PRICE & QUOTATION GUIDE · BLISTER EQUIPMENT
A blister packing machine price depends on the product, package and supplied scope. Compare the machine, feeder, tooling, inspection, documentation and site work together to understand what you are buying.
HIJ quotes the agreed configuration rather than one universal machine price. Send your product and blister drawing, forming/lidding materials, accepted-output target and format list. Ask for a current itemized offer with inclusions, exclusions, delivery basis and validity, then compare equivalent scopes.
This guide explains cost drivers and quote comparison. It does not publish a verified current price list or treat older project quotations as today’s prices.
What affects blister packing machine price?
Two machines with similar external dimensions can have different feeding, sealing, inspection and control arrangements. Compare the technical configuration behind the price. A model name and motion rate do not tell you how your product will run or which project work is included.
| Price driver | What changes the scope | Information to give HIJ |
|---|---|---|
| Product and feeding | Product size, orientation, handling behavior, feeder arrangement and protection from damage. | Product drawings, representative samples, fragility and presentation requirements. |
| Packaging material route | Thermoforming or cold-form tooling, forming web, lidding compatibility, reel handling and agreed seal process. | Approved material grades, thicknesses, reel sizes and pack drawings, or open material decisions. |
| Accepted output | Required good packs under stated run conditions; layout, feeding, sealing, cutting, inspection and recovery must work together. | Accepted cards/hour, format, elapsed-run basis, planned SKU mix and rejection requirements. |
| Formats and tooling | Number of initial formats, cavity layouts, cutting/perforation, coding location and change parts. | A format list with dimensions and which changes are needed on day one. |
| Inspection and controls | Specific detection tasks, physical rejection, code functions, recipes, permissions and electronic-record scope. | Defects to detect, code/artwork requirements, retained records and customer-system interfaces. |
| Connected line and delivery | Transfer, grouping, cartoning, leaflets, shared stops, site tests, training and documentation. | Cards per carton, connected equipment, site utilities, space, delivery destination and handover needs. |
Discuss uncertainty early. A material or cavity design still awaiting approval can change tooling and testing. A proposed feeder should be reviewed with suitable product samples before its behavior becomes a purchase assumption.
Cycles per minute, finished blister cards per minute and accepted cartons per hour are different quantities. State the card layout, rejects and elapsed-time boundary. A nominal motion rate cannot establish guaranteed good-pack output or a universal price band.
For a technical starting point, compare the DPP and DPH equipment architectures against your package and materials. Do not select a machine solely because its name appears in a generic low-, medium- or high-speed category.
What should be included in a blister machine quotation?
Ask for an itemized offer and a technical annex. The following items are scope questions, not a statement that every HIJ quotation includes all of them. Mark each as included, optional, excluded or awaiting confirmation.
| Scope item | Specify in the offer | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Base machine and options | Exact platform, selected forming/sealing arrangement, feeder, controls and inspection functions. | Makes the advertised model and offered configuration traceable. |
| Initial tooling and formats | Approved drawings, quantity of forming/sealing/cutting sets, change parts and coding equipment. | Prevents one-format and multi-format offers being compared as equal. |
| Trial materials and FAT | Products or justified surrogates, forming/lidding web, sample quantities, agreed tests and repeat-work scope. | Clarifies who supplies samples and what evidence establishes acceptance. |
| Documents and training | Document index, language, revisions, delivery stages, training subjects and qualification-support tasks. | Separates supplier deliverables from customer site work. |
| Utilities and site installation | Required services, unloading/access, installation tasks, site readiness, connected tests and travel expenses. | Identifies costs outside the machine price and prerequisites for commissioning. |
| Packing and delivery | Packing method, agreed delivery basis and named place, insurance and local-handling boundaries. | Prevents freight and local charges being overlooked or counted twice. |
| Service and spare parts | Warranty terms, wear-part exclusions, service coverage, response arrangements and critical parts list. | Defines what support costs or stock requirements remain with the buyer. |
| Commercial assumptions | Currency, quote validity, applicable charges, payment stages, change process and lead-time dependencies. | Allows quotations to be compared at the same date and scope. |
Price validity and availability should come from the current written offer. A price copied from a past project can involve another format, delivery basis, inspection package or currency. It should not be presented as a current market range.
For supplier evidence and responsibility review, use the blister machine supplier evaluation checklist. For the actual pre-shipment test areas, use the blister packing machine FAT checklist.
Engineering insight: normalize offers to the same scope
Compare a defined configuration and delivery boundary rather than just the first line of two quotes. Identify items needed for your project that are absent from each base offer, then request their prices and conditions.
Assume both offers cover the same required product, output, inspection and document scope. Offer A has a base cost of 100 units, plus 18 for a required feeding option and 7 for required initial tooling. Offer B has a base cost of 118, includes that feeder and adds 4 for the same tooling scope.
| Matched scope | Offer A | Offer B |
|---|---|---|
| Base configuration | 100 | 118 |
| Required feeding option | 18 additional | Included: 0 additional |
| Matched initial tooling | 7 additional | 4 additional |
| Subtotal for this compared scope | 100 + 18 + 7 = 125 | 118 + 0 + 4 = 122 |
The lower base figure is not the lower matched-scope subtotal in this example. These invented cost units illustrate the method; they do not indicate HIJ pricing, industry price ranges, supplier savings or performance.
This is not a full ownership-cost calculation. Add any other relevant differences, such as delivery, installation, additional formats and support, on the same basis. Verify that “included” means the required function and quantity, not a different option with a similar name. If output assumptions differ, resolve that technical gap before drawing an economic conclusion.
