The Keypack Intelligent Fully Automatic 16-Channel Electronic Particle Counting Machine is a mid-capacity commercial-grade counting and bottle filling system engineered for accurate automated dispensing of solid pharmaceutical products, nutraceuticals, and food supplements into bottles and containers. This 16-channel photoelectric counting equipment delivers precise particle counting with national standard-compliant filling accuracy, anti-high-dust sensing technology, and seamless integration into pharmaceutical packaging lines, nutraceutical bottling operations, and food supplement production facilities. Designed for small to medium-scale manufacturers requiring reliable automated counting solutions for tablets, capsules, soft capsules, pills, and granular products in continuous production environments demanding consistent fill counts, minimal product damage, and cost-effective automation.
Product Overview
The Keypack Intelligent 16-Channel Electronic Particle Counting Machine operates through a multi-channel vibration feeding system integrated with photoelectric counting sensors, automatically positioning bottles on the conveyor line, feeding products through corrugated vibrating plates into 16 independent counting chambers, detecting and counting individual particles via photoelectric sensors, and dispensing precise quantities directly into positioned bottles. The 16-channel configuration provides balanced production capacity for mid-volume pharmaceutical manufacturing, nutraceutical production, and food supplement bottling operations requiring higher throughput than single-channel systems while maintaining more compact footprint and lower investment compared to 24-channel or 32-channel counting equipment.
The vibration feeding system utilizes corrugated feeding plates generating controlled vibration patterns that gently transport tablets, capsules, and pills into counting chambers without product damage, while the unique flap-type dispensing mechanism provides stable material discharge preventing capsule cracking, tablet chipping, and soft capsule deformation during the counting and bottling process. This gentle handling is particularly valuable for fragile pharmaceutical products including soft gelatin capsules, enteric-coated tablets, and delicate nutraceutical formulations requiring careful handling to maintain product integrity and consumer appeal in retail packaging.
The advanced photoelectric counting sensors incorporate proprietary anti-high-dust sensing technology enabling reliable operation in high-dust environments commonly encountered when handling tablets and capsules that generate particulate matter during vibration feeding and counting operations. This dust-resistant capability maintains counting accuracy and prevents false counts caused by dust interference, ensuring consistent fill counts meeting pharmaceutical quality standards, nutraceutical labeling requirements, and food supplement regulatory compliance without frequent sensor cleaning or production interruptions in demanding manufacturing environments.
Technical Specifications
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Number of Counting Channels: 16 independent photoelectric counting channels
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Product Compatibility: Tablets (standard and shaped), capsules, soft capsules, pills, solid particles
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Counting Accuracy: Meets and exceeds national standards for pharmaceutical counting equipment
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Feeding System: 16-channel vibration feeding with corrugated feeding plates
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Counting Technology: Photoelectric sensors with anti-high-dust sensing technology
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Dispensing Structure: Unique flap-type mechanism for stable discharge and product protection
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Bottle Positioning: Automatic positioning on conveyor line from upstream equipment
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Control System: Intelligent control with parameter adjustment and production monitoring
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Detection Functions: No-bottle-no-count protection, missing bottle detection, automatic fault diagnosis
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Safety Features: Automatic stop function when bottles absent or faults detected
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Filling Nozzle: Optional special-structure nozzle for small-opening bottles (anti-clogging design)
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Dust Control: Optional sealed dust collection box for dust reduction
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Maintenance Design: Tool-free dismantling for cleaning and parts replacement
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Material Construction: Pharmaceutical-grade materials (GMP-compliant options available)
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Power Supply: Standard electrical supply (specific voltage to be confirmed)
Key Features and Machine Characteristics
16-Channel Vibration Feeding System for Balanced Production Capacity
The 16-channel vibration feeding system ensures uniform material flow and even distribution across all counting channels, providing balanced production throughput for mid-volume pharmaceutical manufacturing, nutraceutical bottling, and food supplement packaging operations. The multi-channel configuration enables simultaneous counting of 16 bottles, offering significantly higher production capacity than 8-channel systems while maintaining more compact footprint and lower capital investment compared to 24-channel or 32-channel counting equipment. The unique flap-type dispensing structure provides stable discharge while effectively preventing damage to fragile products including soft gelatin capsules, enteric-coated tablets, and delicate pills during feeding and counting operations, reducing product waste and maintaining pharmaceutical quality standards in cost-effective automated counting solutions.
