Pill Blister Packaging Machine DPP-260 — Flat-Plate Precision for Tablets, Capsules & Softgels

A pill blister packaging machine is equipment that forms cavities in plastic film or aluminum laminate, fills each cavity with a tablet, capsule, or softgel, and heat-seals a lidding foil over the cavities to create sealed unit-dose blister packs. Automatic models like the HIJ DPP-260 integrate forming, feeding, sealing, coding, perforation, and punching into one continuous line producing up to 15,600 blisters per hour.

An automatic flat-plate pill blister packaging machine like the DPP-260 typically costs $55,000 to $85,000 USD. The final price depends on configuration (PVC-only vs. Alu-Alu cold-forming capability), automation level (manual feeding vs. automated hopper and vision inspection), the number of tooling die sets, and documentation scope. Budget machines start around $20,000–$40,000 but often lack validation documentation, while comparable European lines run $200,000–$350,000 or more.

Flat-plate machines use stationary heating and sealing plates, giving uniform temperature control, gentler product handling, faster tool-free changeover, and the ability to cold-form Alu-Alu — making them ideal for small-to-medium batches and multi-SKU production. Roller-type machines use continuous rotary drums for maximum speed on very high-volume single products, but cannot process Alu-Alu and require longer, more complex changeovers. The DPP-260 is a flat-plate machine.

Yes. The DPP-260 uses interchangeable feeder systems — brush-box feeders for tablets, dedicated plate feeders for size 000–5 capsules, and gentle-handling feeders for softgels — that swap in minutes. Combined with magnetic quick-change tooling and 50+ stored recipes on the HMI, one machine covers tablets, caplets, hard capsules, softgels, and candy pills with format changeover in under 30 minutes.

Yes. With the optional cold-forming station, the DPP-260 presses Alu-Alu laminate (0.20–0.35mm) at ambient temperature into cavities up to 15mm deep, then heat-seals aluminum lidding foil to create packs with near-zero oxygen and moisture transmission. Alu-Alu is the preferred format for hygroscopic APIs, effervescent tablets, and products distributed in ICH Zone IV hot-humid climates.

The DPP-260 uses three design features for dusty or fragile products: an integrated dust extraction system with vacuum ports at the feeding, sealing, and cutting stations; a vibration-controlled feeding mechanism that minimizes tablet breakage; and an enclosed working chamber that prevents dust from contaminating the seal area. This combination keeps seal integrity high even with effervescent tablets and herbal supplement formulations.

Standard lead time is 60–90 days from deposit to shipment, including engineering review of your URS, manufacturing, and a Factory Acceptance Test run with your actual product samples. Every shipment includes the fully tested machine, a DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ documentation package, a one-year critical spare parts kit, manuals, and video training access. Our engineers then perform on-site installation, commissioning, and operator training, typically over 5–7 days.

Yes. Every DPP-260 ships with a complete DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ protocol package, calibration certificates, and material certificates for product-contact parts. These documents are designed to support your own facility's validation program under cGMP, WHO GMP, or EU GMP frameworks — the machine itself features a cGMP-ready design with 304/316L stainless steel contact parts, and validation is executed and owned by your quality team at your site.