The U8 was engineered to offer you maximum flexibility. Our unique modular design allows for multiple machine configurations, alterations and expansions based upon your unique needs and growth. Quick set-up maximizes production time. Our expert team offers the training and support needed to help guarantee your success. The U8 is the machine to take your company's production to the next level.

Conceived by industry pioneer Art Gustafson in response to a customer's needs, the ergonomically sensitive Algus Universal 8 Station (U8) Packaging System was designed with your future success in mind. As your sales increase, the revolutionary U8 is designed to allow for in-plant reconfiguration to satisfy increased product demand and production requirements. This cost-effective system allows for different packaging formats, from simple face seal packs, complex club store packs. With the flexibility to add feeders for inserting components and vision systems for quality assurance, the U8 offers “the sky is the limit” approach to packaging.

The standard fully automated U8 is 72" high x 102" wide x 97" deep. The machine includes 4 open product load stations, with a 12” x 16” seal area. Other features of the U8 are “quick install” feeder stations for inserts or blister cards. The U8 has an independent electro-mechanical drive system as well as a servo driven turntable. The machine has full PLC control and a user friendly operator interface panel. Interlocked door panels on the U8 base allows for quick access to the drive system which in turn allows for quick reconfiguration of the machine in the field.

• Blisters and cards feed automatically into nesting trays
• Operator loads product into blister (4 positions)
• Card is automatically heat sealed to blister on flange only
• Suction cups lift the packages from the nesting trays and place them face up on the eject slide for movement to take-off conveyor or table
• Simpler change-over due to separated feeder stations

• Sealing capacity
• 12” x 16”
• 4 open product load stations
• Digital temperature control
• Digital seal contact timer
• Adjustable sealing pressure
• Rapid changeover tooling
• Emergency stop switches
• 5 – 23 cycles per minute
• Production rates 100,000 packages per shift
• Full plc control with encoder, 5” touch panel

• Reduced operator fatigue
• Reduced repetitive motion injury liability
• Simpler change-over due to separated feeder stations
• Easy tool changeover assures maximum up-time
• Operator safety features standard on every machine

• Heat seal tooling
  – 8 product nesting trays
  – blister and card magazine
  – one blister plug rack
  – one heater plate
  – rubber cut templates
• PLC control with data acquisition
  – Time
  – Temperature
  – Pressure monitor
  – Alarm systems
• Quick Change tooling
• Teflon coating for heater blocks
• Anodized tooling components
• Over size 8” Seal cylinder
• Over size seal area 12” x 18.5“
• Cylinder air exhaust filter
• Machine status light tower
• Plastic welding systems
• Extra feeders for inserts or double cards
• Eject
  – Transfer eject
  – Hand-off eject