Mactec Packaging Equipment
Custom packaging machines and integrated systems
Some products need more than a standard machine. Mactec has offered custom packaging machinery and custom machine engineering since 2013, and our in-house design engineers work directly with you and your end customer.
Two ways we customize
Adapt a proven platform
Start from a Mactec blister, pouch or rotary monoblock machine and customize the tooling, feeding and workflow for your product.
Engineer a new machine
When no platform fits, our engineers design a machine for your product case by case.
What are you packaging?
- Tablets and capsulesBlisters and unit-dose sachets
- Patches, devices and diagnosticsFlat products, components and kits
- Liquids, powders and gelsSachets, blisters and rigid containers
- Gummies and other ediblesIndividual pieces and measured doses
- Coffee and teaPreformed cups and pod sealing
- Something else or not sure?Custom machines and integrated systems
Start with your product, package and the operations you need to connect. These applications are starting points for a configuration review.
Explore these two applications in more detail:
Tablet and capsule blisters
Review the product, blister format and loading requirements for an MT100 or MT150 configuration.
Flat medical-product pouches
Review horizontal rollstock pouching, product placement and sealing. Manual loading and automation options are defined for your application.
Two components. One blister package.
- The requirement
- A testing vial and a desiccant pouch in one coldform deep-draw blister.
- The configuration
- Two MT150 machines, with pinhole detection and vision presence checks.
- The result
- Both passed the customer’s factory acceptance test at Mactec.
This individual historical configuration is separate from the current MT150 offering. A new project needs its own application and equipment review.
Custom machine capabilities
Review the requirements below with Mactec. They are project considerations, not a standard specification for every custom machine.
| Package and platform | Blister packaging, pouch and sachet packaging, or rotary filling and closing; review your package drawings and representative samples. |
|---|---|
| Product handling | Feeding and placement for tablets, capsules, liquids, powders, devices and multiple products in one package. |
| Manual or automated steps | Define which steps should be automated or manual, including the feeding and placement requirements. |
| Printing and inspection | In-line coding of lot and expiration data, vision presence checks and pinhole detection, configured for each project. Unique device identification (UDI) printing and optical character recognition/verification (OCR/OCV) are reviewed for each project. |
| Line integration | Integration with robotics and equipment you already use, such as a cartoner. For steps outside our platforms, such as tablet counting, capping, labeling or specialty insertion, we coordinate specialist suppliers and deliver one engineered solution. |
| Space and utilities | Review available floor space and facility utilities for the proposed configuration. |
| Output and project timing | Share your target output and timeline. Your quotation states the schedule for your scope. |
More custom projects we have delivered
These examples describe individual historical configurations. A new project needs its own application and equipment review.
- A two-liquid burst pouch. A vertical pouch machine filled two cavities with different liquids, and a horizontal pouch machine placed that pouch in its final package.
- Two products, one pouch. An MTVP200 with two rotary disk feeders and dedicated hoppers dosed two different products into the same pouch, with the quantity of each set by the operator.
What to send us
You don’t need a finished equipment specification. Start with what you know, and discuss the platform and configuration with Mactec.
- Product and package: product and package drawings, representative samples.
- Output and operations: target output, manual or automated steps, printing and inspection requirements.
- Integration and timing: equipment before and after the machine, and your timeline.
The RFQ checklist and how a Mactec project works explain each step.
Related guides
- Integrating with robots and integrators: Interfaces, responsibilities and testing for an integrated cell.
- What drives packaging machine cost: The choices that move the price, buying in phases, and what to send for a budgetary quote.
- Replacing an aging blister machine: What to document about your current machine and how to plan the switchover.
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