Starview BSC16-1418 Blister Sealer

Description

At a Glance:

 

 

Sixteen-station Fully Automatic Carousel type Blister Sealing Machine

Medium Format 14” x 18” sealing area

Includes Automatic card feeder, Blister feeder & finished package unloader

Remote access - Ethernet standard / Wi-Fi optional

Nine (9) open stations for product loading or customer furnished automation

For high volume blister packaging

Machines accept Starview wood or aluminum tooling

Heavy-duty industrial design and construction for trouble-free service & long life

Custom machine sizes and features quoted on request
Standard Features

Programmable logic control (Omron)

Intelligent system that allows changes or upgrades from a Starview provided flash memory
Ethernet connection to PLC and HMI allows remote access by customer from PC, Laptop, smartphones and tablet devices to HMI screens and PLC functions, and by Starview for program changes, diagnosis or updates when internet connected.  Optional Wi-Fi connection available.

Color HMI includes:

Time and date displayed on HMI
System monitoring page.  Heating, batch counter and job recipe displayed at a glance
Production counter page displays total machine cycles, current job cycles and current job completed packages.  Production speeds are displayed in both cycles per minute and packages per minute
Machine standby mode.  7-day programmable schedule allows automatic machine start-up and shut down
Full Job Recipe storage with memory for up to 100 different recipes
History page with last 200 cycles stored and displayed with time and date stamp. Includes up to 4 days of pressure and temperature history graphs.
Seal Timers
Conveyor advance delay timer
Manual / Auto mode
Two-position START/STOP system for Auto Mode
Complete manual control of all individual functions for set up
Conveyor jog
Low air pressure machine cycle stop
System auto start-up-activates stations in sequence during initial start
System auto unloading-deactivates stations in sequence to clear machine of packages
Machine diagnostics with difficulty location
On-screen system errors for troubleshooting
Digital temperature controller.
Last 7-days alarms stored and displayed with time and date stamp
Electrical parts page(s)
Pneumatic parts page(s)
Mechanical parts page(s)

Main power switch
Two-position START/STOP system for Auto Mode
Emergency STOP push button
Safety swing gate on rotary switch at exposed entrance and exit of feeders exposed to operator loading stations
Automatic carousel conveyor drive, cam index drive with variable speed AC variable frequency controller
Filter, Regulator & Pressure gauge & lubricator installed on airline
Sealing cylinder stroke adjustable by proximity sensor to improve cycle speed / reduce air consumption
Heated sealing station

Optional quick-change mounting for relieved face plates

Heater cartridge failure detection with on-screen alarm and mapping
Lower press platen actuated by pneumatic cylinder with locking system

Automatic finished package unloading with quick-change mounting for vacuum plate assemblies

Automatic feeder for blisters with quick-change mounting for magazine and vacuum plate
Air knife separator circuit and valves for blister feeder.  Requires air knife blister tooling.
Automatic feeder for cards with quick-change mounting for magazine and vacuum plate
Central miss-feed sensor on vacuum system for automatic feeding stations and finished package unloader
Quick-connect vacuum tubing fittings on all feeder and unload stations

Vacuum pump with surge tank
Individual filters for each vacuum line
Carousel conveyor perimeter safety guard
Easy access to machine press and feeder stations for tooling changeover or maintenance
Welded heavy-wall steel tube construction
Steel components powder coated blue color

Specifications

 

Electrical:
208-230 Volts / 3 PH / 35 Amps

Control:
24 Volts DC

Heating system:
Cartridge type 4.8 KW

Air cylinder bore size:
8"

Maximum air consumption per cycle:
2.5 scf @ 100 psi

Nominal seal area:
14" x 18"

Maximum Sealing force:
5025 lbs. @ 100 psi air

Air inlet size:
¾” NPT female

Open loading stations:
9

Maximum blister depth:
3.25" – See note #1

Standard allowable blister back upward projection:
2.5”

Cycle speed:
Variable 1 to 16 on average

Approximate dimensions:
256”W x 89”D x 76”H

Working Height:
35.0”

Approximate weight:
4,700 LB.

Note #1: For blisters over 2.5” deep consult factory for review of blister placement and design for feeding considerations.