Abstract

Blister packaging machine are used by pharmaceutical industry for packing number of product like tablet, capsule, syringes or liquid material. Blister packs are perforated plastic packs useful for protecting product against external factors, such as humidity and contaminations for extended duration of time. Blister packs are portable, can help patients follow drug regimens, and can protect drugs over a long shelf life. Advocates cite several aspects in which blister packaging is better than conventional packaging, including product integrity, product production, tamper evidence, reduced possibility of accidental misuse, and patient compliance. Blister machine consists of many units and subunits. Conveyor is used to carry blister strip in forward direction, on which various operations are performed. One of the operations is printing on the blister strips. It was found that after certain period of time, there was misprinting occurring on Blister strip. To overcome the problem of misprinting, a gear box was developed, which will be synchronized with the conveyor system. This paper present analytical method for designing bevel gears, using Lewis and Buckingham Equations. The developed gearbox perform dual function who’s one output shaft is use to drive conveyor and other is connected to the printing unit. 3D model of gearbox is made using CatiaV5. Static structural analysis of components like gear, shaft is performed using Ansys. Experimental setup is developed to verify the motion is precise and well synchronized.