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Tablet counting, weighing and filling

Articles about machinery that counts solid-dose tablets or pills, weighs them, then fills them into a variety of package configurations, typically rigid.

Switch to double-sided tablet press solves powder-sticking problem

Software experiments help Schiff Nutrition’s processes, helping tablets better withstand downstream packaging and shipping processes....

Video: Shot Live at Interphex: Small Footprint Capsule-Fuller for Clinical Trials and Labs

The LABBY is a modular, compact capsule filler that is fully automatic and can operate in either continuous or intermittent mode, depending on the type of dosing unit installed....

Capsule filler

• GKF HiProTect capsule filler earns an OEL/OEB 5 classification to ensure maximum operator protection • permits safe filling of powder, tablets, pellets, liquids, and combinations • allows contamination levels under 0.05 micrograms of product dust/cubic meter Bosch Packaging Technology...

Tablet coater line

• Manesty XL™ COTA tablet coaters use side-vented pan technology, the latest spray gun design, mixing baffles, and control systems for tablet mixing and spraying • side-vented coater drum and cabinet design allow for effective drying without using high temperatures...

Astellas decides to implement Werum's PAS-X

Second largest Japanese pharmaceutical group installs PAS-X at its Dutch production site....

Tablet packaging system

• Uniline is a conveying, filling, and capping system that flexibly integrates the functions required to form a complete counting line • positions each container in a dedicated housing, ensuring traceability from loading to rejection stages • requires no size...

Capsule filler

• LABBY is a modular, compact, automatic capsule filler that operates in either a continuous or intermittent mode, depending on the type of dosing unit that’s installed...

Blister documentation package

• comprehensive Quality Documentation Package comes at no charge with every set of the company’s blister tooling • includes everything necessary for tooling validation, including inspection documents, material data sheets, and material safety data sheets • a similar package...

Improving tablet production and handling

Vacuum technologies can streamline production, reduce costs, and provide sustainability benefits. Sidebar story describes how Surepharm Services benefits from vacuum technology (shown in photo)....

Is a 'tipping point' near for unit-dose prescription packaging?

Walmart and other pharmacies could push the use of unit-dose packaging in the U.S., says Peter G. Mayberry, executive director of the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council....

Video: High-output, accurate bottle fillers

For virtually any production environment, including generic and contract packaging applications, Aylward’s ACT9000 bottle filler models operate at 100-, 200-, or 300-bottle/min speeds....

Video: Capsule and liquid filling lines ease growing pains

Sports nutrition and supplement products manufacturer and co-packer All American Pharmaceutical eases growing pains with new state-of-the art capsule and liquid filling lines....

Video: Tablet count and fill system

The Rx-FILL from BellatRx operates in manual, semi-automatic, or automatic modes for solid-dose applications. Expandable design permits bench-top use or conveyor mounting, in single, twin, or quad-fill configurations....

Tablet counter

• Cremer CF-425 tablet counter features a versatile modular design with up to 10 counting heads • handles a wide range of tablets, caplets, hard caps, and softgels, and a wide variety of bottle shapes and sizes • typical output...

Tablet and capsule counter

• Bosspak RTC 15 accurately counts in semi-automatic and automatic applications • suited for small to medium-sized batches, as well as for medical research • for tablets, capsules, suppositories, or soft gelatin capsules Romaco Group...

Pharmaceutical robot

• M-430iA/2PV intelligent robot operates in the Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide environment, which is typical of drug discovery and production applications • offers six-axis dexterity, a 2-kg payload, a compact motion range, and multiple mounting options for flexibility in tight...

E-pedigree, OEE, sustainability presentations highlight open house

A March 12 to 13 "E-Pedigree & Pharmaceutical Technology Forum" at Kôrber Medipak North America's Clearwater, FL, facility will address the latest technological developments in the packaging sector. Presentations will examine e-pedigree, compliance, child-resistant packaging, sustainable packaging, improving overall...

On-line printing brings efficiency to Allpack

A new blister-pack line at pharmaceutical contract packaging firm Allpack in Basel, Switzerland, is notable for its use of on-line UV-cured flexo printing of foil lidstock. ...On-line printing of foil lidstock can go a long way toward simplifying inventory...

Schwarz powers powder packaging

Asymmetric containers are more problematic for filling than symmetric ones, but they're little problem for Schwarz Pharma. The Seymour, IN-based pharmaceutical products company has packaged its oral solution powders into 4-L (1-gal) offset-neck high-density polyethylene bottles at rates around...

Vitamin maker energizes packaging lines

With private-label customers that include Walgreens, Costco, and Target, and companies with branded products such as those sold at Wal-Mart, expectations run high at Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, Freehold, NJ. To meet the requirements of these private-label and contract-manufacturing...

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