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Machines designed for counting pills, tablets, capsules, or other products and dispensing them into containers of bottles. Counters can use different methods to count the proper number of pills or tablets.Slat counters use devices called slat that have pockets within the slat that accept one and only one tablet. As the slats get processed through the machine, the tablet within the pocket is discharged into a waiting container. Final tablet count is based on the number of slats that are processed. Disc counters are similar to slat counters in that disc counters use pockets within a disc to count out the proper amount of tablets. Disc counters are much less complicated than slat counters, but have lower production capacities.Electric eye counters and track counters utilize photo electric eyes or other sensors to count the number of pills that fall through the sensor??s path. The difference between disc counters, track counters, and electric eye counts is based on the way they feed the tablets to the detection sensor. Electric eye counters use the rotation of a small disc to feed tablets passed the sensor one at a time. Track counters use the vibration of one or multiple tracks to feed tablets passed the count one at a time. Parts counters are designed to count parts, components, or other such small objects. Parts counters usually employ a vibratory bowl to feed the parts past a photo electric eye one at a time. Parts counters can be integrated to a number of container lines and can be used to fill a number of different packages including bags, pouches, bottles, cartons.
Merrill Model 72-16AH, automatic, stainless steel, inline tablet / capsule dumper, slat counter and filler rated from 20 to 100 bottles per minute – depending materials, size container and count. Will accept (72) x 16" wide slats. Equipped with 32" long x 20" wide x 13" deep vibratory product hopper, dust collector, slat shaker, air jets, with safety light bar. Control panel has A/B CPU with swing arm touch pad controller and dual readout screens and print capablitites. Stainless steel, 360 degree swivel rotation drum dumper with 120" high columm, 13" diameter x 24" long barrel holder with dual barrel clamps and 80" discharge height.
OAD: 48" L x 46" W x 84" H Slat Counter 70" L x 30" W x 80" H Control Panel 50"L x 50" W x 120" H Drum Dumper
Lakso, Model 990, Inline, slat tablet and capsule counter / filler. Rated from 40 to 240 bottles per minute on 100 count – depending on materials and application. Stainless steel and annodized aluminum construction. Equipped with 200" long x 3¼" wide container conveyor with 57" long worm screw container indexer, 72 set of 42" wide slats, rotating overhead brush, rotating vacuum brush dust collection system, static removal, funnels with a divider chute and Micro-Scan inspection. Control panel has an A/B controller. Mounted on stainless steel base frame
OAD: 200"L x 60"W x 94"H
Merrill, Model 30-6AHCDAF, Inline, slat tablet and capsule counter / filler. Rated from 5 to 20 bottles per minute on 100 count – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Equipped with 30 sets of 6" wide slats, rotating brush, connections for dust collection system, pin bar ejection and funnels with a divider chute. Control panel has push button start/stop and variable speed dials for filler speed, bottom vibrator, side vibrator and hopper vibrator. Mounted on base frame.
OAD: 40"L x 30"W x 61"H (counter) 20"L x 12"W x 50"H (control panel)
Slat counter rated up to 240 (100 count) bottles per minute – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 7.5"wide x 96"long Delran conveyor, dual lane air cylinder container indexing system and Allen Bradley SLC 504 PLC with a AB 1000 touch screen. Unit counts/packages odd or irregular shaped tablets and soft gelatins as well as conventional tablets and capsules. Change parts required per application/product.
Merrill, Model 48-39AH, stainless steel, Inline, slat tablet / capsule / soft gel counter and filler. Rated from 50 to 250 on 100 count bottles per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Equipped with 7½" wide x 230" long delrin belt conveyor, (48) 39" long x 1¾" wide slats, 70" long dual timing screw, dual lane funnels with (20) funnels per lane for total of (40) ¾"ID funnels set on 2" centers. Swing arm control panel has pull to start / push to stop for counter and conveyor. On / off switches for feeder, bottle, index, conveyor, vibratory bottom, slat shacker, front and rear gate. Variable speed controller and digital slat / container counter. Mounted on heavy duty base frame.
OAD: 230"L x 51"W x 85"H
Tablet/capsule slat counter rated 10 to 75 cpm – depending on materials and application. Unit packages odd or irregular shapes, and soft gelatins as well as conventional tablets and capsules. Counter is equipped with 8′ indexing table top chain container conveyor. Change parts required per application.
OAD: 28"L x 40"W x 60"H, OAD: control box 24"L x 22"W x 50"H
King Model SC6L, automatic, inline, stainless steel tablet / capsule slat counter rated from 24 to 100 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Accommodates 72 slats 16" wide. Tablet size range: 3mm to 25mm. Capsules: soft, hard or gelatine. Capsule size range: 0 to 5. Container size range: 5/8" to 5" in diameter with maximum height of 10". Equipped with 150" long x 3-1/4" wide container conveyor, stainless steel product feed hopper, slat shaker vibrator, (6) product filling funnels. Control panel with start, stop, and vacuum push buttons, conveyor speed control dial, vibratior, static elimnator, pnuematic and automatic operation on / off switches with counter. Mounted on base frame with height adjustable legs.
OAD: 144" L x 60" W x 71" H
King Model SC6, automatic, inline, stainless steel tablet / capsule slat counter rated from 24 to 100 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Accommodates 72 slats 16" wide. Tablet size range: 3mm to 25mm. Capsules: soft, hard or gelatine. Capsule size range: 0 to 5. Container size range: 5/8" to 5" in diameter with maximum height of 10". Equipped with 150" long x 3-1/4" wide container conveyor, stainless steel product feed hopper, slat shaker vibrator, (6) product filling funnels. Control panel with start, stop, and vacuum push buttons, conveyor speed control dial, vibratior, static elimnator, pnuematic and automatic operation on / off switches with counter. Mounted on base frame with height adjustable legs.
OAD: 144" L x 58" W x 72" H
Automatic, inline, slat counter, filler capable of speeds up to 150 bpm – depending on materials and application. Accommodates 72 slats by 16" wide. Equipped with vibratory product hopper and cleaning brush. Designed to handle odd, or irregular shaped tablets, soft gelatins, conventional tablets and capsules – requires proper change parts.
OAD: 64" L x 48" W x 78" H
Automatic, inline, slat counter, filler capable of speeds up to 150 bpm depending on application. Has 72 slats, 19" wide, and two Exair 19"W Ion air knife static eliminators. Designed to handle odd, or irregular shaped tablets, soft gelatins, conventional tablets and capsules (with proper change parts). Mounted on S/S frame with height and adjustable feet.
OAD: 40" L x 46" W x 72" H
Kalish Model "SWIFTPACK" Automatic, dual, 12 track, 6 tray counter for packaging of tablets, caplets or soft and hard capsules rated from 10 to 60 containers per minute – depending on materials and application. Tablet diameter range: 2.5mm to 22mm but can go to 25mm. Container size range: 25mm to 100mm in diameter x 40mm to 200 mm in height, both with proper change parts. 316 stainless steel contact parts and sanitary design reduces any chance of cross contamination. Equipped with dual lift-off hoppers and hopper troughs, primary and secondary feed vibrators, sealed electronic counting heads and product gate assemblies. Currently set with dual 12 track with 3 trays each double dump indexing system. 25′ long x 7-1/2" wide plastic delron conveyor with 36" in feed / discharge height. Microprocessor controls eliminates miscounts, with count, batch size, bottle indexing, product scan time, pre-count and speed set back are memorized for instant recall on up to 100 products.
OAD: 72" L x 80" W x 76" H Swiftpack Counter 25′ L x 12" W x 48" H Conveyor
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