirements.

Doyen Medipharm Inc., (973) 808-6503

Item #392

New easy-to-use printer/applicator

minimizes adjustments; speeds set-up and changeover

Speed: 35 labels per minute

The fast, economical PA1000t printer/applicator is easy to use, with minimal necessary adjustments and quick set-up and changeover. With user configuration of the applicator pad, the PA1000t offers the versatility for top or side applications. The tamp head size can vary, allowing the flexibility to accommodate labels from 2 x 1 inches to 4.5 x 8 inches and labeling products of variable height is a standard feature. The PA1000t, delivered with an adjustable T-base stand, boasts all metal construction with few moving parts. Heavy-duty slides compensate for high stress in side labeling with minimal deflection. With rugged dependability, the PA1000t provides accurate on-demand operation with low maintenance and precise positioning.

Tharo Systems Inc., (800) 878-6833

Item #393

Horizontal bag-in-box cartoning line

changes over from single-serve to family size meals in 10 minutes

Speed: 120 cartons per minute

Suitable for cartoning individual quick frozen (IQF) poultry and red meats, the USDA-compliant ProLine horizontal bag-in-box cartoning line is integrated with a horizontal form-fill-sealer for thermoformed zippered pouches and a pick-and-place transfer machine. Special features of the ProLine include: a four-position dropgate to fill product trays, an overhead confiner to condition pouches and ensure smooth insertions into gable-top cartons and fast 10-minute changeovers from single-serve to family-size packages.

Triangle Packaging Machinery Co., (800) 621-4170

Item #394

New affordable palletizer

solves floor space limitation problems

Speed: 8 cases per minute

Featuring fully enclosed stainless steel construction which can be integrated into any typical pharmaceutical packaging line, the Pallet-tizer is an ideal solution where floor space is limited. Design attributes include heavy-duty construction and rugged components to ensure durability. External fabrications are made of smooth 304 stainless steel and the machine's sleek profile prevents contamination and reduces dust traps. The Pallet-tizer is easy to clean and tool-less changeover of the vacuum plates can be accomplished in less than one minute.

Kalish Div., DT Industries, (514) 694-2390

Item #395

Plant-wide automation system software tool

offers common environment for dissimilar control solutions

Simatic Step 7 is a universal development environment software tool designed to configure, manage and maintain a plant-wide automation system. Compliant with IEC 1131 conventions, Step 7 offers a common engineering and configuration environment for dedicated hardware (PLCs), PC-based or Windows CE control solutions. The main benefit is that all configuration data needs to be entered only once for a PLC or PC using one development system, saving engineering time and system complexity. The Microsoft Windows environment makes initial data entry simple.

Siemens Corp., (770) 751-2000

Item #396

Continuous-motion tray sleever

is friendly to both product and operator

Speed: 160 cycles per minute

This new continuous-motion tray sleever can sleeve individually overwrapped trays and helps reduce labor while aiding productivity. A low back-pressure infeed conveyor receives product at random from upstream conveyors and uses smart belts to queue trays into the machine's flighted infeed conveyor. A continuous-motion, cam-controlled load pusher transfers the tray onto a sleeve. Independent load-jam sensing protects the machine and minimizes the danger of product damage. The sleever is chain driven at conveyor height to reduce maintenance. A programmable logic controller and an operator interface make the system user friendly.

Minnesota Automation, (888) 800-6861

Item #397

Web-enabled horizontal form-fill-sealer

can be changed over by two technicians in less than 10 minutes

Speed: 20+ cycles per minute

The N2500 horizontal form-fill-seal machine features a Modicon Premium PLC with embedded web server and state-of-the-art motion control from Schneider Electric. Transparent Factory[TM] architecture from Schneider delivers direct access to real-time plant floor data through commercially available web browsers, reducing downtime and providing widespread utilization of the information for production control, production records and machine trouble shooting. The N2500 also incorporates Schnieder's new Lexium servo drive system, an integrated motion control solution that helps further reduce downtime. N2500 allows adjustable index lengths and package widths to reduce material waste and allow it to package many different sized products.

Hooper Engineering Inc., (941) 355-5808

Item #398

High-speed, low-level palletizer

offers easy, accurate operation that minimizes maintenance

The new KES 2190 low-level palletizer features reduced maintenance requirements, high throughput speeds, accurate and consistent positioning of layers, easy operation and modularity. The new machine uses a belt-driven shuffle plate to minimize maintenance needs. An absolute encoder is coupled directly to the carriage lift to eliminate errors caused by chain stretch. A dual-side layering squaring mechanism is used to ensure accuracy. The KES 2190 also features a modular footprint to grant flexibility in flow, orientation and layer forming layouts.

Kaufman Engineered Systems Inc., (419) 878-9727, x113

Item #399

New advanced torque tester

touts accuracy and ease of use

The accurate, up to date and easy-to-use STI-PC torque tester examines tamper-evident banding, child-resistant closures and performs top-load or push-pull force, non-destructive testing, torque versus angle and more. Featuring PC-based controls and automatic storage of test data in a Microsoft Access database file format, the STI-PC reduces data entry time and errors. The tester allows operators to create graphs, reports and histograms of torque testing data in seconds and has easy to follow set-up, calibration and operation screens that guide the attendant through accurate, automated torque determination.

