Kiefel Launches Modular Form-Fill Seal Machine
Kiefel’s new machine is designed to form, fill, and seal up to 6,000 infusion, parenteral nutrition, or dialysis bags per hour.
Kiefel, a German company specializing in thermoforming and joining technology, announced the launch of its Solutionperformer KFS modular form-fill seal machine on August 3, 2023. According to a company press release, the machine is built to form, fill, and seal up to 6,000 infusion, parenteral nutrition, or dialysis bags per hour. It is available in both standardized and individually configurable solutions.
According to the release, the line manufactures, fills, and seals the bag on a single machine. Bags can be customized from sizes of 50 to 6000 ml. Precision mass flow meters, optional residual oxygen content control, and automatic sealing of the bags are intended to ensure maximum output combined with constant quality monitoring.
"With the [Solutionperformer] we have developed a new generation of a modular and optimally coordinated machine concept," said Thorsten Emge, global director, Medical & Pharma, Kiefel, in the release. "With the best price-performance ratio, it meets the high requirements of our customers in terms of output, efficiency and bag quality."
Source: Kiefel
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