An Automatic Ampoule Vial Labeling Machine is a specialized, high-precision packaging equipment designed primarily for the pharmaceutical industry to apply self-adhesive sticker labels accurately onto small, cylindrical glass containers such as ampoules and vials. These machines handle unstable or non-standing items that cannot stand upright on standard conveyors, ensuring compliance with strict GMP standards for hygiene, traceability, and error-free labeling.
Automatic Ampoule Vial Labeling Machine Video
Key Features
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High-Speed Operation: Capable of labeling 200–500+ units per minute, significantly boosting production efficiency.
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Horizontal or Vertical Orientation: Often uses horizontal roller chain conveyors or trays to prevent breakage, with gentle feeding via screws, star plates, or inclined conveyors.
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Advanced Controls: PLC & HMI touchscreen for easy operation, one-touch speed synchronization, AC frequency drives for variable speed, and auto label length detection (no manual input needed for label changes).
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Precision & Quality Assurance: Servo-driven technology for jerk-free labeling, vision systems/cameras for print inspection, barcode verification, label presence check, and auto-rejection of defects.
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Safety & Compliance: Acrylic safety cabinets with interlocks, stainless steel construction (304/316), and options for 21 CFR Part 11-compliant software, serialization, and track-and-trace.
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Flexibility: Handles various sizes with minimal change parts, wrap-around/full-circle labeling, optional printers for variable data, and integration with filling/capping lines.
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Low Maintenance: No-look label sensing for transparent labels, auto-stop for missing/broken labels, and easy cleaning.
Working Principle
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Product Feeding: Ampoules/vials are loaded via trays, turntables, or in-feed screws into a horizontal/vertical conveyor system for stable transport.
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Separation & Alignment: Sensors detect products; screws or star wheels space them evenly while rotating for precise positioning.
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Label Dispensing: Labels from a roll are peeled and released via a servo-driven mechanism at synchronized speed.
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Application: The container rotates against a wrapping unit or pressing belt/pad to apply the label smoothly.
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Inspection & Output: Vision systems verify placement/print; defects are rejected. Labeled items collect in trays or move to downstream packaging.
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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