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Automation for the 21st century

RDS has the largest inventory in the mid-west of re-furbished

RDS has the largest inventory in the mid-west of re-furbished 6-axis and 4-axis robots that can help justify your project. Reliable models like ABB, Motoman (Yaskawa), and Fanuc available in different sizes. All robots pass our re-furbish checklist and have a standard one year warranty. Robots can be suitable for machine tending, palletizing, case packing, etc. Lets us help justify your tight payback or fast delivery schedule with our available inventory.

System Integration Services

System Integration Services

Rapid Development Services. is a Pharmaceutical Line System Integrator, providing complete line installations. The typical equipment may include bottle unscrambling, liquid or tablet filling, bottle capping and torque, bottle weighing, sealing, re-torque, bottle labeling, bottle banding, carton erecting and bottle packing, case forming, case packing, case labeling, case weighing and case palletizing.

Pharmaceutical Equipment Line Integration Services.
Bottle filling: Liquid or Tablets

 

Services:

– Review of Products drawings and Products Specifications
– Review of Process Steps and Machine requirements
– Specifying standard or custom machinery
– Providing price quotes for machinery for the line
– Conveyor selection and integration
– Standard machines and conveyors procurement
– Delivery of all equipment to the Integrator Plant
– Uncrating, positioning, wiring and check out of machinery
– Conveyor alignment
– Fabrication of railing and guiding tooling
– Fabrication and mounting of profiled splash type aseptic Wire-way.
– Centralized Control Panel with a single sealed electrical and piping drop.
– Electrical wiring from the panel to the line
– Compressed air piping thru the wire-way.
– Water line piping.
– Nitrogen line piping
– Centralized Variable speed drives installation and wiring
– Power distribution disconnects and control motor starting for the line equipment.
– Bottles Spacing wheel installation and wiring
– Sensors installation and wiring
– Equipment start up and adjustments
– Line speed coordination
– Back end Packaging equipment set up and testing.
– Line start up services
– Validation support services.
– Start up and testing
– Change over for different size bottles
– Line Disassembly and crating
– Line shipment to the Customer plant
– Equipment rigging and placement at the customer plant
– Equipment reassembly and wiring
– Equipment check out and start up.
– Validation support
– Production support

ROBOTIC PARTS ACCUMULATOR

MACHINE NAME: ROBOTIC PARTS ACCUMULATOR

MODEL: ROBO-STACK 1000

Description: This Cell is equipped with a 6-axis robot with indexer for parts tray transfer. The system is designed to work with Robotic Loader, Robo-Flex 100 as a buffer and can be used in conjunction with some other type of robotic loaders.

Functions: This system has end effector to pick up and place trays with compartments for multiple products. The robot stacks the trays in up to 6 separate stacks 12 trays per stack. The 6-axis robot handles empty and loaded trays on demand. System acts as a buffer and provides “first in – last out” product feeding.

Rate: 60-120 parts per minute
Parts size: Length: 1-10”, Width: 1-10”, Height: 1/8-3”
Cell size: 10’ x 10’

This high rate flexible robotic system has a stainless framework. The system is designed for food, medical and pharmaceutical applications.

PACKAGING

RDS, Inc. has been actively involved in developing customized packaging automation since 1983. The application of our vast machine design experience, combined with our in depth knowledge of packaging materials, package design, packaging line layout and equipment position RDS as a turnkey source for packaging automation. Our packaging and material handling systems are currently utilized by these industries: Food and Beverage, Electronic, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical Consumer Products and Cosmetic. RDS is familiar with all regulatory agency requirements influencing equipment design for these industries including: OSHA, USDA, NEC, NEMA, FDA and GMP. We work closely with our customers to assure that equipment validation, factory acceptance and site installation are a seamless process.

RDS’s approach to the packaging industry is to provide robotic solutions that are more cost effective and offer higher flexibility than traditional standard or custom dedicated equipment. Our extensive experience, encompassing several industries, provides us with unique knowledge of product and package compatibility. This knowledge is reflected by the number of successful packaging automation projects we have implemented. RDS designs and builds turnkey solutions to your automation needs.

