Blister Pack Loading
Motion Controls Robotics Inc. automates blister packaging machines to handle blister pack loading using vision to find the product and to descramble. Product can be conveyed or magazine fed for easy loading. The LR Mate, M-430iA or M-1iA robot can load the blister pack at index speeds of 7 to 22 seconds. The robot is mounted overhead and is used to load the blister packs, reducing labor by one to four people depending on the amount of production rate and product features.
Benefits of Implementing Blister Pack Loading
Easy to use
- Easy change over
- Intuitive operation
- Easy access to allow for adjustments
- Simple tooling
- Operator pendant for recipe adjustments and error reporting
Increased throughput
- High reliability and uptime 80,000 hours mean time between failures
- Fast cycle times
- Vision system available to descramble product
Reduced costs
- Labor savings of up to four people per shift
- Automated loading reduces worker compensation costs
- Reduced floor space requirements
Flexible and precise
- Multi-row blister pack configuration
- Precise, 6-axis servo-controlled system
- Quick changeover using quick change tooling and stored recipes
Programmable
- Built-in operator pendant with stored recipes
- Menu selection for patterns
- Adjust pick and place positions, on-the-fly
- Stores recipes and allows for easy retrieval
- 200+ part recipe keeps part data such as part description pick, place locations and vacuum pattern
Ergonomics
- Eliminates repetitive motion injuries