De-blistering machines or ‘Press Outs' have been designed for the easy removal of drugs from blister packs so they can then be re-blistered
again into patient packs or monitored dosage systems. Units range from manual to semi-automatic and
automatic, and can handle various batch sizes and delicate
tablets and capsules. Blisterpacks can be manually fed through Press Out Manual/Manual Wide on a set
of rollers by a turning handle. The tablets or capsules are simultaneously
removed from the blister pack and separated from the waste packaging. It can
take up to 20 packs per minute. The Press-Out Manual is suitable for in-line blister packs only,
while the Press Out Manual Wide can also cope with a diagonal/offset layout. The
single set of tooling is fully adjustable and training for use takes less than
15 minutes. Alternatively single blister packs can be automatically fed through
Press Out Semi Automatic and the
machine uses the same patented deblistering mechanism as the manual model but is
driven by an electric motor providing automated feed allowing a deblistering
rate of up to 40 blisters per minute with tooling change over taking less than 5
minutes.
Sepha Limited, Belfast BT16 1QQ, United Kingdom. www.sepha.com or call +44 (0)2890 484848