Universal 10 Station (U10) packaging system
10 Station Modular Blister Sealing Machine
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Description
The Universal packaging systems were engineered to offer you maximum flexibility in a blister sealing machine. Our unique modular design allows for multiple machine configurations, alterations and expansions based upon your unique needs and growth. Our Universal 10 Station (U10) blister sealing machine offers two additional stations for more processes to be completed in one footprint. Quick set-up maximizes production time. Our expert team offers the training and support needed to help guarantee your success. The U10 is the machine to take your company’s production to the next level.
Outside loading of blister(s), card(s) and finished package unload stations are all standard. Universal 10 packaging systems can produce all of the typical blister package including face seal, full face, double card trapped, Club style and mock-clamshell with proper seal tooling installed.
Conceived by industry pioneer Art Gustafson in response to a customer’s needs, the ergonomically sensitive Algus Universal 10 Station (U10) Packaging System Blister Sealing Machine was designed with your future success in mind. As your sales increase, the revolutionary U10 is designed to allow for in-plant reconfiguration to satisfy increased product demand and production requirements. This cost-effective system allows for different packaging formats, from simple face seal packs, to complex club store packs. With the flexibility to add feeders for inserting components and vision systems for quality assurance, the U10 offers “the sky is the limit” approach to packaging.
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Features
- Sealing capacity – 12″ x 18.5″
- Modular “plug and run” feeders
- Servo controlled turn-table
- Safety interlock guards
- Quick accurate change-over
- 6 open product load stations
- Full PLC control with 8″ touch panel
- Digital temperature control
- Digital seal contact timer
- Adjustable sealing pressure
- Emergency stop switches
- 5-20 cycles per minute
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Specifications
Header | Specs | |
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Machine Type | Automatic Rotary | |
Product Nesting Trays | 10 | |
Seal Area | 12″ X 18.5″ | |
Sealing Unit | ||
Operating Temperature Range | Up to 600°F | |
Heater Capacity | 3900W | |
Machine Controls | Omron NJ-Series with 8″ operator interface (touchscreen) | |
Electrical | ||
Volts | 208/230 VAC | |
Amps | 50 | |
Cycles | 50/60 Hz | |
Phase | 3 | |
Cycle speed | 5-20 cycles / minute | |
Compressed Air | ||
Volume | 20 SCFM @ 20 cpm at 100 psi | |
Air Cylinder for Press | 1 | |
Bore Diameter | 8“ | |
Maximum Form Depth | 3 1/4″ | |
Machine Dimensions | ||
Machine Height | 72″ | |
Machine Width | 144″ | |
Product Load Station Height | 38″ | |
Machine Depth | 144″ | |
Shipping Weight | 3200 lb. | |
Operator Safety | ||
Controls | Cat 3/PLd Safety Circuits | |
Guarding and Interlocks | Metal/Lexan™ Door with Positive Break Electrical Safety Interlocks |
*Disclaimer: Algus reserves the right to modify equipment specifications without prior notification.
Operation
- Blisters are fed automatically into nesting trays
- Operator loads product into blister (up to 6 positions)
- Cards are fed automatically into nesting trays
- Heat seal press seals the cards to the blisters
- Eject station removes finished packages from machine
Benefits
- Automated blister & card feeding
- Easy to use touchscreen controls
- Designed to accommodate 24/7 operation
- Quick tool changeover assures maximum up-time
- Category 3 safety circuits
- Feed stations are reloadable during machine operations
Optional Features
- Heat seal tooling
- 10 product nesting trays
- Blister and card magazine
- One blister plug rack
- One card suction rack
- One heater plate
- One eject suction rack
- Alarm systems
- Time
- Temperature
- Pressure monitor
- Data acquisition
- Multi-Language prompts
- Barcode scanning
- Teflon® coating for heater blocks
- Anodized tooling components
- Cylinder air exhaust filter
- Eject
- Transfer Eject
- Hand-off Eject
- Product/Insert Feeder
- Modular Pick & Place
- Robotic Load