THE ASSIGNMENT

The vials with the local anaesthetic are to be grouped in sixes, packaged into boxes and palletised in a very small room. The complete process must also be monitored permanently – because this is a highly sensitive product. That means consistent traceability must absolutely be ensured. No errors are tolerated during serialising: no dose must be lost or swapped even during machine stoppages.

THE SOLUTION

Only a very compact solution was possible, particularly because palletising normally requires a lot of space. This was achieved through an individual, customer-specific design. The decision was made to select one-space palletising, which is integrated into the packaging line in such a way that when the pallet is changed, there is only a minimal loss of time, but no standstill of the plant. Product monitoring was solved with sensors, cameras and weighing technology.