Drum printer

The drum printer offers offset printing for the pharmaceutical and confectionary industries; in addition, it precisely centers the print on tablets, caplets, and capsules. A simplified operator interface has digital display for printer operating conditions. Electronic push-button controls are featured for setup, logo registration and operation. Servo motors with optical encoder feedback for speed and position provide accurate control of printing registration. The drum printer is designed for film- or sugar-coated tablets and caplets and for hard-shell gelatin capsules. Printing can be one- or two-sided, linear or radial, and nonrectified or rectified. It can be in one or two colors. Change parts are designed to be easily removed for a quick change to a different product. Printing capabilities are as follows: 250,000 one- or two-sided tablets per hour; 150,000 one- or two-sided caplets per hour; and 150,000 linear or rotary capsules per hour