Advanced Photoelectric Counting with Anti-High-Dust Technology
The advanced photoelectric counting sensors equipped with proprietary anti-high-dust sensing technology enable stable and reliable operation even in high-dust environments commonly encountered when handling tablets and capsules that generate particulate matter during vibration and counting. This dust-resistant capability maintains counting accuracy and prevents false counts caused by dust interference that plague conventional photoelectric counting systems, ensuring consistent fill counts meeting pharmaceutical quality standards including USP requirements, nutraceutical labeling accuracy regulations, and food supplement GMP compliance without frequent sensor cleaning interruptions. The photoelectric counting technology delivers filling accuracy meeting and exceeding national standards for pharmaceutical counting equipment, supporting regulatory compliance and quality assurance in pharmaceutical manufacturing, nutraceutical production, and food supplement bottling operations.
Intelligent Control System with Multiple Detection and Alarm Functions
The intelligent control system features comprehensive detection and alarm functions including no-bottle-no-count protection that prevents product dispensing when bottles are absent from the filling position, automatic fault self-diagnosis that identifies operational issues and displays troubleshooting guidance on the control interface, and missing bottle detection using photoelectric sensors that trigger automatic machine stop to prevent material loss and production errors. The user-friendly control interface allows operators to set and adjust operating parameters including count quantities, bottle positioning timing, vibration intensity, and production speed according to specific product requirements and production volumes, supporting efficient multi-product manufacturing in pharmaceutical facilities producing various tablet strengths, nutraceutical operations packaging different supplement formulations, and food supplement production lines with frequent product changes.
Optional Special-Structure Filling Nozzle for Small-Opening Bottles
The optional special-structure filling nozzle with anti-clogging design effectively prevents product jamming and supports fast bottling even for bottles with relatively small openings commonly used for pharmaceutical tablets, nutraceutical capsules, and food supplement products. This specialized nozzle design accommodates various bottle neck diameters and opening sizes, enabling flexible packaging options for different product presentations including narrow-neck pharmaceutical bottles, standard supplement bottles, and specialty packaging formats. The anti-clogging feature is particularly valuable when counting and filling products with irregular shapes, varying sizes, or sticky coatings that tend to cause jamming in conventional filling nozzles, maintaining consistent production flow and minimizing downtime in mid-volume pharmaceutical packaging lines.
Tool-Free Maintenance Design for Operational Efficiency
The user-friendly structure and simple design enable operators to use the machine after basic training without specialized technical expertise, while the tool-free dismantling capability allows rapid cleaning, maintenance, and parts replacement without tools or complex procedures. This maintenance-friendly design reduces cleaning time between product changeovers in multi-product pharmaceutical facilities, minimizes downtime for routine maintenance in nutraceutical production operations, and supports efficient sanitation protocols in food supplement manufacturing requiring frequent cleaning to prevent cross-contamination. The quick-access design for counting chambers, feeding plates, and dispensing nozzles enables thorough cleaning and inspection, supporting GMP compliance and quality assurance requirements in pharmaceutical manufacturing, nutraceutical production, and food supplement bottling operations.
Optional Sealed Dust Collection Box for Clean Production Environment
The optional sealed dust collection box effectively reduces dust dispersion and improves the working environment by capturing particulate matter generated during tablet and capsule handling, making the machine suitable for dust-sensitive production areas including pharmaceutical clean rooms, nutraceutical manufacturing facilities, and food supplement production environments. This dust control feature maintains air quality standards, protects operator health, and prevents product contamination from airborne particles, supporting regulatory compliance with pharmaceutical GMP requirements, nutraceutical manufacturing standards, and food safety regulations. The sealed design also prevents product cross-contamination in multi-product facilities handling different pharmaceutical formulations, nutraceutical supplements, and food products requiring strict allergen control and contamination prevention protocols.
Cost-Effective Mid-Capacity Solution for Growing Manufacturers
The 16-channel configuration provides an economical mid-capacity counting solution offering higher throughput than 8-channel systems while requiring lower capital investment than 24-channel or 32-channel equipment, making precision automated counting accessible for growing pharmaceutical manufacturers, expanding nutraceutical brands, and scaling food supplement producers. This balanced capacity is particularly suitable for small to medium-scale operations transitioning from manual counting or low-channel systems to higher automation levels, contract packaging facilities serving multiple clients with moderate production volumes, and specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers producing niche products with mid-volume requirements, maximizing return on investment while supporting business growth and production scaling.
