SEALING WHAT MATTERS
The blisters your people still load.
Automated.
Blister Sealing loads blister trays and Tyvek lids into your heat-sealing machine, starts the seal and unloads the sealed blisters. One compact, collaborative cell.
ISO 7
EU GMP cleanroom at Ypsomed
None
changes to your sealing machine
Zero
format parts to change
Every
Tyvek lid print-checked
IN OPERATION AT YPSOMED
“With ESSERT’s solution, we have succeeded in automating our existing manual workstation, increasing productivity, and thus increasing the output of our products.”
Andreas Mehlich
Head of Engineering, Ypsomed
Your sealer runs by itself.
Its blisters are loaded by hand.
Blister in, Tyvek on, drawer closed, sealed blister out: manual steps around one automated machine. Every blister, every shift.
MANUAL TODAY
Blister in
Blister tray placed into the sealing tool by hand.
MANUAL TODAY
Tyvek on
Tyvek lid separated and laid on by hand.
YOUR MACHINE
Heat-sealing machine
Runs by itself.
MANUAL TODAY
Blister out
Sealed blister removed and stacked by hand.
Load, seal, unload.
One cell.
LOADING
Blister carrier › Camera › Gripper › Sealing tool
The robot takes a blister tray from one of two carriers, a camera checks its orientation and the gripper places it in the sealing tool. A Tyvek lid is separated, print-checked and laid on top.
UNLOADING
Sealing machine › Gripper › Transport box
The cell closes the drawer, detects the end of the seal by sensor, opens it again and stacks the sealed blisters into the transport box. Rejects go to a separate place.
Your sealer stays.
The hand work goes.
None
changes to your sealing machine.
The cell works with your existing heat-sealing machine. It opens and closes the drawer itself and detects the end of each seal by sensor.
Zero
format parts to change.
The cell is built for your blister, without interchangeable parts. Blister carriers are selected by recipe on the HMI.
IN ACTION · 1:09
See it at work.
Blister trays and Tyvek lids loaded, sealed and unloaded in one compact cell.
SHOWN: ONE ROBOT · TWO-ARM GRIPPER
One cell.
Built around your sealer.
It loads the heat-sealing machine you already run. Configured for your blister, your lid and your machine.
THE CELL
Trays into the sealer
ROBOT
One robot, two-arm gripper
CHECKS
Orientation and Tyvek print verified
CARRIERS
Two, selected by recipe
YOUR APPLICATION
Fits your sealer
PARTS
Blister trays with Tyvek lids
MACHINE
Your existing heat-sealing machine
RECIPES
Carriers and formats selected on the HMI
Machine, formats, shift model. We come back with a proposal within two working days.
Built on the MicroFactory Ecosystem.
One MicroFactory Core under every ESSERT module: standardized baseframe, interfaces, controller, safety and software. Blister Sealing is the job on top.
SINCE 2012 · 100+ MANUFACTURERS · ISPE ROBOTICS APPLICATION OF THE YEAR AWARD, 4 YEARS IN A ROW
FAQ
Questions
we get asked.
What comes up in first calls, answered short.
The long answers we bring to the meeting.
Which sealing machines does it work with?
With your existing heat-sealing machine. At Ypsomed, the cell loads a drawer-type sealer, closes and opens the drawer and detects the end of each seal by sensor. We check your machine in the proposal.
How fast is it?
Cycle time depends on your blister, your lid and the seal time of your machine. We calculate it for your format in the proposal.
What happens when carriers are swapped?
The cell keeps running. Operators swap carriers and transport boxes while it works, and the robot slows down or stops when they enter its zone.
How are the Tyvek lids handled?
A separator feeds exactly one lid per cycle. A camera checks the print, and lids that fail are set aside.
Can it run in a cleanroom?
Yes. The cell at Ypsomed runs in an EU GMP cleanroom, ISO 7. Stainless steel, anodized aluminum and closed profiles on the machine bed.
Where is it in operation?
At Ypsomed, where it loads heat-sealing machines for medical device blisters in an EU GMP cleanroom, ISO 7.
