A self-service kiosk is disclosed. The self-service kiosk may have a housing, including a user interface. The user interface may receive from a user a selection of an item. The user interface may also receive from the user a payment for a purchase of the item. The self-service kiosk may include a fabrication system disposed within the housing. The fabrication system may fabricate the item selected by the user. The self-service kiosk may also include a packaging system. The packaging system may sealingly enclose the item in a package. Further, the self-service kiosk may include a bin that may dispense the package, including the item, to the user.

An inspection device is used in manufacture of a PTP sheet that comprises a container film including a pocket portion in which a content is placed and a cover film closing the pocket portion. The inspection device includes: an illumination device that emits near infrared light; a light shield that is placed between the illumination device and the container film and prevents the near infrared light from entering the container film; a through hole in the light shield that allows the near infrared light to pass through; a spectroscope that disperses reflected light from the content; an imaging device that images an optical spectrum of the reflected light and obtains spectroscopic image data; and a controller that: obtains spectral data of the content based on the spectroscopic image data; and performs a predetermined inspection with regard to the content based on the spectral data of the content.

Disclosed is a packaging film perforating system used in commercially available, horizontal, form, fill and seal packaging machines. The packing film perforating system is attached to a packaging machine via a mounting module. The system is designed to create perforation lines in the packaging film, housing pre-packaged product, being moved by a conveying chain between various functional stations located on said packaging machine. The perforating system is positioned as the last automated station of the packaging machine, and is typically preceded by a plurality of other automated stations designed to fully complete the packaging process. The stations preceding the location of the perforation system may include stations designed to feed both the bottom and the top layers of the packaging film, product fill station, and both the bottom and the top package forming stations. The packaging film perforating system comprises of four primary modules: 1) perforating module assembly, for perforating the packaging film; 2) mounting module assembly, for mounting the perforating module to the machine and for enabling rotation of said perforating module; 3) packaging machine, having a package perforation station for placing therein the perforating module, held by the mounding module; 4) and a plurality of mounting hardware, used for completion of said assemblies. The perforating module assembly is sub-divided into two components: 1) shaft; 2) perforating disc sub-assembly. The perforating disc slides onto the shaft, and is releasably locked in place. The shaft may hold one or a multitude of the perforating discs. Spaces between said perforating disc may be adjusted to accommodate various shapes and sizes of the packaged products. Each perforating disc comprises of a back disc, a front disc, and a plurality of knives. Wherein each of said knives has one blunt edge and one sharp edge. The knives are configured to be equally spaced, with all blunt edges facing in the same direction, and are positioned around the outside perimeter of the two discs. The knives are sandwiched between the two discs, locked in place, made to extend beyond the two discs' outside perimeter. The perforating module is held by the mounting module, by having both ends of the shaft fitted inside bearings, held by two bearing blocks. Using actuators, the bearing blocks along with attached thereto perforating module, are moved up and down, allowing the perforating discs to engage or to disengage the packaging film, located directly below the mounting module. Once engaged, the conveyed packaging film pushes on the blunt edge of the knives, causing the perforating disc to rotate, without application of a

A continuous skin packaging and coating apparatus and a coating method for tablets. The continuous skin packaging and coating apparatus comprises a lower coating film unreeling roller, a waste edge reeling roller, an upper coating film unreeling roller, a lower coating heating component, an upper coating heating component, a first mold provided with a first table placing hole, a second mold provided with a second tablet placing hole, a heat-sealing plate, a cutting component, a blank tablet implanting component, and an operating mesa. The lower coating film unreeling roller and the waste edge reeling roller are provided on either side of the operating mesa. The lower coating film heating component, the blank tablet implanting component, the upper coating film unreeling roller, the upper coating film heating component, the heat-sealing plate, and the cutting component are sequentially provided above the operating mesa. The first mold is provided under the operating mesa below the blank tablet implanting component. The second mold is provided under the operating mesa below the heat-sealing plate. The upper coating film heating component is provided below the upper coating film unreeling roller.

Conveyor device (1) including an endless conveyor belt (4), a first drive (3) for driving the endless conveyor belt (4), a main frame (2) and an auxiliary frame (19) supported in the main frame (2), a second drive (15) for moving the auxiliary frame (19) back and forth relative to the main frame (2) in the manner of a shuttle-conveyor, such that a supply track (4a) of endless conveyor belt (4) supported by the auxiliary frame (19) can feed products (P) on a discharge track (4b) of endless conveyor belt (4) supported by the main frame (2).

A packaging machine comprising a machine frame, at least one work station attached to the machine frame, and a transport device with a transfer unit for feeding trays to the work station, wherein the transfer unit comprises a suction plate for transporting trays in a predetermined transport plane. The suction plate may comprises at least one reception mold which is formed at least in part having the shape of an inner contour of an upper opening region of a tray facing it, provided to the reception mold for reception and transport, so that the reception mold during transport in the transport plane of the tray is arranged in a positive-fit manner in its upper opening region and aligns the tray in the transport plane in a predetermined position on the suction plate. The invention also relates to a method for supplying trays to a work station of a packaging machine.

A pharmaceutical pack and the method for making the same are provided. The pharmaceutical pack includes a blister layer and a lidding sheet disposed over the blister layer. The blister layer defines at least one opening. The lidding sheet includes a first layer and optionally a second layer. The first layer includes at least one hologram, and is disposed on the second layer, which is a plastic film. The blister layer and the lidding sheet define at least one cavity so as to hold at least one pharmaceutical dosage form therein.

The present invention concerns the adjustment of positions of foils in relation to one another and with the joining of the foils in precise register to give a foil composite. The present invention provides a process for the production of a foil composite comprising at least two foils arranged in relation to one another in a defined manner in the foil composite, and also a system for the production of a foil composite of this type.

Provided is a method for producing a sealed-edge pouch with a laminate composite stored therein. In some non-limiting embodiments or aspects the laminate composite is detached from a laminate composite web having a carrier film with substrates which are arranged thereon and are covered by means of a respective cover film. An intermediate body is supplied to the laminate composite web or to the laminate composite or is moulded into the carrier film such that the intermediate body or the intermediate bodies surrounds/surround all of the free surfaces of the substrate at least in regions. The laminate composite and all of the intermediate bodies are introduced between two packaging material webs. The packaging material webs are sealed to each other. Finally, the sealed-edge pouches are separated. A device for producing sealed-edge pouches and a sealed-edge pouch produced according to this method are also provided.

The invention relates to a macroblister comprising a flat body, in which are introduced cavities for receiving individual medicament portions, wherein the cavities are filled with individual medicament portions and are sealed with a foil. According to the invention, said macroblister contains a number T of medicament portions, characterized in that T is at least 60 and the flat body has a dimension in the range of 200 mm200 mm to 1200 mm1200 mm.