Sealing system for sealing a tube and an automated method of operating the same

A sealing system for sealing a tube, the sealing system comprising:

• a first sealing plate;
• a drive unit;
• a second sealing plate disposed spaced apart from the first sealing plate, wherein at least one of the first and second sealing plates is coupled to the drive unit for causing relative movement of the first and second sealing plates;
• a heater capable of heat sealing the tube disposable in a space between the first and second plates;
• an illuminating source for directing illuminating rays towards the space;
• an image capturing device for capturing an image of at least a portion of the tube in the space;
• and
• a processing device coupled to the image capturing device, the heater, and the drive unit, wherein the processing device is configured to:
• receive the captured image of the at least portion of the tube from the image capturing device;
• determine a plurality of tube parameters based on the captured image of the at least portion of the tube, using an image processing technique;
• determine a plurality of sealing parameters from a database based on the determined plurality of tube parameters;
• and
• control the drive unit and the heater by the processing device influenced at least in part by the determined plurality of sealing parameters, to respectively compress the tube and perform heat sealing of the tube, wherein the compressing of the tube and the performing of the heat sealing of the tube occurs after the determining of the plurality of sealing parameters.