Bonfiglioli Pharma Machinery Launch New Leak Tester For Blister Packs

Conventionally blister packed tablets have been leak tested by the Methylene Blue dye test. This process being messy destructive and dependant on humean intervention may now be finally replaced by a clean, highlt precise, non-destructive leak tester which may be easily validated to micro leaks such as cracks of 3 microns.

The compact BLI machine as seen in the photo below is fed by stacking the blister packs and by a ick and place mechanism is inserted in a testing chamber. Special sensors analyse the swelling of each blister cell when applied under vacuum and will reject faulty leaking blister packs accordingly. The BLI machine is fully computerised utilising a SCADA platform. The software is easy to operate and includes utilities such as a products database, Statistical reports etc. A printer is also installed for printing test results and parameters. The output may easily reach 600 cph which makes it ideal for non-destructive testing of expensive drugs. Laboratory semi-automatic models are also available.

TASI Group: Bonfiglioli Engineering and Sepha