Romaco packaging solutions at ACHEMA 2009: Flexible use, efficient yields

With their unique machine design, Romaco installations are suitable for a wide range of applications and can be flexibly adapted to meet individual requirements.

Romaco is presenting its new Noack T 4 blister packaging line at ACHEMA 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. With its QuickFeed, QuickAdjust and QuickTransfer systems, this installation offers the highest level of flexibility, particularly for small and medium batch sizes. Short conversion times, increased productivity and minimal life-cycle costs are features of this blister packaging line.

A further trade fair highlight is the new aseptic liquid filler Macofar VF 24 for pharmaceutical parenterals and lyophilized products. With a maximum output of 24,000 vials per hour the slim designed and GMP-standardized plant achieves highest product safety.

The vertical heat-sealing machine Siebler HM 1/230 has a great impact on the strip-packaging sector. Absolute reproducibility of all sealing parameters like pressure, temperature and speed indicates highest accuracy during the whole production process.

These products can be seen from 11th to 15th May 2009 at ACHEMA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in Hall 3.0, Booth K2-L8.

Noack T 4: efficient blister packaging for every batch size

The integrated QuickFeed, QuickAdjust and QuickTransfer systems of the Noack T 4 blister packaging line provide extreme flexibility during the production process and crucially accelerate the product flow. This is particularly of benefit in the production of small and medium batch sizes. The patented QuickFeed unit with its unique air cushion adjustment system allows for products to be changed in seconds. To do this, the product feed is completely detached and cleaned separately whilst production can be seamlessly continued using a second ready-tooled feed unit.

The servo-controlled QuickAdjust station control system automatically adjusts production to the sealing, coding, perforating and punching stations. A laser light barrier determines the exact position of the blister before each work station and automatically moves the complete station to the optimal position. Use of the four-track QuickTransfer blister transfer station allows blister layouts in longitudinal- and cross-positions. Using an extremely functional pick-and-place system, the blisters can be turned through 90 degrees before being fed to the stacking system.

With a maximum output of 400 blisters per minute, these are then passed to the cartoner. Its servo-driven, double-positive carton opening system provides particularly gentle handling in opening the cartons. In total, up to 15 servo motors control individual stations in the blister line. The ergonomic operator panel allows simple and user-friendly operation of the plant. The Noack T 4 comprises the compact Noack N 930 blister packaging machine and a Promatic PC 4000 series cartoner. According to customer preference, the installation can be equipped with plate or roller sealing; the Promatic cartoner is working in continuous motion. In this way, the T 4 reconciles flexible processes with the highest degree of product security and productivity.

Macofar VF 24: unique slim designed aseptic liquid filler

The aseptic liquid filler Romaco Macofar VF 24 is the perfect fit for the filling of liquid or lyophilized pharmaceutical products. One of the outstanding features is its unique slim design. The horizontal distance between the feeding hoses and the machine front is less than 600 millimetres. The required space in the “white area” is reduced to a minimum. The vertical distance between the machine base and the filling area is big enough to avoid any turbulences and particles around the open bottles. The machine offers a trough wall installation which strictly separates the aseptic production area from the technical area. The whole unit fulfils the high requirements of “Good Manufacturing Practices” (GMP) for aseptic production processes in the clean room class “Grade A”.

This medium speed machine offers an output of 24.000 vials per hour. All drives are realized with servo motors to allow very accurate and reproducible processes. The integrated weighing stations check the weight of the vials before and after filling. The control unit automatically adjusts the filling volume, if necessary. Depending on the requirements of the application, the machine is available with Isolator Technology, Restricted Access Barrier Systems (RABS) and Laminar Flow. Through an easy and centralized operation of the plant via the HMI touch screen panel, the necessity of manual interaction is nearly ruled out. The changeover to other vials can be done in a semi-automatic mode, which significantly increases product safety.

Siebler HM 1: trendsetter for vertical heat-sealing

In the strip-packaging sector, the Siebler HM 1/230 vertical heat-sealing machine is a trendsetter for future technological development. The machine is used for the packaging of solid pharmaceutical products such as tablets, dragees, capsules and effervescent tablets. The single products are welded into foil packages using a heat-sealing process. Strip packaging is preferred for single doses used in hospitals and for drug samples, as well as for the packaging of medication for single dosage use.

The medication is heat-sealed at packaging speeds of up to 5,000 cycles per minute. The products can be fed into the machine on up to 16 foil strips and be packaged simultaneously. Different foil widths can be selected with a maximum of 750 millimeters. At the end of the heat-sealing process, the foil is cut precisely to size and then stacked in finished product units. The parameters sealing pressure, sealing speed and temperature are individually adjustable and completely reproducible. High precision and high packaging speed characterize the heat-sealing machines of Siebler type HM 1.

The Romaco Group

Romaco is one of the world’s leading suppliers of machines and installations for process engineering and packaging. Subdivided into the areas of Processing and Packaging, the company develops technical solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. The Romaco Group, with its headquarters in Karlsruhe (Germany), is part of the listed US group Robbins & Myers Inc. (Dayton, Ohio). Romaco is represented in four European locations in Germany, Switzerland and Italy through a total of seven brands. Bosspak, Macofar, Noack, Promatic, Siebler and Unipac represent the Packaging business area; the Processing sector is covered by the FrymaKoruma brand. Currently, more than 50,000 Romaco machines are in use in over 130 countries. About 500 employees look after and supply more than 100 markets around the world.

More information on the Romaco Group can be found at www.romaco.com

Company contact

Egbert Heid
Group Marketing Manager
Romaco Group
Am Heegwald 11
D-76227 Karlsruhe
Germany
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Mail egbert.heid@romaco.com

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