Ampoule Vial Labeling Machine are specialized automated equipment designed primarily for the pharmaceutical industry to apply self-adhesive stickers or labels to small, cylindrical glass containers such as ampoules, vials, cartridges, and similar unstable round-bottom or top-heavy products. These machines ensure precise, high-speed labeling to meet Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards, enhancing product traceability, serialization, and patient safety by preventing mislabeling. They are compact, ergonomic, and often integrated with vision systems for quality control, making them essential for sterile vial packaging (SVP) applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and related sectors.
Ampoule Vial Labeling Machine Video
Key Features
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High-Speed Operation: Capable of labeling up to 300 units per minute, depending on container diameter and label size, using rotary or horizontal conveying systems for efficiency.
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Precision Labeling: Supports full-circle, semi-circle, or wrap-around application of transparent (“no-look”) or opaque labels, with automated sensors for label gap detection and length adjustment to minimize waste.
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Container Handling: Designed for delicate, non-stable items; uses positive infeed systems like screw feeders, trays, or horizontal conveyance to prevent breakage, with vertical loading/unloading options for ampoules and vials.
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Quality Assurance: Includes label presence checks, printing error detection, vision cameras for defect rejection, and integration with thermal inkjet printers for variable data (e.g., batch codes, expiry dates) and track-and-trace compliance.
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Safety and Compliance: Features stainless steel guards, interlocking safety covers, AC variable drives for synchronized speed, and PLC/HMI interfaces for intuitive operation and line clearance.
Salient Features of Ampoule Vial Labeling Machine
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Compact cGMP model.
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Option of hopper infeed individual operation or through wire mesh conveyor for auto feeding operation.
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Missing Label Sensor can be offered on demand.
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Camera based Vision System for Print Check and Barcode Check can be offered on demand.
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Three models ranging production output 120 per minute, 300 per minute and 600 per minute.
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Inbuilt touch screen HMI and PLC on control panel.
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Machine body made from high quality Stainless Steel.
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Printing device can be incorporated for printing batch no., mfg. date etc.
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Secondary Pressing unit.
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“No Ampoule – No Label” system.
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Imported Gear Motor for Conveyor & Pressing unit.
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Variable A.C. Frequency Drive for speed adjustments.
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In built Speed Indicator & Counter.
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Imported Sensor for Label & Container.
Process Operation of Ampoule Vial Labeler Machine
Ampoules are loaded onto infeed hopper of the machine from where it is delivered to the feedworm. Feed worm rotates ampoule and during its operation transfer the ampoules to the Starwheel. The Starhweel is having rollers of same diameter as of ampoule body diameter. Starwheel transfer ampoules to the labeling station where ampoule picks label one by one and further moves towards pressing unit. Pressing Unit equipped with rubber belt for proper placing the labels. During movement of ampoules from pressing belt ampoules get labeled.
Duly labeled ampoules get collected on Outfeed Collection Tray for further operation. In case of printing unit opted labels will be printed with printing device before applying onto ampoules. There are encoders installed which sense gap between two labels and accordingly provide signals to print data onto labels.
Technical Specification of Ampoule Sticker Labelling Machine
| Model | AASL-120 | AASL-300 | AASL-600 |
| Production Rate | Up to 120 Ampoules/Minute | Up to 300 Ampoules/Minute | Up to 600 Ampoules/Minute |
| Type of Labels | Self-adhesive sticker labels | Self-adhesive sticker labels | Self-adhesive sticker labels |
| Ampoule Diameter | 10mm to 18mm | 10mm to 18mm | 10mm to 18mm |
| Ampoule Height | 50mm to 105mm | 50mm to 105mm | 50mm to 105mm |
| Label Length | 20mm to 50mm | 20mm to 50mm | 20mm to 50mm |
| Label Width | 15mm to 60mm | 15mm to 60mm | 15mm to 60mm |
| Label Roll Core Diameter | 75 to 76mm | 75 to 76mm | 75 to 76mm |
| Power Specification | 0.5 H.P. | 1 H.P. | 2 H.P. |
| Electrical Characteristics | 230 Volts, Single Phase 400/750W Servo Motor with encoder |
230 Volts, Single Phase 400/750W Servo Motor with encoder |
230 Volts, Single Phase 400/750W Servo Motor with encoder |
| Overall Dimension | 1150mm (L) x 1100mm (W) x 1100mm (H) approx. | 1250mm (L) x 1100mm (W) x 1100mm (H) approx. | 1600mm (L) x 1400mm (W) x 1100mm (H) approx. |
* Power voltage can be adjusted as per customer’s domestic power voltage requirements.
* Rights of technical improvements & modification reserved.
* Illustrations & dimensions are shown for information purpose only.
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