If you manufacture pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, or other tablet-based products, you know how important an accurate tablet count is for every bottle or package. Counting tablets manually is tedious and error-prone. Investing in an automated tablet counting machine can save you time and money while ensuring each customer receives the precise quantity they paid for.

Tablet counting machines, also known as capsule counting machines or pill counting machines, are designed to quickly and accurately count tablets, capsules, and pills during the packaging process. These machines can count a wide range of tablet shapes and sizes at speeds exceeding 5,000 tablets per minute with an accuracy of 99.5% or better.

How Do Tablet Counting Machines Work?

The basic functionality of a tablet counter involves:

• An integrated vibratory feeder that orients the tablets correctly on the counting surface
• Precision counting technology like vacuum counting or mechanical finger counting
• Electronic sensors to verify the correct tablet count
• Mechanical components to fill bottles or packages with the counted quantity
• Reject mechanisms to remove undercounts or overcounts and retry

Advanced tablet counters include features like barcode scanners to count different products, touchscreen controls, counting report generation, and reject analysis. Some machines can also handle cotton insert counts and bottle capping in addition to tablet counting.

Benefits of Using a Tablet Counting Machine

Switching from manual to automated tablet counting offers many benefits:

• Extremely high accuracy minimizes under-filled or over-filled packages
• Fast counting up to 100+ bottles per minute improves productivity
• Adjustable counts accommodate different product configurations
• Reduced labor allows employees to focus on other tasks
• Batch and total counts provide transparency and production data
• Minimal bottle/tablet damage due to gentle handling
• Flexible bottle and tablet size changes with fast changeovers
• A small footprint minimizes floor space utilization

Choosing the Right Tablet Counting Equipment

With machines starting under $10,000 and going up to $100,000+ for fully automated lines, you want to choose the tablet counter that best fits your needs and budget. Key factors to consider:

• Your tablet size, shape, and throughput requirements
• Container types and sizes you need to fill
• Integration with your existing packaging line
• Required accuracy and reporting capabilities
• Available space on your production floor

As an established packaging equipment manufacturer, Accutek Packaging can help you select the ideal tablet counting solution for your production environment. Our tablet counters can be integrated into complete packaging systems including unscramblers, fillers, cappers, labelers, and more.

For small operations, we recommend simple benchtop tablet counters like the Compact Count TC-BS. For mid-size needs, the Pro Count TC-MID combines a tablet counter with a bottle unscrambler. Our fully automated lines with the Ultra Count TC-ULTRA provide high-speed counting for large pharmaceutical packaging facilities.

With over 50 years of experience developing packaging machinery, the engineering experts at Accutek can configure a Tablet Counting Machine to meet your exact specifications. Contact us today to discuss the best Tablet Counting Machines for your production line!