Schubert-Pharma presents new vial packaging machine

For the first time, at ACHEMA the packaging expert will be presenting its new machine for packaging vials. What’s unique about the innovation is that this top-loading machine features a table-top design, unlike Schubert-Pharma’s open top loaders.

For the first time, at ACHEMA the packaging expert will be presenting its new machine for packaging vials. What’s unique about the innovation is that this top-loading machine features a table-top design, unlike Schubert-Pharma’s open top loaders. This makes it even easier for pharmaceutical customers to guarantee the required line clearance.

Information on a number of topics, such as the company’s collaboration with Faller Packaging, will also be available at the exhibition stand. As always, visitors will have an opportunity to receive advice from Schubert-Pharma on all aspects of automated pharmaceutical packaging solutions. Experts from Faller Packaging will be on site to answer any questions relating to packaging materials.

Schubert-Pharma has many years of experience and expertise in packaging vials, ampoules, syringes and other products for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. The rationale behind the development of the new machine was to enable manufacturers to meet line clearance requirements even more effectively. Due to the open design of Schubert-Pharma’s top-loading machines, it had been possible in theory that products would get into the base of the machine during the packaging process.

Schubert-Pharma was keen to close this gap and thereby developed a table-top design for the TLM machines. One, three, five or ten vials can be packed on the new packaging machine – either horizontally or vertically in the carton compartment. Packaging five vials into cartons will be demonstrated at ACHEMA. They are fed into the machine using a turntable. At the same time, the 5ct cartons are erected in two lanes and placed on a Transmodul, Schubert’s transport robot.

The compartment for the 5ct carton is then erected and glued into the carton. A pick & place robot picks up the vials arriving on the infeed conveyor and groups them upright on the Transmodul. During this packaging step, there is no glass-to-glass contact thanks to the robot’s individual picks, so that everything is packaged securely for the pharmacists. An F2 robot is then used to load the 5-pack formation of pregrouped vials into cartons. A tool tilts the upright vials into a horizontal position. Finally, the booklets are fed to the magazine in two lanes, destacked and loaded into cartons following a code check. The glued cartons are then closed and placed on the outfeed conveyor.

In addition to the live demonstration of the new vial machine, Schubert-Pharma experts will be providing information about their extensive range of services relating to all aspects of packaging solutions for pharmaceutical products at various dedicated islands. Experts from collaboration partner Faller Packaging will also be on site to inform visitors about packaging materials; cardboard samples resulting from the collaboration will be available at the stand.

Achema 2024

Hall 3.1 Booth A95

Prodotti e tecnologie: GERHARD SCHUBERT

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