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VIAL PROCESSING
Vial processing

plungers, and plunger entry speed. the best cleaning conditions of OPTIVAL CAMERA
The vial forming section of the the machine during operations. INSPECTION
FLA20/S machine includes two The same development with The FLA20/S machine can
independent stations equipped servo-control of tooling stations be equipped with the OPTIVIAL
with one roughing roller each can be applied to OCMI drop- camera inspection system for
for the initial preparation of vial per and dental cartridge forming dimensional control, recently
shoulders. The main forming machines. developed by increasing the num-
operation is then performed by The latest generation of OCMI ber of vial pictures to be taken in
two new servo-controlled sta- FLA20/S vial forming machine order to improve the precision of
tions equipped with two rollers type was introduced just a few average dimensional values.
and one plunger. months ago and is already pre- The back-light box of
The plungers are internally sent in a number of OCMI’s OPTIVIAL has been updated with
lubricated in order to maintain main customers’ factories. a new covering device equipped
with two small cooling fans in
order to minimize the
risk of overheating of
the lighting device.
The FLA20/S
machine can be con-
nected with the LF520
after-forming line, tra-
ditionally manufactured
by OCMI’s French
facilities at Moderne
Mecanique. The line is
usually equipped with
cooling fans, a calibra-
tion section including
control of total length,
and internal mouth
diameter and printing
station. The calibration
station is equipped with

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