Sure Torque Inc., (941) 753-1095

Item #400

Non-destructive blister pack leak tester

speeds testing and return-on-investment

Speed: less than 20 seconds

The new Model 730 Qualipak nondestructive leak tester for blister packs is a computer-driven system with a comprehensive touchscreen that is easy to set-up and use. The display mimics the pack being tested and highlights any leaking pockets. A cost-effective alternative to traditional dye or bubble tests, the Model 730 handles blister packages with footprints as large as 8 x 10 inches. Up to 32 adjustable 3/8-inch spaced sensor positions are available to test even the most complex blister pack, detecting holes or channels of less than 10 microns in diameter.

ITI Qualitek, (978) 670-1113

Item #401

Mobile flexible screw conveyor

is easy to operate, clean and maneuver

Compliant with USDA and 3A Sanitary Council standards, the mobile flexible screw conveyor is easy for one attendant to operate, clean and maneuver into position. Clean-In-Place (CIP) technology and quick detachable housings, along with easily disassembled tubes and spirals, speed product changeovers. The conveyor is easily controlled with an on-board control panel and one attendant can easily operate the machine. The conveyor can be maneuvered in tight places with little effort. Locking casters set the unit in place. Different sizes and features are offered to accent the flexible screw conveyor.

Spiroflow Systems Inc., (704) 291-9595

Item #402

New bench-top liquid filling system

affords performance and versatility

The new Servo/Fill[TM] Series of high-performance volumetric liquid filling systems features low cost, fast, versatile filling, no drips, tool-less disassembly, easy clean-up and simple changeovers with 50 stored product recipe set-ups. The microprocessor-controlled positive displacement system is equipped with the new CleanGear[TM] sanitary gear pump in flow-rate sizes ranging from 1.5 to 6 gallons per minute. The bench-top Servo/Fill unit handles free-flowing to viscous products in volumes from 0.33 ounces to 5 gallons with accuracies to +/-0.1%. System configurations include bench-top fillers and automatic multi-head machines with up to 10 fill positions.

Oden Corp., (716) 874-3000

Item #403

Robotic blister packaging system

efficiently produces blister packs for clinical trials

The Trialpack system combines the exclusive EAS unit dose blister packager with a unique robot-based filling system from Fleximation and is capable of handling up to four different (but identical in appearance) products in complex double-blind, randomized clinical trials. Product travels on conveyors from feeders to the robot with a vacuum-operated gripper which locates each tablet/capsule on the conveyor using information from an integrated vision device and places it in the appropriate blister cavity. The robot can handle up to 54 products per minute. Each blister cavity is checked before product is placed within and correct placement is verified by the vision system using data from the production file. If the system detects an error, it automatically rejects the blister package. An optional Trialprint system prints information on the foil which seals the blister package.

Klockner Medipak, (727) 532-6502

Item #404

Motion controller with modular ethernet I/Os

provides high-speed communications link; allows remote access

Using new, proprietary Ethernet input/output (I/O) communications MBX (MotionBASIC Extension), users of this line of motion control products can now select from among Opto 22 Corp.'s Snap Ethernet I/O, Modicon's TSX Momentum or Sixnet's Ether Trak I/O to meet specific application requirements for machine control networking. The process also provides a high-speed link for development communications and allows remote access for development, maintenance and monitoring using a web browser. With the Ethenet I/O MBX installed, the Ethernet I/O modules are configurable from the user's PC using MotionDesk development software.

ORMEC, (800) 656-7632

Item #405

New precision dosing system

ensures just-in-time flavoring injection, without sacrificing speed

Well suited for dairy product and biscuit applications, DosyJet is a new dosing system for large-scale processing that ensures just-in-time flavoring injection. The adjustable system can inject as many flavors as there are flavor containers available for a given manufacturing step using its independent head filler device. Once individual containers are formed, the liquid solution (milk, ice cream, batter) is injected by the filling dosing pump and mixes with flavoring already deposited onto the bottom of the container by DosyJet. This technique injects the precise amount of flavoring required. The flavoring is transmitted only by the DosyJet system, so there is never any flavoring left in the piping that carries the liquid solution, allowing for fast flavoring changes and flexible production. DosyJet's unique ball valve system allows packagers to measure laboratory precision dosages using industrial equipment operating at fast production rates in a daily 24-hour work shift environment. Dosage volumes range from 0.2 to 15 cubic centimeters and flow rates from 10 to 40 squirts per minute.

PCM Dosys, +33 01 13046 5000 (France) e-mail: dosys@pcmpompes.com

Item #406

Ultrasonic sensor for clear object detection

withstands 1,200 psi washdown water ingress

The new Allen-Bradley RightSound[TM] ultrasonic proximity sensor for clear object detection uses a separate emitter and receiver to create an unidirectional sound beam that can be broken by clear, opaque and translucent materials. RightSound's factory sealed enclosure is rated for 1,200 pounds-per-square-inch (psi) washdown water ingress protection and features the elimination of cover screws. A convenient through-cover emitter volume adjustment allows for a flexible 2- to 30-inch sensing range. LED's are included for emitter and receiver power, receiver output and instability.

Rockwell Automation, (800) 223-5354, x1068

Item #407

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