Farmigea chooses Romaco's new P91 S intermittent motion cartoner

The first of the new P91 S intermittent motion cartoners by Romaco is destined for delivery to the Italian pharmaceutical company Farmigea.

The latest development in the Promatic brand is considered to be the fastest intermittent motion cartoner with balcony design. With an output of 140 cartons per minute, this is the first Romaco model to reach the level of performance of continuous motion cartoners.

There has been a close co-operation between Farmigea and Romaco for several years: the company is already working with several Promatic cartoners, Siebler heat sealing machines and Unipac tube fillers.

The P91 S will be used by the manufacturer of ophthalmic products for packaging a new series of sterile eye drops. The cartons are precisely tailored to the plastic or glass vials containing the eye drops. Two different formats are therefore necessary.

The change in format can be carried out by the machine operator. "We have high hopes of extremely flexible control of production, as well as of savings in costs and time,. said Marco Benvenuti, plant manager at Farmigea's site in Pisa.

Thanks to the balcony structure, all machine parts are easily accessible; the automatic control and monitoring of the whole installation takes place through a single control panel. The compact design of the P91 S makes the installation easier on site.

Actuators and a Venturi vacuum unit lead to a clear reduction in noise, while product transfer by means of a timing belt replaces the use of chains and mechanical cogs. This prevents early signs of wear, reduces cleaning intervals and reduces maintenance costs. The use of safety clutches also protects the cartoner from mechanical overload.