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New technology potential for Pharma, Consumer and Nonwovens
The Optima Group (Schwäbisch Hall) presents itself on the Interpack with a comprehensive performance range: Innovative packaging technologies for the Pharma, Consumer and Nonwovens industries, converting and packaging lines for Medicare products, as well as MES software and optical quality control systems for all three industries.
The Optima Group Pharma is represented at Interpack as a turnkey supplier around the pharmaceutical filling and packaging process – from washing machines via sterile technology up to freeze-drying lines. The highlight offered to this industry by the Optima Group Pharma will be an Inova H6-10 filling and packaging machine. The ten-position machine achieves an output of up to 36,000 finished syringes per hour with an extremely high filling accuracy. The exhibited design includes an isolator-compatible robot, pulling the Tyvek paper off the tubs and disposing of it in a separate container. This series of Inova machines is being offered in various output ranges, up to an output of 57,600 finished syringes per hour, and can be combined with a 100% in-process control.
From the comprehensive range that the Optima Group Pharma offers to pharmaceutical companies, another pharmaceutical filling and packaging line, including upstream and downstream equipment, can be seen. The freeze-dryers of the Klee brand are shown by means of presentation media. Klee freeze-dryers offer numerous technological advantages, such as the particular arrangement of the worm condensers inside the shelves for an extremely uniform temperature distribution.
The Optima Group Nonwovens represents itself with Optima Rainbow, the latest packaging system for Nonwovens products, such as sanitary pads, panty liners and light-incontinence products. The market-leading output has again been increased to 140 cycles/min. With the engineering principles of the integrative machine building concept it has now been possible to further enhance the quality while reducing the price. Above all, the number of the large “distinctive“ components has been reduced. For example, the switch-gear cabinet has thus become part of the base frame. Optima Rainbow permits for the first time a simple modification of the whole machine functions within a short time. Further advantages of Optima Rainbow are the increased process reliability, the ideal size range, the improved packaging quality, especially with regard to problematic, e.g. asymmetrically folded products, as well as the optimized noise insulation.
With Optima WF, the Optima Group Consumer represents a novelty. The weighing filler is a highly precise gravimetric portioning system, which is combined with rotary filling machines, such as a cartoner, and is above all suitable for powdered or granulated products, like coffee or laundry detergent powder. The output amounts to max. 300 weighings/min. The protected rotating weighing cells achieve optimum values with regard to the filling accuracy. The weighing range extends up to 7 kg. Format changeovers are implemented within ten minutes.
The Optima SoftCan-Maker is a converting and packaging machine at the same time. It makes Cyclero® softcans from a film reel, fills them with particulate or granulate products, sealing them directly thereafter. The second generation of the SoftCan-Maker offers increased process reliability and an even higher output.
For the cosmetic industry: The exhibited Kugler Linoline involves a solution for products that cannot be handled by multiple filling, but should be processed at high speed. The rotary piston pumps of the compact monoblock machine fill the bottles during the filling nozzle movement continuously on an intermittently operating machine. The two-stage closing unit handles stoppers, screw caps and screw pumps being retightened at a reproducible torque. The flexible servo-controlled machine achieves an effective output of 110 bottles/min., with a filling accuracy of +/- 0.5 %. The format ranges up to 100 ml.
The Kugler Linofill is suitable for liquid to pasty cosmetic products, for stable and unstable containers being handled in cups. The modular machine concept permits the use of rotary and piston pumps, as well as alternatively of mass flow and magnetic-inductive filling systems. Servomotors control in this case the immersion nozzle movement, the volume regulation and the piston movement. The machine is combined with an OV-10 closing unit, which achieves in linear design and with continuous operation an output of up to 400 closures/min. Integrated control stations ensure a high process reliability.
The premium partner SF Vision exhibits a monoblock machine for filling and packaging very fine powder (soda lime) in cartridges. The machine integrates numerous functions: Destacking and blowing-out of the cartridges, dosing station with an Optima CB 2/3 filling weigher with simultaneous vibrating and rotating device for compression, ultrasonic welding station, laser coding and cap placing and/or closing as well as carton filling. Each process and assembly step is automatically monitored on-line. In addition, the breathing resistance of the soda lime and the tightness are checked. The filling range extends from 1 to 3 liters, the achieved filling accuracy amounts to +/- 1.5 %.
The servo hydraulic filling machine SF Vision SHF is suitable for free-flowing to viscous products from 50 to 1000 ml. The machine is equipped with a servo hydraulic drive of the dosing pumps and the immersion nozzles, as well as with piston dosing, including membrane valve switch-over. The filling nozzles can be closed pneumatically to effectively avoid subsequent dripping. A high output, while achieving a high filling accuracy of +/- 0,3 %, as well as the Clean-in-Place design complement the features.
Medicon presents a new continuous packaging machine for four-edged sealed bags. This type of packaging is suitable for flat products, such as wound dressings, being fed sterile as well as packed and removed particle-free from the application. Depending on the required sealing time, the Medicon machine achieves an output from 60 to 80 m/min. All sealing-relevant parameters can be validated so that no waste is produced at the start and stop of the line. Medicon offers two designs: A module to be installed into converting machines as well as a stand-alone equipment. As an option, printing, inspection and other systems can be integrated.
Autocon offers MES as well as optical control systems for the Pharma, Consumer and Nonwovens industries. With the exhibited Autocon Line Master SCADA system, an intelligent line management for smooth packaging processes is available. Also special equipment, such as cameras, identification systems and handling robots can be integrated into the network. A powerful reporting ensures a transparency of the acquired data, among others with standard evaluations, such as OEE productivity report, electronic batch reporting and the evaluation of all error causes.
The exhibited Autocon Vision Master is an optical control system of the youngest generation. The Vision Master offers connection possibilities for up to six cameras. The preparation for a gigabyte Ethernet connection ensures data transfer rates of up to 1,000 Mbytes/sec. Together with the powerful image processing library, an extremely fast and precise system is available. The software is easy to handle for the end user. Changes being made to the configuration, which may be required when changing the product, are possible at any time, without having to rely on external services.
