Automated systems and methods for foil packaging components

A system for foil packaging components for a drug delivery device, comprising:

• a first set of rollers configured to introduce a first sheet of foil;
• a second set of rollers configured to introduce a second sheet of foil;
• a welding assembly configured to receive the first and second sheets of foil and weld the first and second sheets of foil at a plurality of subsections thereof to define a plurality of welded subsections, the welding assembly including a first welding bar and a second welding bar moveable along an x-axis;
• an arm configured to provide a component for a drug delivery device between the first and second sheets of foil in the welding assembly;
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• a transporting assembly operably coupled to the welding assembly and including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable along the x-axis and a y-axis, the first and second jaws being configured to clamp the first and second sheets of foil at the welded subsections to move the first and second sheets of foil, thereby positioning a subsequent subsection of the plurality of subsections between the first welding bar and the second welding bar for welding.

A system for unloading components for a drug delivery device from foil packaging, comprising:

• an unloading assembly including a belt configured to support at least a portion of a foil packaging thereon, the foil packaging defining a plurality of alternating welded and unwelded subsections, each of the unwelded subsections being configured to accommodate a component for a drug delivery device therein;
• a plurality of rollers configured to receive the foil packaging from the belt and move the foil packaging away from the belt;
• a vertical clamp operably coupled to the unloading assembly, the vertical clamp being configured to move along a y-axis to press a section of the foil packaging on the belt;
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• a rod moveable along a z-axis and configured to push through the unwelded subsections of the foil packaging to remove a respective component of the drug delivery device packaged therein.