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Chapter 01 #highcustomizedlines

From concept

Total flexibility

For over 50 years, IMA Safe has been investing in developing its internal know-how to offer solutions capable of satisfying every market need, maturing over time with unparalleled flexibility in the development of totally customized lines. Efficient and innovative solutions allow the realization of packaging of any type of product, even in its most complex configuration.

Thanks to a rigorous study of line layouts conceived on the actual space and on the customer production needs, the connections between the machines are designed to completely adapt to the surrounding area without affecting the performance of the line.

This is why an IMA Safe line is synonymous with flexibility.

To Reality

There’s always a solution

We like to think of a line as a 360° customer-structured project: it communicates to us what it wants to achieve and we work as a team to provide it with a line that exactly fits its request, always adding something else.

For this reason, over the years we have been able to collaborate with some of the most important pharmaceutical companies in managing the most complex projects. Thanks to the consolidated reliability of IMA Safe, numerous customers have chosen brand new technologies and solutions.

Case studies

  • Cyndea Pharma
  • Farmindustria S.A. (Abbott)
  • Ultra Laboratorios
Client:
Product type: Blister & Flowpack packaging line

The challenge:

Designing of a packaging line complex in terms of machines, accessories and ancillary equipment. It should be able to handle more than 30 different formats, guaranteeing maximum performance for each machine of the line. Despite this, the layout should be thought to occupy a compact footprint according to the customer’s need.

Product configuration examples

Machines:

GIANT1
GIANT1
Blister packaging machines. The ideal solution for just-in-time production of small-medium batches, handling any blister/product shape and configuration. With GIANT1 you choose the state of the art technology in terms of design, feeders, quality controls and servomotors.
The excellence that our users have come to expect
timer Up to 400 blisters/min and 350 cartons/min
DYNAMICA
DYNAMICA
Continuous motion cartoner. DYNAMICA Series multipurpose continuous motion cartoner is available in different versions, according to the product specifications, carton dimension sizes and speed. It grants the maximum versatility in terms of applications, infeed systems and carton sizes.
Beyond the limit of the maximum flexibility
timer Up to 400 cartons/min
SENSITIVE AP400 C
SENSITIVE AP400 C
Ergonomic and even more compact than the other well-known labelling machines of the Sensitive Series, the SENSITIVE AP400 C is the response to the increasing demand for space efficiency in the production area.
Compact though clever
timer Up to 400 cartons/minute
CP18 / CP28
CP18 / CP28
SIDE LOADING CASE PACKING MACHINE. Side loading case packers, suited to packaging individual or bundled cartons into pre-glued RS cases. They are compact, accessible and enable simple, tool-free size changeover.
Quality case packing with palletizing option: we make it simple.
timer 8-30 cycles/min.
Client:
Product type: Tube packaging line

The Challenge:

Designing of a performing packaging line, from tube filling to case packing, characterized by flexibility of handle a variety of tube sizes, combined to compactness of footprint.

Machines:

C1290/C12110
C1290/C12110
Automatic tubefiller. Available in different levels of automation along with the widest range of additional devices, to grant the “state of the art” of single nozzle technology. Performance is combined to simplicity in change-over sequences and quick dismantling of contact parts.
Complete, fast, easy to use: Comadis C1290 is the ultimate proposal coming from many years experience in tube filling industry
timer Up to 110 tubes/min
X
X
Intermittent motion cartoner. X Series multipurpose intermittent motion cartoner, is the best price/performance ratio solution in its product range. Thanks to the use of both mechanical and robotized feeding systems, it can handle the widest product variants range in the market.
X, love at first sight
timer Up to 90 cartons/min
CP18 / CP28
CP18 / CP28
SIDE LOADING CASE PACKING MACHINE. Side loading case packers, suited to packaging individual or bundled cartons into pre-glued RS cases. They are compact, accessible and enable simple, tool-free size changeover.
Quality case packing with palletizing option: we make it simple.
timer 8-30 cycles/min.
Client:
Product type: Counting line

The Challenge:

3 complete counting lines able to manage 70 product presentations each.
High speed production, simple and fast changeover, simplified and safe cleaning procedures thanks to the specifically thought design. These aspects allow the lines to easily adapt to different formats/presentations, cutting downtimes. To get the most out of the line, IMA Safe and Ultra Laboratorios Mexico together have carried out an analysis of packaging materials and their optimization, making production as efficient as possible. The result is super flexible and performing packaging lines.

Machines:

Rotary Unscrambler
Rotary Unscrambler
Automatic bottle unscrambler. This Series has been designed to handle a wide range of plastic bottles and is available in 3 sizes dependant upon output. This fully guarded machine is constructed to meet the latest requirements for GMP.
Smart solution to complete your line
timer Up to 180 bottles/min
SWIFTPHARM 2
SWIFTPHARM 2
Electronic tablet counter. SWIFTPHARM 2 is a versatile counting/filling system to pack a variety of products accurately at high speed, and requires few or no change parts to allow maximum productivity.
Taking electronic tablet counting to the next level
timer Up to 120 bottles/min or 12,000 tablets/min
COTTONER
COTTONER
Cotton inserting machine. The COTTONER Series utilizes an inverted “U” technique of inserting cushioning material into containers maintaining the product integrity for a cleaner packing process which eliminates stray wisps of cotton.
The perfect handling for your cotton
timer Up to 300 bottles/min
Rotary Capper Range
Rotary Capper Range
Rotary capper systems. A flexible range of cappers that can handle both screw or press-on caps with ease on round or irregular shaped containers. Models are available in 3 heads for low speed applications and fully integrated models, in 4, 6, 8 and 10 head versions for high speeds.
Now more than ever, the capper for you
timer Up to 300 bottles/min
SENSITIVE ECO
SENSITIVE ECO

With its essential design and small footprint, the SENSITIVE ECO is the most competitive solution among the linear labelling machines in the IMA Life range. Accurate and easy-to-use, it responds to the needs of standardised labelling.

The essential all-around labelling solution.
timer Up to 200 pcs/minute
FLEXA
FLEXA
Intermittent or continuous motion cartoner. FLEXA Series includes intermittent and continuous motion versions to better satisfy your demands according to the product to be packed. With FLEXA you choose the maximum flexibility and ergonomics in the most compact machine.
Space-saving design for whatever product to be packed
timer Up to 180 cycles/min