Starview FAB4

At a Glance:

Four-station Fully Automatic Rotary Blister Sealing Machine

Small machine footprint with 12” x 16” sealing area

Excellent for high volume OEM’s and contract packagers

Designed for single operator-high speed production

Ideal for work cell and contract manufacturing

Machines accept Starview wood or aluminum tooling

Right-hand (standard) or Left-hand (optional) finished package unloading available

Remote access - Ethernet standard / Wi-Fi optional

Electrically driven automatic blister feeder, card feeder & finished package unloader standard

Heavy-duty industrial design floor model machine

Standard Features

Programmable logic control (Omron)

Intelligent system that allows changes or upgrades from a Starview provided flash memory Ethernet connection to PLC and HMI allows remote access by customer from PC, Laptop, smartphones and tablet devices to HMI screens and PLC functions, and by Starview for program changes, diagnosis or updates when internet connected.  Optional Wi-Fi connection available.

Color HMI includes:

Time and date displayed HMI System monitoring page.  Heating, batch counter and job recipe displayed at a glance Production counter page displays total machine cycles, current job cycles and current job completed packages.  Production speeds are displayed in both cycles per minute and packages per minute Machine standby mode.  7-day programmable schedule allows automatic machine start-up and shut down Full Job Recipe storage with memory for up to 100 different recipes History page with last 400 cycles stored and displayed. Includes up to 4 days of temperature history graphs. Digital temperature controller on screen display in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius with alarms Seal Timer Table rotation delay timer Select cycle start button function-single cycle/auto cycle Manual / Auto mode Complete manual control of all individual functions for set up Table speed control Card feeder/Blister feeder/ Finished package unloader electric drive speed control Table jog System auto start-up-activates stations in sequence during initial start System auto unloading-deactivates stations in sequence to clear machine of packages Machine diagnostics with difficulty location On-screen system errors for troubleshooting Last 7-days alarms stored and displayed with time and date stamp Electrical parts page(s) Pneumatic parts page(s) Mechanical parts page(s) Electrical schematic

Two-position START/STOP system for Auto Mode Emergency STOP push button Safety swing gate on rotary switch at exposed entrance and exit of feeders exposed to operator loading stations Hot plate insulator Teflon sheet covered sealing plate Sealing cylinder stroke adjustable by proximity sensor to improve cycle speed / reduce air consumption Optional quick-change mounting for relieved face plates Automatic turntable, cam index drive with variable speed AC variable frequency controller Rotary table perimeter safety guard

Automatic feeder for blisters with quick-change mounting for magazine and vacuum plate Air knife separator circuit and valves for blister feeder.  Requires air knife blister tooling. Automatic feeder for cards with quick-change mounting for magazine and vacuum plate Quick-connect vacuum tubing fittings on all feeder and unload stations

Automatic finished package unloading with quick-change mounting for vacuum plate assemblies Vacuum Pump with surge reservoir Filter installed in each vacuum line Filter, Regulator & Pressure gauge installed on airline Safety pressure relief valve on emergency Easy access through rear of machine for tooling changeover or maintenance

Welded heavy-wall steel tube construction Steel components powder coated blue color

Standard Features

Electrical: 220 Volts / 3 PH / 25 Amps

Control: 24 Volts DC

Heating system: Cartridge type 3.6 KW

Pneumatic cylinder bore size: 1 @ 6"

Maximum air consumption per cycle: 1.0 scf @ 100 psi

Nominal seal area: 12" x 16"

Maximum sealing force: 2,900 lbs. @ 100 psi air

Air inlet size: 1/2” NPT female

Open loading stations: 1

Maximum blister depth: 3.25" – See note #1

Standard allowable blister back upward projection: 1.5”

Cycle speed: Variable 1 to 20 on average

Approximate dimensions: 63”D x 87”W x 59”H

Working Height: 36.0”

Approximate weight: 2,000 LB.

Note #1: For blisters over 2.0” deep consult factory for review of blister placement and design for feeding considerations.