- PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEANING OF INDUCTION CAP SEALER MACHINE:
- Induction cap sealing is a technique used to create a tamper-evident and airtight seal on containers, especially those made of plastic or glass. It uses electromagnetic fields to achieve this seal without physically touching the container itself.
- After completion of the batch, update the status label as “TO BE CLEANED”.
- Turn the control panel button to “OFF” position.
- Put the mains “OFF” by turning to anti clockwise.
- Remove the containers, tablets/capsules, drums, and labels of previous product.
- Clean the machine with compressed filtered air.
- Clean any spilled material, dust on the floor and the exterior of the Induction cap Sealer machine with vacuum cleaner and wipe the cover and exterior surface with dry lint free cloth.
- Clean the belt, surface of the machine and all the parts with lint free cloth dipped in 70 % IPA.
- After completion of the cleaning operation, affix status label as “CLEANED” to the machine.
- Record the cleaning activity in the Equipment logbook.
- Before starting the next batch take the line clearance from IPQA executive. Check strictly that the electrical supply to the machine is disconnected before starting the cleaning operation.
- Frequency: After every batch of the same or different product.
- REFERENCES:
- Not Applicable
- ANNEXURES:
Not Applicable
ENCLOSURES: SOP Training Record.
- DISTRIBUTION:
- Controlled Copy No. 01 : Head Quality Assurance
- Controlled Copy No. 02 : Head Production
- Master Copy : Quality Assurance Department
- ABBREVIATIONS:
IPQA | : | In process Quality Assurance |
BPR | : | Batch packing record |
No. | : | Number |
SOP | : | Standard Operating Procedure |
- REVISION HISTORY:
- CHANGE HISTORY LOG
Revision No. | Details of Changes | Reason for Change | Effective Date |
00 | New SOP | Not Applicable | To be written manual |