Romaco is the first manufacturer worldwide to offer integrated solutions for manufacturing and packing tablets and effervescents for the pharmaceutical industry. Its strip packaging solutions combine the expertise of Kilian, Siebler and Promatic.
At interpack 2014, Romaco will debut an integrated solution for manufacturing and packing pharmaceutical solids. The new Kilian KTP 420X high speed tablet press will be shown in line with a Siebler HM 1-230 strip packaging machine. The combination provides a continuous production process with more consistent product quality compared to offline operation. There is no need to store fragile effervescent tablets in a buffer container and products are effectively protected from contaminants in the ambient air because of its direct line integration. When hooked up to a Promatic cartoner, the system can process as many as 900 strip packs a minute.
The KTP 420X high speed tablet press is ideal for the production of mono-layer, bi-layer or core tablets (tab-in-tab), and it can also be used to compress poorly flowing materials. Its other outstanding features are high availability, strict hygienic compliance and very simple handling. In response to customer feedback, the machine's Windows 7-based GUI was developed with swipe functionality that makes the new KTP 420X even more user friendly.
The final tablets are fed to the sealing station of the Siebler HM 1-230 in up to sixteen lanes, either via a direct connection to the heat-sealing machine or via a buffer bin. The servo-controlled separation of the tablets guarantees high feed rates and precise product positioning in the strip packs. The HM 1-230 ensures premium sealing quality by adapting the specimen seals to the characteristics of each individual product.
When the two machines combine, there are fewer start-up processes on the tablet press, tablet waste is reduced and wearing parts minimised
Romaco's Noack 960 series of cGMP compliant blister pack machines serve pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract packagers operating on a global scale. The integrated line impresses with excellent OEE values when packing pharmaceutical solids. Short cleaning times, quick format changes and a high level of automation make the process extremely efficient. The blister solution - which is offered with rotary or platen sealing - packs tablets, soft or hard gelatine capsules and caplets in a variety of shapes and sizes. For the first time, the interchangeable QuickFeed unit enables parallel operating steps instead of sequential. Product changes are completed in less than thirty minutes. When teamed up with the Romaco Promatic PC 4250 continuous motion cartoner, the Noack 960 Blister System has a packaging capacity of up to 700 blisters and 420 cartons a minute.
The Romaco Macofar LF 200 FD is a high speed machine for high speed filling of pharmaceutical sprays, nose and ear drops as well as ophthalmics and orally administered syrups. It is equipped with two closing stations and is capable of handling a wide range of closure types, guaranteeing maximum flexibility. When installed in an in-line configuration with the Promatic PC 4200 continuous motion cartoner, it achieves a maximum output of 12,000 bottles an hour with a filling volume of up to 100 millilitres.
