EPM News Update
Newman Labelling Systems has launched the Container Transfer System (CTS), designed to ensure smooth on-line operation of container labelling.
Glass containers are still a significant and effective form of sterile packaging for injectable products but they are notoriously difficult to handle due to their dimensions and instability, especially at the ever increasing production speeds now demanded.
After containers have been filled, sealed and passed through the inspection system, they are usually placed on to trays and manually transferred to the labelling equipment but this is both time-consuming and costly. The traditional automated alternatives available typically utilise a synchronised screw transfer system but these are prone to container breakage, have high change part costs and involve a lengthy changeover time.
Newman’s new CTS removes the need to manually transfer the containers to the labelling machine or to use a synchronised screw transfer system.
At each stage of the transfer process, containers are delicately handled without the need for synchronised starwheels to feed screws, ensuring container breakage is eliminated, whilst at the same time providing an accumulation buffer between the labelling system and inspection equipment. Such a design not only prevents wastage from damaged product but also reduces the security and health risks associated with manual handling. Furthermore, downtime caused by having to clear up broken product is dramatically reduced.
The CTS is now proven in production at speeds of over 500 containers per minute and can be used with containers sizes from 1ml to 20ml. It is also suitable for use with glass vials and similar small cylindrical containers.
Available exclusively from Newman Labelling Systems, the CTS is a modular option to the Newman VAL550 high-speed vial and container labelling system.
Newman Labelling Systems Ltd, +44 20 8440 0044, sales@newman.co.uk, www.newman.co.uk.