BOSS Boxing System for Strips
Your strips are made. Now box them, automatically.
Overview
The BOSS system handles the secondary packaging of tablet, caplet and capsule strips. The BOSS-I EAX takes the continuous web coming from a strip packer, inspects it for missing tablets, cuts it into strips, then counts and collates them into stacks while automatically rejecting faulty strips, running speed-synchronised to the upstream strip sealer at up to 80 cuts per minute. Collated strips can then pass to the BOSS-II strip cartoner, which inserts them into pre-glued, end-opening reverse-tuck cartons at 15 to 20 cartons per minute. Both modules are PLC-controlled with AC variable-frequency drives, centralised lubrication and full safety interlocks for continuous pharmaceutical production.
Key Specifications
Full Technical Specifications
BOSS Boxing System for Strips: complete specification details
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Application | Strip inspection, cutting, counting & collating (BOSS-I), with downstream cartoning (BOSS-II) |
| Product | Tablet, caplet and capsule web/strip |
| Web Width | Min 80 mm / Max 320 mm (recommended 300 mm) |
| Number of Tracks | 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 & 12 |
| Strip Length | 50 – 180 mm |
| Strip Thickness (over tablets) | 3 – 10 mm |
| Strip Collation | Up to 50 strips |
| Web Material | Aluminium foil / paper-poly lamination / poly foil / glassine poly foil |
| Output (cut rate) | 80 cuts per minute (max) |
| Machine Dimensions (BOSS-I) | 2450 × 3000 × 1500 mm (L × W × H) |
| Machine Weight (BOSS-I) | Approx. 800 kg |
| Electrical Supply | 415 ± 6% V, 3-phase, 50 Hz |
| Power Requirement | 0.75 kW (drive) + 2.2 kW (suction) + 0.12 kW (lubrication) + 0.25 kW (conveyor) |
| Compressed Air | 0.1 m³/hr at 6 bar |
| BOSS-II Cartoner Output | 15 – 20 cartons/min |
| BOSS-II Carton Size | L 120–200 × W 50–95 × H 40–90 mm (300–350 gsm) |
Features & Benefits
Fully automated strip inspection, cutting, counting and collating eliminates manual secondary packaging bottlenecks
Speed-synchronised to the upstream strip sealer/packer, with automatic pneumatic rejection of faulty strips
Handles 4 to 12 tracks and web widths from 80 to 320 mm, covering a complete pharmaceutical product range
Optional link-up to the BOSS-II cartoner for in-line strip cartoning at 15 to 20 cartons per minute
Heavily built, low-maintenance construction (BOSS-I approx. 800 kg) for continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing
PLC control with AC variable-frequency drive, centralised lubrication and full safety interlocks
This Machine Is for You If...
You are set up for pharmaceutical strip boxing
You also run blister pack packaging
You need 80 cuts/min and a machine built to hold that rate
How It Works
- 1
Incoming strips or blisters are accumulated and arranged (and, on inspecting variants, checked and cut to length as needed).
- 2
Strips are oriented and counted to the correct quantity per carton.
- 3
The counted stack, plus a leaflet where required, is loaded into an erected carton.
- 4
The carton is closed by tuck or glue.
- 5
The finished boxed carton is discharged for overwrapping or bundling.
The BOSS is a secondary-packaging system that collates, counts and boxes pharmaceutical blister or strip packs into cartons, automating the otherwise error-prone manual count-and-insert step downstream of primary strip packing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does BOSS do that a strip-packing machine does not?
The strip-packing machine seals tablets into strips (primary packing); BOSS collates, counts, orients and boxes those strips into cartons (secondary packing).
Does it count strips automatically?
Count control is a core function of strip-boxing systems; correct count is a critical quality check. Confirm the counting and inspection method with MOI.
What box sizes can it handle?
Carton size and strip-count-per-box are tooling-dependent; request the configurable carton range and counts from MOI.
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