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Cartridge / Kappa 18-10

Dental and insulin cartridges.

Cleanness, precision and high productivity

Main Characteristics

  • Neck crown with 18 chucks and bottom glazing turret with 10 CHUCKS;
  • Innovative index movement;
  • Forming stations with servodrive;
  • Cutting of the tube carried out by a precise thermo shock system;
  • Positive handling of take out from the forming machine to the line;
  • No glass to glass contact throughout the full cycle;
  • Gas or electric heated annealing oven;
  • Homogeneous heat distribution right across the product path of the oven, thus allowing the good annealing quality;
  • Mapping for all the product through the entire process;
  • PLC to monitor and control all machine sections;
  • Equipment qualification according to GAMP 5 and GMP.

Productive Capacity

  • Gross hourly output (single forming): up to 3.000 cycles
  • Gross hourly output (tandem forming): up to 6.000 cycles

Work Range

  • Range of cartridge: Ø 8,65 – 12,6 mm (other working range upon request)
  • Range of overall height: 35 – 95 mm (other working range upon request)

Product types

  • Dental and insulin cartridges
HIGH-SPEED CARTRIDGES PRODUCTION CONCEPT WITH TANDEM VIAL FORMING MACHINES

Main Characteristics

  • Fluid refrigerator unit provided to cool down the internal plug and the plug lubricating oil for Kappa 18-10 forming machine;
  • Visual inspection system by camera for the geometrical dimensions of the external profile of the vial necks directly onto the Kappa 18-10;
  • Visual inspection system by camera for the geometrical dimensions of the internal diameter of vial finish and total length to be integrated on the after-forming line;
  • Silk screen printing station to be integrated on the afterforming line;
  • Cosmetic inspection system by camera to be integrated on the automatic packing unit.

Productive Capacity

  • Gross hourly output: up to 6.000 cycle

Weight

  • Total net weight: 14.700 kg

Consumptions

  • Lambda-Z (#2 tube loader): 3 kW (1,5x2) 
  • Kappa 18-10 (#2 cartridges making machine): 30 kW (2x15)
  • Epsilon-KC (after-forming line): 12 kW, considering gas heated concept
  • Omega-K (automatic packing unit): 3 kW
  • Compressed air consumption at 5-6 bar: 110 m3/h