Blister package stacker

A method for forming packages of blister packages, comprising:

• sealing a first blister package of the blister packages with an item inside;
• receiving the blister packages in a nest inlet of a blister package stacker and holding the received blister packages in a nest assembly;
• rotating, from a first configuration to a second configuration, the nest assembly with a first blister package of the blister packages disposed in the nest inlet, the rotating the nest assembly causing the nest assembly to also translate towards a bottom of a blister package collection tower section, the translating the nest assembly forcing the first blister package into the bottom of the blister package collection tower section and past a gate attached to the blister package collection tower section, the gate configured to prevent egress of the blister packages through the bottom of the blister package collection tower section;
• rotating the nest assembly again, from the second configuration to the first configuration, to reset the nest assembly in an arrangement configured to receive a second blister package of the blister packages;
• and
• repeating the receiving the blister packages, rotating the nest assembly, and rotating the nest assembly again to form a stack of the blister packages in the blister package collection tower section.

A method for forming packages of blister packages, comprising:

• receiving the blister packages in a nest inlet of a blister package stacker one at a time and holding the received blister packages in a nest assembly;
• rotating, from a first configuration to a second configuration, the nest assembly with a first blister package of the blister packages disposed in the nest inlet, the rotating the nest assembly causing the nest assembly to also translate towards a bottom of a blister package collection tower section, the translating the nest assembly forcing the first blister package into the bottom of the blister package collection tower section and past a gate attached to the blister package collection tower section, the gate configured to prevent egress of the blister packages through the bottom of the blister package collection tower section;
• rotating the nest assembly again, from the second configuration to the first configuration, to reset the nest assembly in an arrangement configured to receive a second blister package of the blister packages;
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• repeating the steps of receiving the blister packages, rotating the nest assembly, and rotating the nest assembly again to form a stack of the blister packages in the blister package collection tower section.