Choose the platform before fixing the budget
Use a platform review to identify likely scope, then obtain a quotation for the agreed configuration. The following descriptions come from supplied technical documents and do not establish a current selling price.
DPP-260 / DPP-360K configuration review
The supplied combined document describes flat-plate equipment with positive-pressure thermoforming, flat sealing, modular station changes and missing-product detection/rejection. It includes configuration alternatives. Confirm the precise model, forming route, traction arrangement and offered functions rather than assuming all alternatives are included.
Review the DPP-260 blister packing machine reference. The combined document’s parameter differences should be resolved for the actual quotation, not assigned as one universal specification.
DPH380B configuration review
The supplied DPH380B document describes roller heat sealing, servo-controlled motion and material/temperature protection. Compare the offered setup and production-material evidence with your pack. Older quoted figures do not determine today’s price, delivery schedule or accepted output.
Review the HIJ blister packing machine range and ask which platform and configuration should be assessed for your requirements.
Blister-to-carton line scope
The supplied PBL-400S-400SF project document covers glass pre-filled syringes and ampoules with forming, loading, inspection, sealing, punching, leaflet handling and cartoning. Its 8,000 pieces/hour project basis is not a universal accepted-carton rate.
An integrated quotation needs the unit count, cards per carton, transfer, inspection boundaries and interface responsibilities. Review the blister-cartoning line configuration and turnkey packaging scope for a connected-line discussion.
Review operating costs and qualification support separately
Ownership cost includes more than the purchase offer. Decide which costs your comparison includes and where each estimate comes from. Material consumption, rejects, staffing, utilities, format changes, maintenance and service need suitable operating assumptions or evidence.
Film area per finished card, startup scrap, samples, rejects and good packs over the defined run. Compare the approved package, not just material price per kilogram.
Batch sizes, frequency of changeover, clearance, first-piece approval, replenishment and routine operating tasks. Define the staffing boundary.
Wear parts, planned maintenance, utilities, access, training and actual service terms. Identify estimated values and dependencies.
For example, a stated changeover time is only comparable when both measurements start and end at the same activities. Tool replacement alone differs from a complete SKU change that includes clearance, feeder setup, recipe selection and accepted restart packs. Specify the method in the trial plan rather than assuming a quick-change feature proves the full elapsed time.
Inspection, coding and electronic-record functions should be listed individually. Product-presence inspection does not automatically establish seal integrity or detection of every possible defect. A control-system brand does not, by itself, demonstrate required electronic-record functions.
For pharmaceutical projects, agree the intended use and qualification-support documents with the customer’s quality team. Specify what the supplier prepares and what the site approves or executes. A generic compliance label is not a substitute for the construction review, functional tests and document scope that your project needs.
Compare a standalone machine and a connected line against the same operational goal. Integration can change material flow, staffing and recovery behavior, but lower ownership cost should be supported by the agreed scope and evidence rather than assumed from the word “turnkey.”
Prepare a configuration-based blister machine price request
A first quotation review needs a clear product, pack and output basis. If you are still choosing materials or a layout, describe the alternatives and ask which sample work or drawings are needed to narrow the configuration.
Optional quotation brief
Prepare the technical message here. The existing inquiry form collects contact details when you choose to send it.
Review the message before submitting. Opening the form or copying this brief does not send an inquiry.
Blister packing machine price questions
What is the price of a blister packing machine?
HIJ provides a current quotation for the agreed product, packaging materials, output, tooling and supplied functions. This guide does not offer a verified universal price range. Send the pack and project requirements to request an itemized configuration offer.
Why is there no single DPP-260 price on this guide?
The feeder, material route, formats, tooling, inspection, documentation and delivery scope can differ between projects. A single figure without those conditions would not reliably describe the equipment you need. Confirm the exact configuration and current offer validity.
Is Alu-Alu equipment always more expensive than PVC-Alu equipment?
Do not assume a fixed premium. Compare the actual forming route, material pair, tooling, feeding and output requirements on matched scope. Material choice also depends on the product’s approved package; the machine price alone should not decide that choice.
How much more does a fully automatic machine cost?
There is no verified universal price multiplier in this guide. Feeding, handling, inspection, controls and line integration vary. Compare the supplied functions and the evidence for your required accepted output rather than applying one multiplier to every product.
Are molds and new formats included in the machine price?
Only when the quotation names the format drawings, tooling sets and change parts included. Ask for the initial format list and the scope for future formats. Do not assume a new format requires only one mold or that all change parts are included.
Does the quotation include installation, training and qualification documents?
Check the itemized offer. Agree site readiness, tasks, training, travel, expenses and the document index with delivery stages. Qualification-support records do not replace customer approval and execution of the site-specific plan.
How do I compare two blister machine quotations?
Normalize the product, material route, accepted output, options, tooling, documents and delivery boundary. Add required exclusions to each base price, using the same currency and date basis. Resolve technical deviations and operating assumptions before comparing overall cost.
What should I send to get a HIJ price and lead-time proposal?
Send product and pack drawings, material specifications, accepted-output target, initial formats, inspection needs, destination and connected equipment. Identify open decisions and requested delivery scope. Current price and schedule depend on the configuration confirmed in the written offer.
Technical basis and quotation boundary
Prepared by HIJ Machinery from the supplied DPP-260/360K, DPH380B and PBL-400S-400SF technical documents. Descriptions identify platform questions for quotation review; the final offer controls model-specific functions, price and delivery terms.
The scope-normalization example uses hypothetical cost units. This guide does not assert current price ranges, guaranteed savings, regulatory approval or verified customer outcomes.
