Tray loader for pharmaceutical vial packaging
Seamlessly integrate high-speed vial loading into your aseptic production line, optimizing throughput and ensuring contamination-free packaging for sensitive pharmaceuticals.

Automates Vial Handling and Tray Loading
The V-VL Series Tray Loaders from IMA Life are engineered to enhance the automation of vial handling in aseptic production environments. These loaders are distinguished by their ability to handle small and large volume vials at high speeds, with designs that prevent mechanical contact with vial mouths or caps to avoid damage or contamination. Used predominantly in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, they support a wide range of applications, including loading lyophilized vaccines, injectable insulin, and antiviral vials. The V-VL Series supports continuous operation at speeds up to 600 pieces per minute, with models like the V300, VL400, and VL600 offering tailored solutions based on throughput requirements. Built for cleanroom compliance, they feature stainless steel construction compatible with sterilizing agents and are equipped with user-friendly HMIs for easy format selection and automated adjustments. This series meets critical GMP standards, ensuring reliable and contamination-free handling in the production of critical biopharmaceutical products.
Benefits
- Enhances operational efficiency by automating vial loading, minimizing manual labor.
- Prevents vial contamination and damage with non-contact handling mechanisms.
- Offers high-speed processing, accommodating up to 600 vials per minute for increased production capacity.
- Ensures compliance with GMP standards for pharmaceutical packaging.
- Facilitates quick, tool-free changeovers to reduce production line downtime.
- Applications
- Biopharmaceuticals,Aseptic products,Pharmaceutical vials
- End products
- Sterile saline solution vials,Injectable insulin vials,Hormone replacement therapy vials,Lyophilized vaccines,Blood plasma-derived therapies,Antiviral medication vials,Liquid pediatric vitamins,Antibody drug conjugates,Oncology drug vials
- Steps before
- Aseptic processing,Vial preparation,Filling vials,Lyophilisation (freeze-drying)
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packaging,Quality control,Labeling
- Input ingredients
- vials,small volume vials,large volume vials
- Output ingredients
- vials loaded onto trays,plastic trays,metal trays,paperboard trays,lyophiliser trays
- Market info
- IMA is known for its expertise in manufacturing automated packaging machines and solutions, particularly for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee industries, offering innovative, high-quality equipment and comprehensive customer service.
- Output
- 19 or 27 strokes/minute,200,400,600 pieces/minute
- Standard voltage
- 400 V – 50Hz
- Installed power
- 1151 KW
- Bottle size
- Ø 14 to 52 mm,Maximum height 120 mm
- Bottle size
- Ø 16 to 52 mm,Maximum height 180 mm
- Bottle size
- Ø 16 to 36 mm,Maximum height 130 mm
- Bottle size
- Ø 16 to 52 mm,Maximum height 130 mm
- Tray dimension
- 350×500 mm
- Automation
- User-friendly HMI,calibrated mechanical adjustments
- Environment suitability
- Suitable for clean room environments
- Automation level
- Automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Simple changeover
- Suitable Environment
- Clean room environments
- Cleaning method
- Compatible with sterilising agents
- Vial Handling
- No mechanical parts in contact with vial mouth or cap
- High performance
- SVP and LVP vials at high speed
- User-friendly interface
- User-friendly HMI
- Cleanability
- Stainless steel finishing
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Components compatible with sterilising agents
- Biological compatibility
- Suitable for clean room environments
- Density/particle size
- Ø 14 to 52 mm vials
- Tray shape and size
- Up to 350×500 mm
- Vial size
- Ø 14 to 52 mm,height up to 180 mm
- Compact version availability
- Yes
- Material of construction
- Stainless steel
- Tray loading stations
- Single or double
- Control panel type
- User-friendly HMI
- Flexibility
- High flexibility with simple changeover
- Tray loading configuration
- Single to double station,compact version,in-line,up to four tray loaders
- Vial handling
- No mechanical parts in contact with vial mouth or cap