Productivity Increase Seen Since Commissioning Uhlmann’s Combined Blister/Cartoner Module Paired with Its S3015 Stretch-banding Machine
TOWACO, NJ – British pharmaceuticals CMO Surepharm Services Ltd., has experienced streamlined productivity following its installation of the Blister Express Center 300 (BEC 300) from Uhlmann Packaging Systems LP, a worldwide leader in pharmaceutical packaging.
A specialist in the contract manufacturing of generic and branded formulations, Surepharm required a blister line that would enable quick, easy and reliable changeovers to meet the goal of packaging at least 10 medicines in varying pack sizes. Uhlmann’s BEC 300, a combined blister and cartoning module suitable for processing blisters up to 95 x 145 mm in size at speeds of up to 300/min., as well as 150 cartons/min., satisfied these needs.
The compact BEC 300 features a fast format changeover – a three-dimensional format changeover can be carried out in less than 30 minutes, with the use of only a few lightweight tools. Resetting can be carried out without the use of any special tools, as new format parts are simply inserted and positioned. Additionally, the unit is extremely user- friendly, easy-to- clean, and intuitively operated by one person controlling a touchscreen. Similarly, Uhlmann’s S 3015 Stretch-banding Machine, which Surepharm integrated downstream from the BEC 300, features fast changeovers and efficient material consumption. Together the machines function smoothly and efficiently, contributing to high- quality packaging and productivity.
In view of its diverse range of contracts, Surepharm also wanted to assure maximum flexibility, and appreciated Uhlmann’s capability to develop appropriate format parts for specially shaped solid dose products, as well as to provide additional feeders. “Uhlmann and the BEC 300 have exceeded our expectations,” said Julian Richardson, Managing Director at Surepharm. “The BEC 300’s efficiency, fast format changeover, and user-friendliness are ideal, as is Uhlmann’s willingness and flexibility to meet any future needs we may have.”
“We are extremely pleased to have enhanced Surepharm’s packaging capacity,” said Uhlmann UK’s Sales Manager, Adam Gundy. “Thanks to complete cooperation between our teams, the installation and operation of the BEC 300 and S3015 stretch-banding machine proved to be smooth, on budget, and highly effective.”
