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AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

ONTEC Automation GmbH offers manufacturers of medical products a wide range of individually tailored system concepts, from semi-automatic machines for small series production to fully automatic production lines.
Well thought-out process sequences for optimum material flow form the basis for every system. Clean rooms and the highest hygiene requirements set standards in design, functionality and quality assurance. Our integrated solutions guarantee optimal integration in the IT systems on site (ERP, PDM).

BEST PRACTICE - WRAPPING AND PACKAGING SURGICAL SUTURES

Finished needle-thread combinations of various shapes and sizes should be automatically assembled and wound in plastic base carriers (primary packaging). The finished products should also be stacked in trays (secondary packaging).

PROCESS STEPS

• Pick-up of the needle/thread combination (automatically from an upstream machine or by manual insertion)
• Provision of the needle-thread combination for the winding robot
• Mounting of the NFK from the winding robot
• Separation of the base carrier and carton lid from the bar magazines and preparation for pick-up by the change gripper at the preparation robot
• Optical inspection of the correct position of the carton lid and base carrier
• Place the basic carrier on the changing table
• Positioning of the needle in the clamping element of the base carrier by the winding robot
• Winding the thread around the wrap pins
• The supply robot closes the filled wrapping packaging with the carton lids.
• Transfer of the finished product to the testing and turning station
• Visual inspection of the filled packaging, if necessary, turn it over.
• Storage of the filled yarn carrier in a tray / magazine
• Transfer of filled tray (secondary packaging)

SPECIAL FEATURES

• very precise thread winding by a robot arm (packed thread, tension and knot free)
• precise position for the thread end within the packaging
• various winding profiles possible due to the variable actuation of the winding pins
• flexible operation as fully or semi-automatic machine