Production of sterilized aluminum blister packs

Optimize your medical product packaging with our high-speed solution for precise and sterile aluminum blister formation, ensuring safe containment and easy integration into your production line.

Packages Medical Products into Sterile Blister Packs

The PFM-KV and PFM-KV 300 from Harro Höfliger are designed to address the unique challenges of packaging medical and pharmaceutical products into sterile blister packs. Utilizing a combination of forming, cutting, sealing, and web handling processes, these machines ensure the integrity and sterility of each package. Capable of producing blister packs for surgical sutures, catheters, and other medical devices, they offer continuous, high-speed, fully automatic operations, making them ideal for use in the medical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries.

Engineered for seamless line integration, the PFM-KV series allows for precise foil guidance and fast format changes, and supports a wide array of camera systems for quality control. With fully automatic feeding systems, these machines maintain high throughput while ensuring product safety and compliance with industry standards. Available material options and configurations enable customization for specific needs, while robust construction ensures longevity and reliability.

Benefits

  • Maximizes production efficiency with continuous, high-speed operation.
  • Ensures product sterility with integrated sealing and sterilization-grade packaging.
  • Enables rapid adaptability to different product formats with quick changeover capabilities.
  • Reduces inspection time with integrated quality control camera systems.
  • Minimizes labor involvement with fully automatic feeding and handling systems.

General


Applications
Catheters,Inhalation products,Transdermal,Eye care products,Microneedles,Surgical sutures,Medical products,Ostomy,Oral delivery systems,Continence care products,Skin care products,Diagnostic products,Pharmaceutical device assembly,Wound
End products
Asthma inhaler components,Ostomy pouch systems,Oral thin films,Pre-filled syringe kits,Surgical suture packets,Microneedle patches,Continence care inserts,Transdermal patches,Sterile gauze blister packs,Hydrogel wound dressings,Contact lens blisters,Catheter blister packs
Steps before
Material preparation,Foil unwinding,Product sorting
Steps after
Sterilization,Packing,Cutting/Punching
Input ingredients
aluminum foil,Tyvek® cover film,medical products
Output ingredients
sterilized aluminum blisters,surgical suture material,catheters
Market info
Harro Hoefliger is known for its expertise in manufacturing custom, engineered-to-order packaging and production equipment, particularly for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, consumer goods, and chemical industries, with a reputation for precision, innovation, and quality engineering solutions.

Technical Specifications


Output Speed
Extremely high
Foil Guidance Accuracy
Precise
Format Change
Fast
Print Systems Integration
Variety of systems
Camera Systems Integration
Large variety
Feeding Systems
Fully automatic
Sealing Methods
Platen,roller,pulse,ultrasonic,thermal

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Fully Automatic
Batch vs. continuous operation
Inline Continuous
Changeover time
Fast
Cleaning method
Manual / CIP
Energy efficiency
High Output Model

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Packaging type
Sterilized aluminum blister packaging

Physical Characteristics


Chain conveyor system
For aluminum foil transport
Tyvek® cover film option
Sterilization-grade
Conveyor foil transport
Precise foil guidance
Integrated camera systems
Variety available
Feeding systems
Fully automatic
Forming methods
Thermoforming,deep drawing,vacuum forming
Sealing methods
Platen,roller,pulse,ultrasonic,thermal
Cutting systems
Cutting cylinders,sleeves,flying blades,steel band cutter,laser contour cutter

Custom Options


Format change
Fast format change
Camera system integration
Large variety of camera systems
Feeding system
Fully automatic feeding systems
Sealing methods
Platen,roller,pulse,ultrasonic,thermal
Forming methods
Thermoforming,deep drawing,vacuum forming