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Pens are manually loaded into the machine, labelling up to 30 pens/min. The labeller prints three lines of batch data (LOT, MFG, EXP), entered manually via the HMI or automatically downloaded from an MES/ SCADA system. Vision inspection cameras verify label position, presence, and variable batch data. Pens with non-conforming labels are rejected into a bin, with reject verification, machine stoppage after three consecutive rejects, or bin-full alerts. Verified pens are either manually removed or transferred to a buffer area holding up to 30 pens.

Tekpak’s Phasing and Dispensing System for Frozen Pizza Bases is designed to enhance production line efficiency by automatically refeeding pizza bases from stacks and phasing them to topping line conveyors. This system is engineered to eliminate empty pitches on the conveyor, thereby improving line throughput, minimizing operator intervention, and maximizing overall efficiency.

The system features an Accufeed Product Phasing Unit, which ensures that pizza bases are precisely phased and synchronized with the production line. A Twin Head Pick & Place Product Dispenser efficiently refills empty pitches, ensuring consistent flow and filling gaps on the line. The system also includes an Integrated Reject Device for quality control to remove non-conforming products. The Zoned Stack Transfer System further enhances productivity by managing stacks of pizza bases and feeding them seamlessly into the line.

Constructed from stainless steel and designed for full washdown, this system is built to handle the rigorous demands of multi-shift operations. Its robust design makes it ideal for food manufacturing environments where hygiene and durability are critical, while significantly reducing manual labour and ensuring smooth, continuous operation.

Pens are manually loaded into the machine, labelling up to 30 pens/min. The labeller prints three lines of batch data (LOT, MFG, EXP), entered manually via the HMI or automatically downloaded from an MES/ SCADA system. Vision inspection cameras verify label position, presence, and variable batch data. Pens with non-conforming labels are rejected into a bin, with reject verification, machine stoppage after three consecutive rejects, or bin full alerts. Verified pens are either manually removed or transferred to a buffer area holding up to 30 pens. Built to pharmaceutical specifications, the system is constructed from stainless steel 304, adhering to GMP design principles, making it suitable for cleanroom environments. Safety features include fail-safe sensors, a safety control system, and polycarbonate doors with stainless steel tubular handles for safe and hygienic operation. With its high-speed, synchronized performance, Tekpak’s Rotary Leaflet Feeder optimizes leaflet dispensing for continuous cartoners, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and compliance with pharmaceutical production standards.

A 4-to-1 Lane Merging System designed for optimized product merging with speed and logic control. Features hinge-up side belts for easy cleaning and quick belt replacement. The system offers PLC-controlled recipe selection for different product lengths and can integrate seamlessly into a full line, including tray rotation and labelling. Perfect for high-efficiency operations.
Pick and Place Robot for Loading Flow Wrapped Bars to Cartoner or Multi-Pack Infeed

A high-throughput Pick and Place Robot designed for loading flow-wrapped bars into a cartoner or multi-pack infeed. This system features variable pitch loading into a flow wrapper, ensuring precise and fast product handling. The 3-axis delta robot can seamlessly manage both controlled and vision-based random picking, accommodating minimal preparation. Ideal for food packaging environments, it excels in handling diverse products while maintaining product integrity. Its modular design ensures smooth integration with existing lines, offering quick format changeovers for efficient, high-speed operations.

Tekpak Leaflet Insertion and Inspection

Tekpak’s Automated Leaflet Inserter with Batch Data Printer & Vision Inspection System is designed for efficient insertion of pre-folded and tabbed booklets/leaflets directly into cartons. The system features a vertical leaflet magazine and pneumatic release, making it ideal for high-speed pharmaceutical packaging.

Multiple camera-based vision inspection systems verify carton contents, carton pharmacode, leaflet pharmacode, leaflet presence, and printed batch data. Rejected cartons are directed into a reject bin, and the system stops after three consecutive rejects to prevent errors.

The system supports multiple carton formats with quick size change capabilities and includes a batch data printer for product information. Constructed from stainless steel 304, it meets pharmaceutical specifications and GMP standards, featuring fail-safe sensors and a safety control system to ensure compliance and safety.

Tekpak’s solution guarantees high-speed, reliable packaging, offering leaflet insertion, batch data printing, and product verification for the pharmaceutical industry.

Tekpak Rotary Leaflet Feeder

Tekpak’s Continuous Motion Rotary Leaflet Feeder is a fully automated system designed to integrate seamlessly with existing High-Speed Cartoners. The system ensures precise leaflet placement, with a synchronisation system that guarantees leaflets are dispensed in perfect phase with the cartoner’s operation. This automation enhances efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and ensures consistent performance in high-speed pharmaceutical environments.

