Serac targets pharma sector

Packaging News, 01 July 2006

 

French machinery manufacturer Serac has released details of the Cronos, its latest modular filling and capping line, designed for cosmetics and pharmaceutical products.

 

Able to handle a wide variety of containers, caps and product types, the line is made up of two Serac machines, a Hera linear filling machine and a Gaïa multi-station capping machine, linked with a closed-loop conveyor system.

 

The line has the capacity for up to five capping modules, which can process all common closure types including screw-caps, click-on caps, directed apertures and pumps.

 

 

The machine is also capable of both volumetric and flow filling. It’s volumetric filling system is based on Serac’s patented technology, which allows the filling cylinders to operate independently, eliminating the risk of overfills. It also allows each cylinder to process a different product, enabling the machine to fill two-stage or three-stage multi-layer products.

 

The Cronos (pictured) can handle bottles and pots of between 50-350mm high and 5-100mm in diameter. The company says that the line’s simple drive mechanism improves machine synchronisation, filling precision and efficiency. Sealless filling cylinders, which can be opened and sterilised without removal, improve machine hygiene.