Extend the Life of Your Slat Filler

Under the right circumstances, your bottling line equipment can last a long time when it’s well-maintained and operated correctly. Often, only small changes are required to modernize your systems and keep them up to date. Your slat filler systems are usually a substantial investment, and you’ll want to get the greatest possible return on your investment in them. The control system retrofits and machine updates from Thomas Packaging help prolong the longevity of your equipment for years to come.

Retrofit Solutions Advantages of Retrofitting

Possible Updates to Your Filling Machines

The needs of your machines will vary based on your processes and the age of your equipment. You can consult with the experts at Thomas to learn more about modern counting technology and everything you’ll need to stay modern.

Rebuild or Replace
Some machines need to be mechanically rebuilt with new components and features.

Control Upgrade
Your current controls could be obsolete. A control system retrofit can update
them and make your tablet counting machine easier to use.

Inspection System
Adding an inspection system can improve quality and efficiencies.

Retrofitting Your Slat Filler Solves Multiple Problems

First and foremost, retrofits are almost always less expensive than buying a brand-new machine. And that’s just the start of the advantages of retrofitting.

Modern Technology
Modernizing your slat filler controls solves problems with documentation and validation with industry regulatory standards.

Professional Reliability
We ensure a smooth retrofit process. You can rely on our experience and ability to customize our packaging line of products.

Cost-Effective Planning
Retrofits or rebuilds like this are typically less expensive than buying a new filler.

Greater Return on Investment
Packaging equipment can be a substantial investment for any organization. Retrofits and rebuilds like this guarantee a longer life your machinery and a greater return on the investment you made in them.

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Advance Your Slat Filler With Our Inspection System

Our SureCount Inspection System mounts directly to a high-speed bottle filler and provides that extra level of quality assurance to every bottle. Every bottle will have the correct number of tablets or capsules. Any bottles with an incorrect count are rejected by the system. The SureCount Inspection System consists of five different modules: the sensor head, the light head, the control software, the reject system, and the air knife.

Features of the SureCount Inspection System for Your Tablet Counter

Quick Changeover
‘Snap-in’ sensor head and light head make for quick changeovers.

Verification
Sealed, through-beam technology offers highly reliable and fast sensing.

Reliability
Infrared sensors are immune to visible light and eliminate the chance of false triggering.

Validation
All parameters are recipe controlled for validation, security, and easy changeover.

Functionality
The software features an auto-setup mode for intuitive functionality.

How the SureCount Inspection System Works

Once the system is in place, the light head and sensor head work in tandem to shine an infrared light beam through a hole in the bottom of each slat cavity. If a tablet is missing from the slat, the beam is detected. The control software monitors the sensor and quickly makes an accept or reject decision for each bottle according to your preset recipe controlled parameters.

The reject station removes the designated bottles from the conveyor. Then, the air knife blows air through the holes in the empty slats to make sure there’s no buildup of dust in the holes. A secondary Tablet Verification System can be provided after the manifold to verify all tablets emptied out of the slats into the bottle. To learn more about control system retrofits or bottle filling inspection systems, contact Thomas Packaging today.