Automatic serialization and track & trace system

Pharma Trace Top is an automatic system for pharmaceutical serialization, tracking, and control and applying labels to the top parts of boxes with medical products.

This track & trace system has two main strengths: reduced volume for quick and easy installation within existing packaging lines, and flexibility: the machine has been designed both electrically and mechanically to accommodate virtually any inkjet markers and vision systems on the market.

Etipack collaborates with major manufacturers and developers of vision systems for pharmaceutical markets and has developed a modular machine to meet customer needs and comply with various serialization and tracking requirements worldwide.

Pharma Trace Top is equipped with fail-safe software for peripheral device diagnostics in compliance with pharmaceutical market regulations.

System Features

• Polished steel machine frame with stainless steel panels (Scotch Brite® finish) with height-adjustable anti-vibration legs
• Infeed conveyor for processing products coming from the line
• Pair of motorized clamping conveyors for product positioning with micro-adjustments
• Several conveyors with parallel toothed belts and conveyor pushers, with synchronized feedback drive
• Encoder
• Air rejection device for rejecting defective products with a lockable bin
• Stainless steel control panel with Siemens PLC controller, CANopen communication bus drives
• TFT LCD HMI operator panel
• Electrical and mechanical setup with micro-adjustments for thermal printing
• Electrical and mechanical setup with micro-adjustments for the vision system
• Pneumatics with air filter, pressure regulator, quick pneumatic distributors
• Fail-safe software for peripheral device diagnostics in compliance with pharmaceutical regulations
• Three-color light signaling with buzzer for system status, warnings, and errors
• Polycarbonate protective cover

Auxiliary Devices

• One label applicator for top labeling with vertical and horizontal micro-adjustments, photoelectric sensor for cycle control
• Thermal inkjet print unit (HP TIJ2.5)
• Vision system for control, tracking, and tracing
• Energy-saving function during inactivity
• Maximum load signal output