The system includes a Servo Controlled Twin Vacuum Head Rotary Leaflet Feeder equipped with a maintenance-free Venturi vacuum gripper, ensuring reliable leaflet handling. Leaflets are fed from a Horizontal Leaflet Magazine onto a Servo Controlled Flighted Leaflet Conveyor for precise transportation. Pharmacode Verification ensures leaflet accuracy, while a Blow Off Reject Device automatically removes non-conforming leaflets via a Reject Chute.

Built to pharmaceutical specifications, the system is constructed from stainless steel 304, adhering to GMP design principles, making it suitable for cleanroom environments. Safety features include fail-safe sensors, a safety control system, and polycarbonate doors with stainless steel tubular handles for safe and hygienic operation.

With its high-speed, synchronized performance, Tekpak’s Rotary Leaflet Feeder optimizes leaflet dispensing for continuous cartoners, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and compliance with pharmaceutical production standards.

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Tekpak’s 3-Axis Pick and Place Flow Packs Cartoner Loading Robot automates the process of loading flow packs into the infeed conveyor of a cartoner, handling four different flow pack sizes. The system uses a multi-pick vacuum gripper to pick and place three flow packs at a time, ensuring efficient, high-speed operation. It seamlessly integrates with the cartoner’s HMI, enabling easy format selection and flexible product configurations.

The system features Flow Pack Receiving and Transport Conveyors, Pace & Launch Conveyors, and a Single Pocket Servo Collator for precise product alignment. An overflow system manages excess flow packs, maintaining smooth operations.

Constructed from stainless steel 304 and designed for pharmaceutical specifications, the system complies with GMP standards and is suitable for cleanroom environments. It includes fail-safe sensors and a robust safety control system to protect both products and operators. The system is fully compliant with 21 CFR Part 11 and ready for SCADA integration, ensuring complete traceability and monitoring.

This solution enhances cartoning efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and maintains high safety and quality standards.

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Tekpak Automation Wexford

Tekpak’s 3-Axis Pick and Place MDI Canister Jig Loader is a robotic system designed for automatically loading empty Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) canisters into jigs for downstream processing. The system boosts throughput, minimizes downtime, and enhances operator safety through robust engineering, making it ideal for pharmaceutical production of aerosol drug delivery systems used for respiratory disorders like asthma and COPD.

MDI canisters are received from an upstream bulk hopper, transferred via a star wheel for 90° transfer, and fed into a twin-scroll feeder that phases and inverts them. The 3-axis pick and place robot with a multi-pick gripper then accurately places the canisters into the jigs. The system handles multiple canister formats and jig configurations, offering flexibility for various product lines.

Operators manually load empty jigs through a light curtain for safe placement. Once filled, the jigs are automatically transferred out for removal, allowing continuous operation during jig changes. The system includes fail-safe sensors, an ergonomic HMI, and complies with GMP design for safe and efficient operation.

Constructed from stainless steel 304, the system is suitable for Class 8 clean rooms and ensures smooth, high-speed MDI canister handling, improving overall productivity and flexibility.

Transdermal Patch Full Packaging Line
Tekpak Automation Wexford

Tekpak’s Full Packaging Line for Transdermal Patches is a fully automated system designed to ensure precise handling, counting, vision inspection, and packaging of high volumes of small circular transdermal patches. This high-speed system includes vision inspection, counting, cartoning, and case packing to meet the exacting demands of pharmaceutical production lines.

The patches are presented to a camera-based vision inspection system to verify their position and alphanumeric data. The patches are automatically diverted to a reject bin if any data or positioning errors are detected. As the delta robots with multi-pick grippers handle the patches, a secondary vision inspection verifies the quality of the underside of each patch. Any defective patches are individually rejected, ensuring that only in-spec patches continue through the line.

Good patches are collated into groups via servo collators and transferred into carton board sleeves. The system then prints batch information on the cartons and seals them using hot-melt glue for secure and compliant packaging. The line operates at high speeds, driven by four delta robots designed for fast and precise product handling.

Constructed from stainless steel 304 and built to meet pharmaceutical standards, the line features GMP design, fail-safe sensors, and a safety control system to ensure both product integrity and operator safety. This comprehensive system, fully compliant with 21 CFR Part 11, can seamlessly integrate into existing pharmaceutical environments and is prepared for SCADA integration for complete traceability and control.