Process and packaging lines offer innovation

Romaco launched a number of products at Achema, designed to address the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical sector.

The Laetus IVT allows for secure monitoring of market-specific labels. Following the introduction of new legislation in November last year, it has become compulsory to use a special vignette label for pharmaceutical products supplied to the Italian and other markets. The scheme - whose objective is to reduce fraud - poses various challenges for manufacturers, including the requirement to read consecutively numbered labels. A collaboration between Laetus and Italian security printer and labelling machine manufacturer Arca has produced a system to meet the new requirements without compromising productivity.

Named IVT (international vignette tracking), the system consists of proven components such as Laetus code cameras, laser scanners and the Commander 15 industrial computer, combined with the Arca-log software package. Its particular appeal lies in its modular design, comprising sections relevant to each stage of the packaging operation. The design also allows flexibility for future upgrades.

Other Romaco launches at Achema included Roto Cube, an all-in-one granulation solution, with previously peripheral functions - such as granule calibration - incorporated within the production unit; the Noack 623, a multi-blister packing machine; the promatic P91, an intermittent motion cartoner, and the Bosspak RTC, a rotary tablet counter.