Slat Counter Counting/Dosing

Machine overview

More than a counting system

Integrating the best features of industry-leading Lakso and Merrill brand tablet counters, the HYBRID-39 Slat Counter delivers on speed, count accuracy and reliability. This long-lasting and durable counter provides mechanical precision and the assurance of 100% accurate counts from our patented TruCount® verification system.

Production plant

IMA North America

Machine highlights


  1. Speed

    Up to 300 BPM.


  2. Accuracy

    Extremely high count accuracy with TruCount® system.


  3. Performance

    High performance and efficiency reduce time and product waste.


  4. Customized

    Customized for specific customer requirements.


  5. Versatility

    Handles a wide array of tablets, capsules, caplets, gel caps and custom shapes.


  6. Changeover

    Equipped with 15” colour HMI touchscreen with recipe-driven menus for automated changeover.


  7. Configurations

    Uses 39” wide slats in 48 or 72 slat configurations.


  8. American manufacturing

    Manufactured and assembled in the USA.

The revolutionary TruCount®

The TruCount® system represents a critical innovation in ensuring absolute accuracy in tablet and capsule counting. Fully integrated into the machine’s control system, TruCount® works seamlessly with recipe-driven menus on the touchscreen, making setup quick and intuitive. Its operation is based on a high-speed scanning process that evaluates and counts each product while it is in free fall, after leaving the slat cavity and before entering the bottle. This approach eliminates any possibility of miscounts, guaranteeing that every bottle meets the highest standards of precision. TruCount® employs advanced LED lighting combined with photo-detectors to identify and count each object with remarkable reliability. Furthermore, the system includes an automatic reject mechanism that discards any bottle with an incorrect count, ensuring that only perfectly filled bottles proceed down the line. This combination of speed, accuracy, and integrated quality control makes TruCount® an indispensable feature for pharmaceutical packaging operations.

Technical information

TECHNICAL DATA HYBRID-39
Production outputUp to 300 bottles/min
Container diameter range30–98 mm
Container height range40–200 mm

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