Romaco Noack Unity 500: compact blister line in monobloc design

In terms of space use and output, the fully integrated Unity 500 blister packaging line from Romaco Noack is up among the leaders in the mid-performance class.

Romaco’s fully integrated Noack Unity 500 blister packaging line in monobloc design is a turnkey solution for packing pharmaceutical solids. Thanks to its extremely compact design, this primary packaging unit takes up very little space in the cleanroom where the open product is processed. The packaging machine’s designers positioned the individual stations – such as forming, feeding, sealing, coding, perforating and die-cutting – very close together for this reason.

The result is a blister technology that is up among the leaders in the mid-performance class in terms of both space use and output, with a remarkable 500 blisters and 400 cartons per minute. The intuitive HMI panel, with its short learning curve, is a further advantage of the user-friendly blister line. The highly automated system concept is self-explanatory and requires no specialist expertise on the part of the machine operator. Since the Romaco Noack Unity 500 can be equipped with various feeding units, the technology can be used very flexibly to process pharmaceutical solids in numerous different shapes and sizes. If required, the blister line can even be configured for packing multi-phase preparations.

Equipped with Romaco Noack’s patented QuickFeed feeding system, the Unity 500 speeds up product changes because the complete module can be replaced in a few simple steps. A considerable time saving is thus possible by providing a second unit. The optimal access to all components moreover simplifies cleaning of the blister line. Reproducible format parameters and QuickAdjust, the automatic station control system, simultaneously reduce the run-in times to almost zero. After the primary packaging is done, the finished blisters are passed directly to the intermittent motion cartoner’s bucket chain by means of a vacuum assisted overhead conveyor and QuickTransfer, which works according to the positive transfer principle. Separate servo drives ensure safe operation at the individual stations. In short, the Unity 500 blister packaging line from Romaco Noack offers excellent opportunities for improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).