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A quick release mechanism allows easy removal of carrier plates from a pouch sealer for sterilisation and maintenance while another set of plates remains in operation.
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Designed for tool-free removal, the upper and lower vacuum and seal bar carrier plates of a new pouch sealer enable one set of carrier plates to be sterilised and maintained while another remains in operation. The patent-pending quick release system built into the 8000 Series Vacuum Pouch Sealer was developed to satisfy demand from equipment users in the med-tech industry seeking a reduction in downtime and easier sterilisation, according to Lesley Jensen, general manager at Accu-Seal Corp. (San Marcos, CA, USA; www.accu-seal.com). In fact, her customers practically willed the system into existence, she maintains.
“The idea for this machine came from our customers,” says Jenson. “Its modularity is unique, as is the capability to remove the tubing in the vacuum system. The tubing can be discarded or cleaned, providing the user with the assurance that no contamination will remain in the vacuum system. The technology came about simply by listening to our customers,” she explains.
“These machines can be quite heavy,” adds Jensen. “Being able to remove just the carrier plates for sterilisation or maintenance means you don’t need to wheel the machine from the cleanroom or production area.”
Other production enhancing features engineered into the pouch sealer include the addition of multiple vacuum nozzles for sealing very small pouches with as little as 1 in. of header space. “We put in all the safeguards to make operation and validation easier,” adds Jensen. For example, the sealing equipment has lock-out protected alarmed digital process controls and a simplified human machine interface touch screen, programmable seal recipes, vacuum capabilities up to 26 in. Hg and the repeatability and reliability that the med-tech industry requires. “It is designed for long-term, efficient operating performance and RoHS compliance,” says Jensen.
