pester pac automation has been providing end of line pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging solutions for more than 40 years. pester stands for innovation and the development of cutting-edge machine concepts, from film wrapping and case packing through to palletising.
Today, pester ranks among the leading companies in this sector. Over 7,000 pester machines and lines are proving their productivity daily in multinational companies in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry.
High-quality end of line packaging machines
Customers all over the world appreciate the high quality of our end of line packaging machines. pester machines convince on account of their precision, outstanding performance and economical lifecycle costs. Individual service, customised engineering and turnkey solutions demonstrate the advantage of our technology.
Worldwide, some 400 employees, eight subsidiaries and 35 representatives are all part of a dynamic network that is keen to provide our customers with the optimum packaging process.
All machines are designed to GMP standards. Versions are available for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other applications.
Pharmaceutically safe stretch-wrapper
The PEWO-pack stretch-wrapper uses pester pac’s perfected sealing technology for the lowest lifecycle costs. It is a pharmaceutically safe packaging process that is also available for cosmetic products, bottles, jars and vials in film widths up to 800mm. It features:
- Multiple collation configurations for pharmaceutical cartons
- Patented film splicer: fully automatic film reel change without stopping production and without wastage
- Quick and easy tool-less format changeover
- Range of accessories including collating tables and shrink tunnel units
Full overwrapper
pester’s PEWO-fold full overwrapper offers optimum protection of high-quality pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. It uses advanced technology for fully overwrapping single and multiple unit collations, and features extremely gentle handling of susceptible pharmaceuticals via fully synchronised servo technology. Other features include:
- Maintenance-free, tool-less film transportation system
- Universal and versatile: extensive format range and fast format changeover
- Patented film splicer: fully automatic film reel change without stopping production and without wastage
- Intuitive: innovative operating conception and straightforward operating logic via HMI touch screen
- Continuous motion high-speed version available for precision wrapping of high volumes
Side-loading case packer for American cases, wraparounds and trays
The PEWO-form UVP is an economical case packer for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. It is the world’s first cantilever design case packer built according to GMP standards. It uses efficient side-loading technology for low and high performance ranges, and has an extensive format range for total flexibility and a wide packaging variety. It also features:
- Small footprint: very compact design
- Ultimate precision: product handling and collating for the highest pharmaceutical safety standards
- Absolute reliability: case handling with innovative case extraction
- Unique product protection: identification, coding and monitoring at all levels
Top loader for American cases, wraparounds and trays
The PEWO-form TLC is a high-performance top loader with integrated, highly flexible industrial robots. Its unique modular architecture in GMP design means that it is upgradeable for tomorrow’s pharmaceutical production. Other features include:
- Reliable handling: pharmaceutical bottles, folding cartons, inhalers, vials and even shelf-ready packaging
- Precise packaging of tablet bottles, folding cartons and even pharmaceutical combination packs with inserts in shipping cases
- Dynamic: reliable robot technology for top performance
- Versatile feeding systems and a wide format range provide room for new tasks
- Process safety ensured by state-of-the-art track-and-trace systems
Compact robotic palletiser
The PEWO-pal is a compact robotic palletiser for fully automatic pharmaceutical lines. It offers unrivalled reliability with a machine availability of virtually 100%, and low lifecycle costs during the entire machine lifetime. Features include:
- Performance of movement on a compact footprint: single-station palletiser with minimum space requirements and a high packaging density
- Modern robot technology: in operation thousands of times around the world
- Superior pharmaceutical safety through GMP design and mature safety technology
