Sharp Completes First U.S. Installation of Uhlmann UPS 1070 Blister Thermoformers

Sharp, a contract packager dedicated to supplying commercial and clinical trial packaging to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and personal care industries, has installed two Uhlmann UPS 1070 MTI blister thermoformers at its Conshohocken, PA, facility. These multiple-stroke, intermittent-motion, servo-driven thermoformers are the first Uhlmann 1070 models installed in the United States.

"Sharp is committed to maintaining the latest packaging equipment and technologies at our facilities to provide customers with quality packages quickly and cost-effectively," said David Luken, vice president of operations at the Sharp Conshohocken facility. The Uhlmann 1070 system is designed to provide maximum versatility for handling multiple-contract packaging applications.

The blister thermoformers Sharp is using indeed handle multiple packaging applications, producing 600 blisters per minute. The systems enable fast, pushbutton project changeover and are capable of forming both plastic and aluminum materials as well as handling child-resistant lidstock. Through the use of both lasers and servo mechanisms, the Uhlmann 1070 machines achieve efficiencies through such features as automatic monitoring and adjustment during operation. A product-specific database allows product parameters to be easily reproduced later.

Sharp has has installed more Uhlmann thermoformers than any company in North America.

Uhlmann Packaging Systems, based in Laupheim, Germany, with U.S. headquarters in Towaco, NJ, is a worldwide producer of pharmaceutical blister packaging machinery.

For more information:
Sharp, Conshohocken, PA, Tel: 800-892-6197 x217
Uhlmann Packaging Systmems, Towaco, NJ, Tel: 973-402-8855 x105

Edited by Bill Noone