One of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Bulgaria, Sopharma, has purchased a VAL550 high-speed labeller from UK-based Newman Labelling Systems.
The VAL550 has been installed in Sopharma's ampoule production plant in Sofia, where it is being used to label glass ampoules filled with parentheral pharmaceutical products. Part of a new packaging line, the VAL550 is installed following an ampoule inspection machine with downstream secondary packaging equipment.
Sopharma selected the VAL550 because of its ability to support the high output and low production costs of the line. The system included a PCE OCR vision system for overprint inspection and a Newman Easisplice 470 continuous label feed system to enable the system to run at optimum efficiency without stoppages for label reel change.
As well as being suitable for ampoules, the VAL 550 can be used with vials, syringes, bottles and cartridges and provides accurate and reliable high speed labelling at speeds up to 600 containers/minute.