Horn + Noack DPN 760 blister machine (used)

Year: 2000

Moulding length 156 mm
Forming depth 24 mm
Cycle/min 40
Moulding width 138 mm
Max foil width 165 mm
Total power requirement 13 kW

BOSCH Mod. TLT 1400 – CUK 3040 - Blister Packaging line used

Year: 1997

Moulding length 210 mm
Forming depth 180 mm
Cycle/min 400
Moulding width 155 mm
Max foil width 145 mm

Uhlmann UPS 300 Blister machine

Year: 2001

Moulding length 400 mm
Forming depth 10 mm
Cycle/min 60
Moulding width 170 mm
Max foil width 156 mm
Total power requirement 6 kW

Uhlmann UPS 1020 Blister machine

Year: 1996

Moulding length 110 mm
Forming depth 12 mm
Cycle/min 300
Moulding width 180 mm
Max foil width 200 mm
Total power requirement 13 kW

Uhlmann UPS4 ETX Blister machine

Year: 2001

Moulding length 140 mm
Forming depth 35 mm
Moulding width 39 mm
Max foil width 298 mm

Marchesini MB420 Blister machine

Year: 1997

Year of manufacture: 1997 Speed: 100 cycles per minute Filling: Manual into cavities Formats: PVC-ALU, ALU-ALU Film width max: 150 mm Forming depth: 12 mm Weight: approx. 1200 kg Power supply: 380 V, 50 Hz Supply air pressure: 6 bar Available format parts: o PVC-ALU round 16.5 mm o PVC-ALU round reduced 16.5/10 mm o PVC-ALU oblong 28×14 mm o …

Famar Mod. AP - Blistering machine

Year: 1993

Moulding length 135 mm
Forming depth 35 mm
Cycle/min 60
Moulding width 148 mm
Max foil width 230 mm
Total power requirement 9 kW

BOSCH Mod. TLT 1400 - Blister Machine used

Year:

Moulding length 180 mm
Forming depth 151 mm
Cycle/min 400
Moulding width 145 mm
Max foil width 155 mm

Uhlmann UPS 1020 Blister machine Hot deal

Year: 1991

Moulding length 112 mm
Forming depth 12 mm
Cycle/min 300
Moulding width 180 mm
Max foil width 200 mm
Total power requirement 13 kW

Used Uhlmann UPS300 Blister machine

Year: 2001

Moulding length 110 mm
Forming depth 10 mm
Cycle/min 50
Moulding width 150 mm
Max foil width 170 mm
Total power requirement 8 kW

IMA C60 blister boxing machine Hot deal

Year: 1993

Forming depth 12 mm
Cycle/min 120

CAM M92X Blister machine Hot deal

Year: 2002

Moulding width 170 mm
Max foil width 286 mm
Forming depth 12 mm
Cycle/min 45

DPB 250 Blister machine

Year: 2014

Travel range: 40 - 160 mm Dialysis paper: 50 - 100 g x 250 mm Machine was never used

Zhejiang Haotong Machinery HT-420 Blister machine

Year: 2022

Two pieces of equipment - an automatic machine for packaging probes (swabs) in stretch film and two molds. Equipment purchased in 2022. Not used. Contained in original packaging. Technical parameters: model HT-420; production speed 30-400 packages/min; type of packaging in a bag: four-sided sealing; product packaging size (length) 5 - 400 mm, (width) 5 - 300 mm, (height) 1-60 mm; …

BLISTER USER UHLMANN 1030 MTI POUR BLISTER ALU/ALU Hot deal

Year: 2000

Moulding length 144 mm
Forming depth 10 mm
Moulding width 255 mm
Cycle/min 600

IMA P.O.D. Blister machine

Year: 2011

Moulding length 95 mm
Cycle/min 120
Moulding width 100 mm

Tepro GP2000

Year: 2021

Moulding length 370 mm
Forming depth 100 mm
Moulding width 500 mm

MARCHESINI MB 430 - Robotized blistering thermoformer used

Year: 2008

Moulding length 210 mm
Forming depth 9.5 mm
Cycle/min 300
Moulding width 150 mm
Max foil width  mm
Total power requirement 3 kW

IMA TR-100 Blister machine

Year: 2000

Moulding length 190 mm
Cycle/min 60
Moulding width 130 mm

ZEMAT Technology Group ZGRZEWARKA WYSOKIEJ CZĘSTOTLIWOŚCI ZD 4 Blister machine

Year: 2013

The two-station high-frequency welding machine with a power of 4 kW is designed for welding blister packaging and other products of this type made of PET and PVC foil. The machine welds two or more layers of dielectrically lossy plastics, in particular those made on the basis of polyvinyl chloride (PVC, PA, PU) - polyurethane, polyamide, polyester and other derivative …


Blister machines belong to the Packaging category of used machines on Exapro. Blister packs (or blister machines) are used for packaging of pharmaceutical products, medicines, foods and small consumer goods. The main purpose of a blister machine is to form a cavity/pocket created with heat or pressure in order to protect goods from external factors. Blister packs prevent the influence of humidity and contamination on the products.

Packaging Process

There are 2 ways of packaging with blister machines. One is known as Thermoforming and another as Cold forming. What is the difference between the two?
  • Thermoforming. As the name suggests, this process involves heating the packaging material up. Usually, plastic film is taken from the reel and forwarded through a pre-heating station. At the station, the temperature is kept on a high enough level to soften the plastic and make it pliable. Already warm and soft plastic arrives in a forming station where it is further formed into blister cavity under high pressure. After this stage, plastic is cooled down again so that it remains in a specific shape after the end of packaging process.
  • Cold forming represents the opposite of thermoforming process. In case of cold forming, aluminium-based film is pressed into the desired shape with a stamp. So to form the cavity, pressure is applied to the laminate film, while aluminium allows to maintain the shape that has been formed. Blister packs made with cold forming provide almost perfect protection of good against oxygen or water which allows to extend the expiry date of the product. However, the speed production is lower as opposed to thermoforming.

Materials Used

What kind of materials are used for blister packaging? As mentioned above, it's mainly plastic or aluminium foil. Plastic or PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is most commonly used for thermoforming. The main advantage of this material is its low cost and the fact that it can be shaped easily. Cold form foil, on the other hand, is made of laminate containing 3 layers: PVC, aluminium, polyamide. So technically, it's not simply aluminium foil. The inside of the blister pack is made of PVC, the outside - of aluminium and polyamide.

Area of Use

Blister packs are used for packaging of medication, but also small consumer goods, such as toys or hardware. In pharmaceutical industry, blister machines are practically irreplaceable. Anyone who has been in the pharmacy shop at least once, has come in contact with pills or capsules packed in blister foil. Blister packs are so popular in the pharmaceutical world because unit-dose packaging assures packaging integrity of each pill allowing to extend medication shelf-life.

When it comes to consumer goods, electrical items, hardware or even kids toys can be packed with blister machines. A product will be safely positioned between cardboard and a plastic pocket formed with a blister machine. The biggest advantage of blister packaging consumer goods is the fact that the customer can clearly see the product through transparent plastic. At the same time, packaging is rigid enough to prevent any damage.

Strong Points

What are the biggest benefits of blister packaging? First of all, it is a cost effective way of packaging the product allowing clients to inspect it through transparent plastic at the same time. Blister pack provides a clear product display and plenty of advertising space at the back of the package at the same time.

Related Subcategories

  • Thermoforming - Form, Fill and Seal, FFS lines
  • Shrink wrap machines / Sealers

Main Manufacturers

  • Marchesini
  • Klockner
  • Ima
  • Uhlman