Gephar, one of Sochim's three subsidiaries, produces tablets, chewable tablets, sugar-coated tablets, granules and powders containing vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. This dietary supplement is called medical nourishing food in the United States and is called “quasi-drug†in Europe.
Choose blister packs to cater to buying habits
Gephar chose blister packs as the packaging of choice, said Dr. Barbara Pacheti, Sochim's head of science. “Europeans buy a smaller quantity of quasi-drugs, so blister packs fit well with regional preferences. According to relevant data, sales of blister packs have increased by 20% to 30%, and it has only recently been slowed by the slowdown in economic growth, which has slowed sales growth.Gephar hopes that sales growth of blister packs can be maintained in the future. 10% to 20% per year."
Monolab blister packaging machine and cartoning machine production process
Gephar has been subcontracting packaging work to other companies until the company installed a new monolab blister packer and cartoning machine in the spring of 2003. This practice has completely changed.
Gephar's packaging line consists of a complete blister packer and cartoner. During work, the package is transported from the blister packer to the cartoner: the extruded substrate is thermoformed into the blister pack, the tablet is fed from the feeder into a blister, and the device is designed with a series of brushes As an accessory to ensure that one tablet is received in each groove. If there are spilled tablets, the device will re-enter these pills into the blister packaging machine's circulation packaging.
Gephar's blister material is primarily a single layer of polyvinyl chloride, but multilayer PVC is also often used. The blister card is mainly available in 10 and 15 capacity capacities. The cartoning machine inserts two or three blister packs in two groups at a speed of 2,800 boxes/hour to complete the cartoning. Pachetti finally commented: "Having a multi-functional blister packaging machine that is easy to adjust for production so that we can produce any packaging specifications our customers want is the most important for the company. Monolab Blister Packaging Machines and cartoners helped us win more orders from our customers."