Autoloading Systems

Hull has supplied patented, highly efficient, totally automated vial handling systems for sterile product freeze-drying.

The Hull Autoload System is engineered to maximize product handling efficiency, eliminate operator intervention and associated contamination risks, and contribute to higher product quality.

Benefits

• Simple operation
• Reduced vial handling
• Product quality improvement
• Reduced bio-burden in Class 100 environments

Basic System Operation

• Infeed collator receives vials from conveyor and groups them as rows in single shelf batches for transport vehicle pickup
• Transport vehicle cage contains vial batch during trip to freeze dryer
• Dryer subdoor opens, shelves are indexed and transport vehicle docks with shelf
• Transfer of vials to shelf, transport vehicle retracts and subdoor closes.
• Transport vehicle returns to infeed collator for next batch of vials.
• Reverse process for unloading.