Application Areas
Pharmaceutical Industry: Mid-Volume Tablet and Capsule Counting
Small to medium pharmaceutical manufacturers utilize this 16-channel electronic particle counting machine for automated tablet counting and bottling of prescription medications including antibiotics, cardiovascular drugs, and pain relievers in various tablet counts from 30-count to 500-count bottles, capsule counting and filling for antibiotic capsules, vitamin capsules, and specialty pharmaceutical formulations, soft capsule counting for omega-3 supplements, vitamin E softgels, and liquid-filled pharmaceutical products, and pill counting for traditional medicine pills and specialty pharmaceutical formulations. The 16-channel configuration provides balanced production capacity for mid-volume pharmaceutical operations, while the anti-high-dust sensing technology maintains reliable operation when handling tablets and capsules that generate dust during vibration feeding, supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities serving retail pharmacy, hospital supply, and regional distribution markets.
Nutraceutical Industry: Dietary Supplement Counting for Growing Brands
Growing nutraceutical manufacturers and expanding supplement brands deploy this counting equipment for automated dietary supplement counting including multivitamin tablet counting and bottling in retail supplement bottles from 60-count to 365-count sizes, mineral supplement capsule counting for calcium, magnesium, and iron formulations, herbal supplement capsule counting for echinacea, ginseng, and specialty botanical products, probiotic capsule counting for digestive health supplements, and specialty nutraceutical counting for sports nutrition products and weight management supplements. The 16-channel configuration provides cost-effective automation for growing supplement brands transitioning from manual counting to automated systems, while the gentle handling prevents damage to delicate supplement capsules and tablets maintaining product quality and consumer appeal in competitive nutraceutical markets serving retail health food stores and e-commerce channels.
Food Supplement Industry: Vitamin and Mineral Counting for Mid-Scale Production
Mid-scale food supplement manufacturers employ this automatic counting and bottling machine for vitamin tablet counting including vitamin C tablets, B-complex vitamins, and multivitamin formulations in consumer-friendly bottle sizes, mineral supplement counting for calcium tablets, iron supplements, and multi-mineral products, specialty food supplement counting for omega-3 softgels, CoQ10 capsules, and antioxidant formulations, and children’s supplement counting for chewable vitamins and pediatric mineral supplements. The 16-channel system provides balanced production capacity for mid-volume food supplement operations, while the optional dust collection box maintains clean production environments meeting food safety standards and GMP requirements, supporting food supplement manufacturers serving retail grocery, mass-market retailers, and online supplement distributors.
Contract Packaging Operations: Flexible Multi-Client Counting Services
Contract packaging facilities utilize this versatile counting machine for multi-client pharmaceutical counting and bottling services handling various tablet and capsule products for different pharmaceutical clients, nutraceutical contract packaging for supplement brands requiring flexible production volumes and rapid product changeovers, private-label supplement counting for retail store brands and e-commerce supplement companies, and specialty product counting for unique formulations and custom bottle sizes. The intelligent control system with adjustable parameters enables rapid changeover between different products, count quantities, and bottle sizes, while the tool-free maintenance design supports efficient cleaning between different client products preventing cross-contamination, maximizing equipment utilization in contract packaging facilities serving pharmaceutical manufacturers, nutraceutical brands, and food supplement companies.
Production Line Integration: Mid-Scale Pharmaceutical and Supplement Packaging Automation
The counting machine integrates seamlessly into mid-scale pharmaceutical and supplement packaging lines with upstream bottle unscrambling equipment feeding empty bottles onto the conveyor line, bottle cleaning systems preparing bottles for product filling, and desiccant insertion machines adding moisture protection before counting and filling operations. Downstream integration includes capping machines for bottle closure with child-resistant caps or standard screw caps, induction sealing equipment for tamper-evident seals, labeling machines for product labels and regulatory information, coding systems for batch number and expiration date printing, and case packing equipment for retail-ready shipper cartons, creating efficient mid-scale automated pharmaceutical packaging lines, nutraceutical bottling operations, and food supplement production facilities serving regional distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, and specialty retail markets.
Beyond pharmaceutical and supplement bottling, the 16-channel counting system’s precise sensor control and flexible parameter settings make it equally applicable to food, medical supply, and consumer goods industries where accurate small-item counting and consistent portion filling are essential. The following are representative application scenarios across these sectors:
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- Snack food multi-packaging
- Medical supply unit-dose lines
- Toy and stationery kit filling
