Blister and strip packaging

Automatic Blister Cartoning Machines for Tablets and Capsules

Horizontal blister cartoners for tablet and capsule packs, from intermittent compact platforms to synchronized high-speed production lines.

Pharmaceutical tablet blister pack for an automatic blister cartoning machine
Engineered in Ahmedabad, IndiaConfigured for domestic and export-market production

Application engineering overview

A cartoning system designed from the approved pack

An automatic blister cartoning machine receives individual or collated blister packs, controls their orientation, combines them with a leaflet when required and inserts the group into a pre-folded carton. Stable presentation before the pusher is essential because blister pockets, foil edges and multi-blister stacks behave differently at production speed.

Stellan blister cartoner configurations range from compact intermittent cartoning machines to high-speed continuous-motion cartoners. The correct motion platform is selected from the blister-machine discharge, required packs per carton, leaflet format, carton dimensions and sustained output—not from a headline speed alone.

For capsule blister cartoning machine applications, the feeding magazine, stack height, product guides and pusher geometry are developed from approved samples. Optional functions can include leaflet insertion, carton and leaflet code checks, missing-product detection, rejection and synchronization with the upstream blister packing machine.

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Application demonstrations

Blister cartoning machine videos

Start any demonstration with one click to compare horizontal and rotary vertical cartoning arrangements for blister packs.

Product formats

Applications considered during machine configuration

The feeding, change parts and carton-handling sequence are confirmed from actual samples, required output and the intended production process.

Clear PVC tablet blister pack with aluminium lidding foil for automatic blister cartoning

PVC–aluminium tablet blisters

Opaque cold-form Alu-Alu pharmaceutical blister pack for secondary cartoning

Alu–alu blister packs

Red and white capsules in a formed blister pack for capsule blister cartoning

Capsule blister packs

Single blister and grouped blister packs arranged for loading into a pharmaceutical carton

Single and multiple blisters per carton

Pharmaceutical strip pack with a folded leaflet prepared for automatic carton insertion

Strip packs with folded leaflets

Tablet blister pack with a folded promotional insert for combined cartoning

Blister and promotional insert combinations

System architecture

Engineering decisions that shape reliable cartoning

Intermittent cartoning

A controlled index provides time for collating and insertion and can suit moderate output, compact layouts and varied formats.

Continuous-motion cartoning

A synchronized product and carton flow supports higher output when the upstream supply, blister quality and pack presentation are consistent.

Leaflet and inspection

Pre-folded or online-folded leaflet handling can be combined with code verification, presence checks and controlled rejection.

Before requesting a proposal

Information required for a meaningful machine selection

For domestic and export projects, confirm the installation location or country, electrical supply, safety standard, documentation scope and preferred commercial terms.

  • Blister length, width, pocket depth and foil-edge condition
  • Number and orientation of blisters in each carton
  • Leaflet dimensions, fold pattern and paper GSM
  • Carton opening quality, board GSM and closure method
  • Blister-machine output and accumulation strategy
  • Required inspection and rejection confirmation

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