PROCESS FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS IN WELLS IN A PLATE AND CORRESPONDING PACKAGING MACHINE

摘要

The invention relates to a process for packaging products (5) in wells (2) in a plate (1) formed in a strip (4) and sealed by a cover film (6), comprising the following steps: a well-forming station (103) forms wells (2) in the travelling strip (4); a feeding system (107) fills each well (2) with a product (5) such as a pharmaceutical product in the form of a tablet or hard gelatin capsule; and a well-sealing station (109) seals the filled wells with the travelling cover film (6); the process being characterized in that it comprises, following well formation (2) but prior to each well being filled, the following steps: an incident laser beam marks the wells (2) on the strip (4); and the marked strip is cleaned. The invention also relates to a machine for implementing this process.