CAM Strip 5000 Vertical Packaging Machines
The CAM Strip 5000 series represents an industry-standard solution for high-integrity, four-side sealed vertical pouching and strip packaging. Engineered specifically for tablets, capsules, and highly sensitive effervescent tablets, the series features the compact 5000/90 (handling up to 2 product rows) and the high-speed 5000/360 (capable of delivering up to 12 rows parallel). Operating at mechanical speeds up to 300 cycles per minute, these robust vertical systems ensure airtight barrier preservation for premium pharmaceutical and nutraceutical dose configurations.
Engineering & Design Advantages
- Full GMP Cantilever Frame: Built with a rigid cantilever architecture that separates the mechanical driving compartments from the film handling paths. This design maximizes visibility, provides complete cleaning accessibility, and ensures total compliance with pharmaceutical sanitization requirements.
- Dual-Reel Foil Tension Control: Packaging materials are drawn from two independent film reels via an unwinding assembly equipped with an automatic foil tension control system. This prevents film elongation and guarantees perfect cavity alignment at the sealing station.
- Synchronized Rotary Sealing Rollers: The product infeed unit accurately spaces and aligns products, dropping them in synchronization with the cavities of the heated sealing rollers. This positive mechanical positioning guarantees perfectly centered, hermetic airtight seals.
- Rapid Tool-Less Format Changeover: All specialized format parts are realized to facilitate quick, operator-friendly size adjustments, drastically minimizing scheduled line downtime during production switches.
Four-Side Hermetic Sealing & Multi-Material Flexibility
Atmospheric moisture and gas ingress are critical threats to oral solid dose shelf-life, particularly for hygroscopic effervescent formulas. The CAM Strip 5000 platform uses separate, precise temperature controls on the sealing rollers to manage a wide range of heat-sealable laminated materials.
Extensive Packaging Laminate Compatibility
The mechanical feed and sealing jaws are optimized to run multiple complex high-barrier webs (excluding pure polyethylene):
- Aluminum & Lidding Alloys: Ideal for multi-layer aluminum-foil structures, ensuring uniform heat transfer and strong continuous bonding.
- Coated Substrates & Laminates: Effortlessly processes cellophane, coated papers, polymer matrices, and sophisticated foil-laminate combinations.
Advanced Feeding and Orientation Systems
Achieving up to 300 cycles per minute requires continuous, jam-free product distribution into the moving web pockets:
- Vibratory Bowl Infeeds: Automatically aligns, separates, and de-dusts solid tablets or capsules before introducing them to the vertical guide chutes.
- Effervescent Chute Assemblies: Specialized gentle-handling tracks prevent chipping or cracking on soft, fragile effervescent surfaces during rapid high-speed synchronization.
Quality Control Inspection & Auxiliary Integration
The Strip 5000 range is designed to house modern tracking, safety, and validation hardware seamlessly within its standard footprint:
- Vision Control Inspections: Pre-arranged mounting spaces support the direct integration of camera networks to verify product presence, tablet integrity, or color anomalies before final cutting.
- Online Printing & Laser Coding: Easily accommodates upstream inline printers or laser markers to print real-time batch numbers, expiration data, and regulatory barcodes onto the strip surfaces.
- Downstream Cutting Options: Can be configured with precise mechanical or pneumatic cutters to deliver single-dose pouches, predefined strip lengths, or continuous perforated sheets.
Technical Data & Series Comparison
| Technical Specification Parameter | Model 5000/90 (Compact) | Model 5000/360 (High-Speed) |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Production Speed | Up to 250 cycles / minute | Up to 300 cycles / minute |
| Maximum Product Rows | Up to 2 rows parallel | Up to 12 rows parallel |
| Maximum Web Width (L) | Up to 90 mm | Up to 360 mm |
| Max Power Absorption | 5.5 kW | 9.5 kW |
| Air Operating Pressure | 6 bar | 6 bar |
| Air Consumption (with cutter) | Configuration dependent | 240 Nl/min |
| Approximate Gross Weight | ~1,200 kg | ~1,900 kg |