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
Robust, low-maintenance construction (BOSS-I approx. 800 kg) built for continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing
PLC control with AC variable-frequency drive, centralised lubrication and full safety interlocks
This Machine Is for You If...
You need high-speed pharmaceutical strip boxing for Pharmaceutical Industry production
You're upgrading from manual processes to automated blister pack packaging
You need a machine that delivers fully automated strip inspection
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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