Deitz Pharmafill TC3, Operation Manual

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Rev 2022-03-08 Pharmafill Model TC3 User Manual
Deitz Company Inc. TC3 User Manual Page 9
Section 6 - GENERAL INFORMATION
6.1 - Standard Features And Capabilities
The Model TC3 Pill Counter is an electronic counter/filler. The TC3 will count most solid
oral dose products, including clear, translucent or center-hole. It is designed to be easy to
operate and maintain, and is ruggedly built to stand up to hard use and last for decades.
The electronics system includes two computers - one in the programmable logic controller
(PLC) and one in the Counting Sensor -, which are specially programmed for this application
to provide the most advanced features and performance.
The TC3 is designed for automatic production filling, but it can be used for manual filling
(one bottle at a time) and count verification (total counting).
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Automatic Production Filler – continuously fill one bottle after another with a
preset quantity, as a conveyor automatically supplies empty bottles and takes
away filled ones.
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Manual Production Filler – with each push of a button, fill one bottle with a pre-
set quantity. Bottles may be supplied by conveyor or by hand.
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Check Counter – count the total contents of a pre-filled bottle.
The TC3 is a “roll up” design, so that is can be easily positioned over a conveyor that brings
bottles to and from the machine. The integral lift platform may be varied in height (manually
via hand crank or electrically, using the optional motor). The machine includes two bottle-
indexing air cylinders and three bottle sensors (supply, start and backup), with brackets for
mounting on industry standard conveyor rails. The TC3 is compatible with our Pharmafill
conveyors and most others that are less than 6” in width. .
The large supply hopper at the top of the machine is filled with a bulk quantity of pills.
Under the hopper is the variable speed vibratory feeder chute, which regulates the flow of
pills onto the rotating glass disc. The pills are rotated around the disc, where a single file row
of pills is directed from the edge of the disc to flow into the exit chute. As the flow leaves the
exit chute, it enters the counting head.
The first section of the counting head is the photoelectric counting window, where the pills
are counted. Below the window is the divider flag, which alternately diverts the flow of pills
to the left or right side chamber, as the target count is achieved. Below that is the trap flag,
which controls the flow of counted pills exiting the side chambers of the head, according to
the status of the bottle on the conveyor below.