  • Cartoning Systems
  • Puck and Depuck
  • Robotic Palletizing Systems
  • Barrel Lifters
  • Case Packing
  • Stretch Wrapping
  • Package Vision Inspection
  • Robotic Loading Packing

Rapid Development Services. is a member of PMMI

ORAL STRIPS HANDLING

BREATH STRIPS MACHINE / CASSETTES FOR MEDICAL / PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

Rapid Development Services. developed robotic line for breath strips manufacturing. This system handles edible film and provides cutting, stacking, cassette feeding, loading, assembly and labeling at the rate of up to 100 cassettes per minute. Separate Form Fill and seal machine packs cassetes into pouches at the rate of up to 300 cassettes per minute.

 

BREATH STRIPS CONVERTING AND LABELING SPECIFICATIONS:

Rate: 60-100 cassettes per minute
Cassettes: Plastic molded top with hinged cover – bottom and top snap together (mold for top and bottom is available)
Edible Film: Supplied on roll with or without a liner, 13.5″ wide includes automatic unwinding and feeding to a stacking section with manual assist.
Feeding Systems: Vibro-Bowls (2 each) to automatically feed and orientate top and bottom section of the cassettes. Film Cutting and Proprietary die cutting and stacking system creates multiple stacks of strips.
Stacking: Can be varied from 1 to 30 strips per stack.
Film Placement: 6 axis robot picks and places 10 sets of stacks into the plastic section of cassette.
Cassette Assembly: 6 axis robot assembles complete cassettes 10 per cycle. Cassettes stamped to secure top and bottom.
Discharge: Conveyor discharge unloads finished cassettes into a tub.
Controls: PLC – Allen Bradley SLC 5-04
Operator Interface: Allen Bradley PanelView 6″ color touch screen

ONE SYSTEM CAN BE DEMONSTRATED TO PROSPECTIVE BUYER AND IS OFFERED FOR SALE.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND COSMETICS

Throughout the years, RDS has focused on providing automation solutions for the consumer products cosmetics. Unique innovation, understanding of the manufacturing requirements and expertise in delivering high volume automation have allowed RDS to become a recognized leader in automation technology.

From lipstick through air fresheners, RDS has the solution for all of your automation needs.

CD / DVD MEDIA PACKAGING MACHINE

Rapid Development Services. developed robotic line for completely automated assembly and packaging of CD and DVD media.

System is capable of handling envelope, jewel case and amaray case media, boxes of two different sizes and configurable number of inserts and leaflets. Each cd case and box are marked with matching serial numbers or other information supplied from an external database.

ONE SYSTEM CAN BE DEMONSTRATED TO PROSPECTIVE BUYER AND IS OFFERED FOR SALE.

BREATH STRIPS MACHINE / CASSETTES FOR MEDICAL / PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

Rapid Development Services. developed robotic line for breath strips manufacturing. This system handles edible film and provides cutting, stacking, cassette feeding, loading, assembly and labeling at the rate of up to 100 cassettes per minute. Separate Form Fill and seal machine packs cassetes into pouches at the rate of up to 300 cassettes per minute.

 

BREATH STRIPS CONVERTING AND LABELING SPECIFICATIONS:

Rate: 60-100 cassettes per minute
Cassettes: Plastic molded top with hinged cover – bottom and top snap together (mold for top and bottom is available)
Edible Film: Supplied on roll with or without a liner, 13.5″ wide includes automatic unwinding and feeding to a stacking section with manual assist.
Feeding Systems: Vibro-Bowls (2 each) to automatically feed and orientate top and bottom section of the cassettes. Film Cutting and Proprietary die cutting and stacking system creates multiple stacks of strips.
Stacking: Can be varied from 1 to 30 strips per stack.
Film Placement: 6 axis robot picks and places 10 sets of stacks into the plastic section of cassette.
Cassette Assembly: 6 axis robot assembles complete cassettes 10 per cycle. Cassettes stamped to secure top and bottom.
Discharge: Conveyor discharge unloads finished cassettes into a tub.
Controls: PLC – Allen Bradley SLC 5-04
Operator Interface: Allen Bradley PanelView 6″ color touch screen

ONE SYSTEM CAN BE DEMONSTRATED TO PROSPECTIVE BUYER AND IS OFFERED FOR SALE.







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