Plus 400 Series Inspection System

Plus 400 - Plus 400 LKD

This machine is the first choice for high productivity processes, ensuring inspection efficiency and reliability. Covering a wide range of drugs, ranging from water-like to difficult-to-inspect products, it ensures an extremely high production flexibility.

Containers range: ampoules, vials, cartridges
Containers ø: < 52mm
Inspected products: water-like, viscous, suspensions, lyo
Speed: up to 24.000 units/hour

Particle inspection
Cosmetic inspection
Fill level
Tip/cap inspection
Lyo inspection: top, lateral, bottom cake
Alu seal control
Cartridge plungers
Integrated leak detection on Plus 400 LKD model

Plus 400 LKD visual inspection line detail

Main features

Continuous motion
Motorized spindles
Real-time inspection results
High-speed, high-resolution cameras
Innovative inspection algorithms for false rejection reduction
Separation of defects by categories through mechanical pusher activated by linear motors Optional: vacuum pump
Cameras and lighting sources are mounted in a movable arm which in perfect synchronization follows the main turret through a dedicated servo motor and its processing CPU
Change parts optimized for quick changeover
Full IQ/OQ support package
HGA available upon request

The challenge

Inspect a turbid suspension in containers filled with
low-volumes of drug product. The equipment needed to be capable of handling current and future production speeds while reducing false-rejection rates.

The solution

By integrating our advanced trajectory algorithm for particles and line scan cameras to detect cosmetic defects, Stevanato Group was able to inspect containers at a mid-high speed (24,000 pieces per hour) while ensuring optimum product integrity.

Thanks to a turbidimeter, we were also able to measure the aluminum gel phosphate concentration, a stabilizer that preserves the vaccine's shelf life. A quality element that has everything to do with the fundamental safety and efficacy of the company’s vaccine.