IMA for Pharmaceutical
Blow, Fill & Seal Packaging Line
Versatile solutions for handling, labelling and packaging, enabling track & trace capabilities for Blow-Fill-Seal, monodose items.
Complete solutions
for BFS containers and strips
Driven by four key issues
to answer the market’s principal demands.
Hygiene, safety, protection, prevention are playing an increasingly important role in our lives. Packaging is also changing, leaning towards disposable packages.
Our integrated solutions respond to the key needs of today’s market.
Versatile and modular line concept
IMa solutions are based on modular concept. The line can be completely customized in terms of number of packaging steps and optional equipment.
Handling, labelling and flow wrapping solutions for all needs.
Conceived to ensure versatility and based on a modular concept, our integrated lines can be fully customised in terms of number of packaging steps and optional equipment.
Single-dose products are often irregularly shaped and complex to handle. They also require significant processing flexibility. Sometimes packaging is required immediately after filling, other times, a period of quarantine is needed. Optimum flexibility is achieved using top-loading systems. Labelling is performed on one of the most accurate labelling solutions available. Sensitive AP400 BFS handles BFS strips, applying labels at high speeds and with maximum precision, vital when handling this type of container.
To further preserve product safety and hygiene, an additional level of protection, the flowpack, is often required. IMA provides a consolidated range of systems for high-speed hermetic packaging of this type of product. Cartoning is also handled by a broad range of our solutions enabling full carton customisation based on specific requirements. Carton dimensions, stacked products and the addition of accessories are amongst the modules that can be added. We provide a variety of end-of-line solutions based on production speed and packaging characteristics. Case packers and palletizers are available in both stand-alone and integrated versions, with a view to guaranteeing high standards and maximum space efficiency.
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BFS strips handling
Single-dose products are often irregularly shaped and complex to handle. They also require flexibility of management: sometimes packaging is required immediately after filling, at others a period of quarantine is needed. Top Loading Systems offer this extreme flexibility.
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Labelling
Renowned as a leading supplier in the field of labelling machines IMA Life designed the Sensitive AP400 BFS combining high accuracy in BFS strips handling, maximum precision in label application and excellent performance in terms of speed, which is a key issue when dealing with this type of containers.
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Flow Wrapping
To further preserve product safety and hygiene, an additional level of protection, the flowpack, is often required. IMA offers widely established and perfected systems for high speed hermetic packaging of this type of product.
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Cartoning
In the cartoning phase, the broad range of IMA solutions enables full carton customisation based on specific requirements.
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End of Line solutions
IMA offers a variety of end of line solutions based on production speed and packaging characteristics. Case packers and palletizers are offered in both stand-alone and integrated versions, with a view to guaranteeing IMA’s customary high standards whilst taking up as little space as possible.
Via al Molino 49, 6926 Collina d’Oro, Ticino, Switzerland
Factory, Sales, Service • Part of IMA FLX Hub
Ilapak International SA
IMA Ilapak HFFS Division designs and manufactures HFFS flow wrappers with M.A.P. for food, wipes and pharma industries, and complete packaging lines with integrated feeding systems. Based in Lugano, Switzerland.
Branch, Factory, Sales, Service
IMA Life
IMA Life division, leader in the field of aseptic processing and freeze drying solutions, can be considered a true partner to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, offering a wide range of technologically advanced machines.
Via Romagnoli 2, 40100 Bentivoglio (Bo) Italy
Factory, Sales, Service • Part of IMA End of Line
IMA S.p.A. – BFB Division
IMA BFB designs and manufactures end-of-line packaging machines, including bundling, overwrapping, case packing, palletizing, and product handling systems. Serving sectors from personal care to pharmaceuticals and food, its solutions combine compact design, easy access, and attention to detail, with the flexibility to handle any shape, size, or product consistency.
Branch, Factory, Sales, Service
IMA Safe
IMA Safe designs and manufactures complete lines for primary and secondary packaging for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries. In particular, IMA Safe supplies a complete range of blister packaging machines and deep draw thermoformers, counters for capsules and tablets, tube and jar fillers, sachet and stick form fill and seal machines, horizontal and vertical cartoning machines, liquid and cream processing and filling machines as well as suppository and unit dose form, fill and seal machines.