Automation of Gummy Supplement Sachet Filling
January 1, 2023WePackItAll Engineering, 2022–23
Liaison(s): Greg Pagani ’20, Natan Bershtel ’01, Vanessa Jimenez, Patrick Green
Advisor(s): Lori Bassman
Students(s): Elena Anderson (TL-S), Meredith Bloss (TL-F), Izzy Jackson, Annie Elliott, Jordan Stone, Kevin Box, Ruth Mueller
The WePackItAll Clinic team has designed a system to fill sachet packages with small counts of one to 10 gummy supplements. Due to the stickiness of gummies and high-accuracy needs, sachet filling is currently done by hand, which introduces inconsistencies, tedious work and potential safety hazards. The team has designed and built a system that interfaces with a horizontal form fill seal machine to fill gummies into sachets. The final product is an automated prototype that singulates, counts, groups and accurately dispenses gummies into sachets.