Calibration
for Medical Applications
The Star
Medical Sealer has been designed specifically for
applications where the quality of the seal is critical.
The medical and pharmaceutical industries increasingly
demand not only validation, but also calibration of the
machines.Mark
Robinson, Director of Star Universal puts this into
context, “If I were on an operating table and the
surgeon ripped open a Tyvek pouch containing some forceps,
I would expect the product had been packaged in a sterile
environment and that the seal was completely airtight. I
would hope that a Star Medical Sealer had been used.”
The controller Top Hex
designed for this machine was a technical challenge. The
software allows recipes to be set up so that the operator
can select the appropriate seal parameters using the name
of the bag. The controller has to manage the machine
sequences, accurately control two independent temperature
channels and log the machines operating data – while
allowing the machine to cycle as quickly as possible.
The provision for
temperature calibration was an important requirement and
Mark Robinson was pleased with the implementation.
“The software contains a ‘Calibration
Wizard’ which helps you to work through the process,
step by step. Top Hex has implemented a complicated
procedure in a very straightforward manner.”
Star Universal manufacture
a range of bag and sack sealers from hand-held manual
sealers, to fully automatic machines. Visit their website
www.staruniversal.com for more information.
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