Application
On demand printing and cutting of Tyvek® lid eliminates the need to purchase pre-cut, pre-printed lids. Ideal for high SKU, low or mid-range volume applications.
Packaging Materials
Material input rollstock lidding.
Tyvek® or Medical Paper.
OnDemand Tyvek Lid Printing and Cutting Machine
The SelectSeal 280L is an on demand lid machine that prints and die cuts Tyvek lids directly from rollstock, so sterile barrier lids are produced as they are needed instead of purchased pre-cut and pre-printed.
Built for high SKU, low to mid-range volume packaging, the 280L removes the forecasting problem that comes with stocking a separate pre-printed lid for every tray format. Lids are produced just in time against actual customer demand, which cuts both inventory carrying cost and the lead time waiting on a lid supplier.
Material input is rollstock lidding in Tyvek or medical paper, with a maximum web format of 11 inches by 32 inches (280mm x 813mm) and smaller formats readily available. Because lidstock is cut from rollstock sized to the application, Tyvek scrap stays under 1 percent compared with traditional pre-cut lid methods.
Online digital UV printing applies artwork by recipe, including lot and expiration data, so no secondary printing step is needed. Cognex or Keyence vision cameras inspect printed graphics and variable data, and rejected lids are diverted to a collection bin while good lids stack in preset quantities on the accumulation conveyor.
Numerous cut profile geometries are available through a changeout trim cartridge, with a die change taking approximately 10 minutes. Finished lids can be produced in bulk for later use or placed robotically onto a SelectSeal medical tray sealer as part of an inline packaging system.
The machine is Class 8 cleanroom compatible and fully validatable to GMP requirements, running at up to 20 cycles per minute. Open software architecture means no controls lock-in, with an Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI and Yaskawa motion as standard and other platforms available on request.
Typical applications include medical device manufacturers packaging instruments, kits and components in sterile barrier trays, particularly operations running many SKUs where holding pre-printed lid inventory for every format is impractical.
- Benefits of producing pre-printed lids in-house
- Significant cost savings vs sourcing
- Just in time production vs stocking
- Streamline operations to actual customer demand
- Less than 1% Tyvek scrap vs traditional methods
- Print online lot and expiration – no secondary printing needed
- Lids can be produced in bulk for later use or robotically placed directly to SelectSeal medical compliant tray sealer
- Numerous cut profile geometries with a 10-minute die change
- Simple tool change
- Class 8 cleanroom compatible
- Vision inspection of device, Tyvek® graphics and variable data
- Recipe scan to load with auto tool verification
- Fully validatable, GMP Compliant
- Open software architecture
Machine Specifications
| Typical Configuration | Other Configurations | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Web Format (web width x index) | 11″ x 32″ (280mm x 813mm) | Smaller formats readily available |
| Rollstock (Top) | 14” (356mm) max dia roll, 3” (76mm) core | Larger diameter roll unwind options available |
| Web Cleaning System (optional) | 2-hood system or no web cleaning | 4 hood web cleaning system and anti-static bars by Static Clean International |
| Web Edge (optional) | Coast Controls web edge guiding system | Edge detection within 0.5mm with alarm |
| Rate | Up to 20 Cycles per minute (CPM) | |
| Materials of Construction | Anodized Aluminum Extruded framework, SS, other cleanroom compatible materials | |
| Power (utility) | 240VAC or 480VAC, 3phase, 60hz | Other voltages available |
| Air Consumption (utility) | 80-100PSI air source, CFM to be provided based on actual application | |
| Film Unwind | Powered, constant tension with low roll, web break and splice detect as standard | Dual roll unwind or cart |
| Top Web Print | Online digital UV printing, artwork per recipe | All print technologies can be provided |
| Cutting | Matched metal round corner cutting, changeout trim cartridge | |
| Final Lid Output Configuration | Lids are stacked in preset quantity on accumulation conveyor, rejected lids are collected in bin | Other output configurations available |
| Controls | Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI with Yaskawa motion | Other platforms available upon request |
| Safety | Zero tolerance safety package | |
| Vision | Cognex or Keyence cameras for inspection of printed graphical and variable information | |
| Software Features | Process parameter verification, 4 User security logins, Data change tracking, Line Clearance | Customizable per requirements |
