03.01.18
Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations (MHI), the U.S. subsidiary of Kyoto-based Maruho Hatsujyo Kogyo (MHK), a pharmaceutical packaging machinery manufacturer, has introduced a new blister machine to the U.S. market. The Eagle, an Americanized version of MHK’s PF-D1S, is a compact, servo-driven, high performance machine that is the company’s first foray into the North American market. It is capable of handling all commonly used forming and lidding materials, and can produce up to 100 blisters per minute at a maximum index length of 90mm and maximum index width of 130mm. According to the company, the compact machine features fast, tool-free changeover in less than 10 minutes, offers multi-zone pre-heating, recipe-driven format change, and is compatible with third-party feeders.