Design improvement on the dosing device on the packaging line in a pharmaceutical company

Abstract

In this work, a design improvement of the dosing device of the packaging line in the facilities of a multinational pharmaceutical company is carried out. Firstly, an introduction is given in which the objectives of the project are set out and a realistic scope and limitations are established. It then goes on to explain in detail the problems to be solved. Next, the relevance of packaging in the pharmaceutical sector is explained, and a description of the facilities and the specific packaging machine is given. In addition, a study is made of similar problems in the pharmaceutical sector, through the study of various articles and publications. Once all this is known and presented, reverse engineering is carried out to design the existing feeding device using SolidWorks. This was done by means of measurements taken by hand on the component. Then, several alternatives are proposed to solve the problem, and they are compared to end up obtaining the one that is defined as optimal to improve the component. Finally, also using SolidWorks, an improved design of the feeding device is made. Finally, an analysis of the proposed solution is carried out and a comparative analysis is made with the existing solution to evaluate the final proposal