A producer in the pharmaceutical industry has recently upgraded its packaging lines with new equipment from Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS).
The goal was to increase production speed, but YPS explained that the firm – which produces a range of medicines, vitamins, minerals and health supplements in tablet, gel and powder form – has also benefited from improved consistency.
With such important products to supply, the packaging has to be both reliable, to ensure product protection, and visually appealing in retail environments.
The upgrade involved the purchase of three Pratika fully automatic l-sealers, plus compatible double chamber heat shrink tunnels. The company had operated its previous lines over many years, and they were becoming old and outdated. The previous l-sealer was manually loaded, limiting the speed at which products could be packed.
YPS explained that the new automatic l-sealers can process up to 40 packs per minute. This increased capacity will help the company to keep pace at peak production times and future-proofs its production facility for further expected growth.
The packaging systems include a pre-programme feature which includes product images, ensuring the correct settings are picked up and activated at the start of a production run, delivering the correct adjustments for the product in question.
“We found that the customer was excited about the advanced features that the new automatic l-sealers could deliver and could see how these would elevate the packaging element of their production,” said YPS MD Glyn Johnson. “Matching the best packaging system to a customer’s application is one of the strengths of the YPS team and it’s always great to see our customers reaping benefits.”
