System and method for bandoliering syringes

A system for banding a plurality of syringe barrels, the system including:

• a first feed device for receiving the plurality of syringe barrels and positioning the plurality of syringes according to a predetermined orientation;
• a first transfer device for transferring the plurality of syringes in the predetermined orientation to a transport device that receives and holds the syringes in a spaced relationship and moves them from one location to another location;
• a web application device disposed along the transport device for simultaneously applying a first web material to a first face of a predetermined number of syringes and a second web material to a second face of the syringes at the same location such that the first and second web materials adhere to the first and second faces of the syringes, respectively, and with each other in areas between the syringes so as to form a banded syringe structure;
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• a mechanism that detects whether all the syringes are in the proper predetermined orientation prior to the syringes being transferred to the web application device.

A system for banding a plurality of syringe barrels, the system including:

• a first feed device for receiving the plurality of syringe barrels and positioning the plurality of syringes according to a predetermined orientation;
• a first transfer device for transferring the plurality of syringes in the predetermined orientation to a transport device that receives and holds the syringes in a spaced relationship and moves them from one location to another location;
• a web application device disposed along the transport device for simultaneously applying a first web material to a first face of a predetermined number of syringes and a second web material to a second face of the syringes at the same location such that the first and second web materials adhere to the first and second faces of the syringes, respectively, and with each other in areas between the syringes so as to form a banded syringe structure;
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• a vision safety detection station disposed along the transport device downstream of the web application station for determining whether any of the banded syringes are damaged or otherwise unfit for loading into packaging at a station downstream therefrom, wherein if the vision safety detection station detects that the syringe is damaged or unfit, then the handling of the syringes is influenced.

A system for banding a plurality of syringe barrels, the system including:

• a first feed device for receiving the plurality of syringe barrels and positioning the plurality of syringes according to a predetermined orientation;
• a first transfer device for transferring the plurality of syringes in the predetermined orientation to a transport device that receives and holds the syringes in a spaced relationship and moves them from one location to another location;
• a web application device disposed along the transport device for simultaneously applying a first web material to a first face of a predetermined number of syringes and a second web material to a second face of the syringes at the same location such that the first and second web materials adhere to the first and second faces of the syringes, respectively, and with each other in areas between the syringes so as to form a banded syringe structure;
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• a cap placement station having an automated device for placing caps on empty barrels of the syringes that are fed into the feed device and then delivered to the first transport device via the first transfer device.