Vial packaging

Vial
          
          
            packagingGentle handling of delicate glass containers
Prevention of glass-to-glass contact
Precise vial orientation
Option to read print data directly from the product
Completeness check

Special features
of vials

Vials are among the most sensitive packaging formats in the pharmaceutical industry. Our top-loading packaging machines are specifically designed to load vials gently, precisely, and efficiently into secondary packaging such as folding cartons or trays – either individually or grouped.

1. Carton Forming

2. Partition Forming

3. Vial Infeed

4. Vial Loading

5. Carton Closing + Outfeed

Machine Workflow

The vials are fed into the machine in a single lane via a rotary table.

The flat carton blanks are stacked in a dual-lane magazine. A TLM-F3 robots de-nests the flat blanks from the magazine and presents them to the TLM-F2 robot. After code verification, the blank passes over glue nozzles and is then pressed through a forming die. This process forms the carton.

Another TLM-F2 robot accepts the partition blank from a TLM-F3 de-nesting robot. The partition is folded at the defined positions and glued into the erected carton.

A camera at the infeed detects the vials and reads the data on the label. Based on this information, a TLM-F4 robot picks up the products and precisely groups the vials on the Transmodule. A TLM-F2 robot then takes over the pre-grouped products and safely loads them into the cartons.

Using a TLM-F3 robot, the package inserts are taken from a dual-lane magazine, the code is verified, and the inserts are presented to the TLM-F2 robot. The TLM-F2 robot then places the inserts onto the products inside the carton.

The TLM-F2 robot closes the filled carton and subsequently places it onto the discharge conveyor.

The sealed and inspected carton leaves the machine via a discharge conveyor.