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Pharma packaging

Overview of

Blister packaging machines and filling systems
Polymer products from igus® are used in packaging systems in the pharmaceutical industry, from the dosing station through to labelling.
Regardless of whether this involves the blister packaging of tablets or the filling of medicine bottles: The storage technology must always meet the highest hygienic standards and function reliably without the use of lubricants in maintenance-free dry operation, for example.

Products used and application examples

Below, exemplary stations of blister packaging machines and filling systems for pharmaceutical products and the igus® products used here are shown: iglidur® plain bearings, igubal® pillow block bearings, drylin® linear bearings, lead screw technology or Tribo-Tape sliding foils, among others, were installed here.

1st dosing station

2. weighing station

3. circular filler / turntable (only for filling systems)

4. film positioning (only for blister packs)

5. cutting mechanism (only for blister packs)

6. labelling station

Dosing station

1. dosing station

For filling, drylin® R linear guides are used in cam-guided circular fillers.

Weighing station

2nd weighing station

iglidur® P bearings in the flap bearing in the weighing station are maintenance-free and cost-effective.

Rotary table

3. circular filler / turntable

The surfaces are lined with the iglidur® Tribo-Tape sliding film so that medicine bottles can be fed cleanly and without tipping over from the rotary table to the subsequent stations.

Film positioning

4. film positioning

The positioning of films in a blister machine requires the advantages of flat, lubrication-free drylin® W linear guides certified for use in cleanrooms.

Cutting mechanism

5. cutting mechanism

drylin® W linear bearing technology is used in the cutting mechanism for the blister film. It is completely lubricant- and maintenance-free.

Labelling machine

6. labelling station

The seal labelling of blister packs can be flexibly adjusted using drylin® storage technology.

Customer application examples

Rotary table transport technology

Rotary table

With the help of Tribo-Tape sliding film, plastic injection bottles are guided smoothly from a turntable onto a conveyor belt.

Cutting station for blister packaging

Cutting mechanism

Plastic products in the cutting mechanism for blister packs are maintenance-free and have good torque resistance.

Blister packaging machine / cartoner

Blister packaging machine / Cartoner

igubal®-pillow block bearing, lead screw nut and spindle enable precise adjustment mechanisms in this cartoner for blister packs.

Position adjustment for blister packs

Blister packaging machine

Lightweight and hygienic drylin® linear bearings perform position adjustments in this pharmaceutical packaging machine.

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