Pharmaceutical manufacturers often face the challenge of accurately counting individual gummies, pills, capsules, and other small individual products. Traditional wisdom advises counting by weight during production for gummies, while counting individual units has remained the standard for other pharmaceutical products for generations.
However, when you count by exact quantity, you can stand to benefit from a more productive manufacturing process and greater profitability. Here are some key reasons why a high-end pharmaceutical counting machine really does matter.
More Accurate Doses
Counting by weight does not always result in an accurate dose. When filling high-volume containers with small objects like tablets or softgels, this variation increases exponentially. Would you rather have “approximately” 80 softgels of ibuprofen based on weight or guarantee that a consistent 80 of them are filled in each container?
Using the right counting equipment, you can ensure that accurate doses become a redundant and reliable part of your manufacturing process. This results in a more efficient production cycle and a greater final product for the end-user.
Greater Profitability
Since counting by weight can lead to inconsistent quantities in a package, this can result in overpacking or underpacking a product. Overpacking can lead to less completed products, limiting your pharmaceutical business’s profitability.
A high-end packaging machine can ensure that the same number of individual products are filling a package on a consistent basis. This way, 25 gummies will always be 25 gummies, and you can better price your products and forecast revenue as a result.
Operational Efficiency
Some pharmaceutical products like gummy vitamins and supplements often stick together. This creates a challenge when counting them individually; often forcing manufacturers to count by weight.
The right counter can efficiently separate individual products like gummies so that they can be counted one by one. This eliminates the usual operational headache that would be associated with unsticking gummies on the production line.
Consistent Production Processes
With a counting machine that can handle specific high volumes of pharmaceutical products, you can accurately predict how many products can be counted within a workday. This allows you to create a more optimal production schedule and forecast expected productivity on a daily basis.
Your New Pharmaceutical Counting Machine: The RC90.18.2G
The RC90.18.2G was built to tackle the difficulty of counting individual gummies. Due to its versatility, many users also rely on it to count high quantities of other pharmaceuticals like capsules, tablets, and softgels.
Here are some key features of the RC90.18.2G:
Prevent Products from Sticking Together
Designed to separate sticky products like gummies from one another, the RC90.18.2G can do just that. As you’re loading bulk quantities of your finished gummies into the counter, you can rest assured that each individually gummy is accounted for and that your containers are filled by exact quantity instead of weight.
High Output
The RC90.18.2G is designed to handle high volumes of product, counting each one individually. For example, it can count up to 3,600 gummies at a time. You can move large quantities in an expedited fashion to prepare your product for its final packaging.
Process Integration
Integrate the RC90.18.2G with your existing pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment or with a full suite of other CapPlus machinery. It is designed to seamlessly work into your processes and become a natural extension of your production cycle.
Energy Efficiency
Many similar machines have high voltage requirements. The RC90.18.2G requires 220V single phaser to operate. This is well within United States standards for nominal voltage, requiring less energy than a common household oven.
Floor Level Bulk Feed Hopper
The hopper can be bulk fed at the floor level, making it much easier for operators to load the machine. It then feeds into the cleated elevator to begin counting at consistent intervals.
18 Channels
The RC90.18.2G has18 channels to feed the counting head simultaneously. More tracks means more product being counted faster. This ensures that you can fill your containers more efficiently than a counter with only 12 or 16 tracks.
Get a Better Counting Machine For Your Pharmaceuticals
Since our founding, CapPlus’s mission has been to provide innovative solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers. The RC.18.2G eliminates many of the common headaches associated with product counting or a more streamlined production cycle. To learn more about its features and function, contact us any time to speak with one of our team members.