At Toolrite, we specialise in designing, engineering and installing high-quality process tooling and change parts for the packaging machinery industry. Our clients across the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries benefit from precision engineering that is supported by technical excellence, a trusted reputation and design innovation that transcends.
Contact us today for fast, reliable and expert process tooling and change parts.
At Toolrite, each project we carry out is backed by services that support every phase of your manufacturing and packaging process – from initial forming to final installation. Our change parts and process tooling components are engineered to work in combination with existing systems. We have years of expertise in designing for a wide range of OEM blister packaging machines. Our services include:
For thermoforming, cold forming, and plug assist, we design forming tools to protect product integrity and ensure efficient pocket design. Each forming option is tailored to the base laminate behaviour, draft angles and more for a complete solution.
Seal integrity is a vital component of packaging. Our high-quality tools ensure a consistent seal across the product and prevent any leakage and avoid moisture, oxygen ingress in line with your stability protocol.
From placement feeders to waterfall and drum feed systems, we create tailored feeding solutions that meet your product dimensions and structure, including blister orientation, machine cadence and more.
Whether it’s kiss cut, partial cut, thumb notch or perforation, our tooling and change parts are designed for precision, durability and the extended lifespan of your cutting station. We ensure consistent quality and reliability in complex tooling manufacture.
Based on your blister layout and repeat size, we develop cutting tools to maximise material use and minimise waste. We can support in the design and manufacture of reliable cutting tools, we also have a dedicated service to the maintenance to extend the life of the tool.
We understand the precision required for embossing and debossing tools to ensure smooth operations and readable print on each pack. Our solutions consistently ensure a reliable embossing or debossing process every time.
Beyond traditional tooling, we also design and implement custom machinery upgrades to further increase efficiency and flexibility on the packaging line. Contact us today for more information.
Contact us to discuss your requirements. We’ll discuss your product, market needs and regulatory requirements. Then, we’ll provide you with a detailed, tailored quote.
Our designers will develop 3D concepts tailored to your needs. All components are then precision-manufactured using state-of-the-art equipment and materials.
Our team will deliver and install your tooling on-site. We will provide full documentation for traceability and offer ongoing maintenance services.
Our tooling solutions are engineered to seamlessly integrate with your existing equipment, reducing downtime and increasing operational efficiency.
From forming and sealing to perforating and embossing, our tools are manufactured to maintain the highest standards, a true representation of British engineering.
At Toolrite, we know that every production line is unique, which is why we never use a one-size-fits-all approach. Our tools are fully bespoke and designed around your needs.
To us, compliance and traceability are non-negotiable. Every tool comes with complete documentation and full traceability.
We primarily serve the pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer goods industries, but can adapt our services to any sector requiring precision tooling and parts. Contact us for more information.
We have the capability to complete projects within 24 hours. Full completion times will vary depending on project complexity and client feedback.
Yes. We design format parts, tooling and more that integrate seamlessly with your current equipment and machinery.
Absolutely. All our services adhere to all relevant regulatory guidelines and come with full, traceable documentation.
Yes. We provide full post-design support, from minor amendments to full integration advice for tooling and machines.
Yes. Every design project includes full traceability and design documentation.
Yes, we design tooling for all major OEMs and can tailor parts to fit any make or model of packaging equipment.
Yes, our engineers can provide on-site installation, ensuring a smooth integration into your production line.
Established in 1959, Toolrite has been providing trusted blister packaging services for over 65 years.
With a 24-hour turnaround, we can help your project move from concept to completion without delay.
From concept to final delivery, we maintain clear communication and full traceability.
Ready to boost your packaging line performance?
At Toolrite, we combine speed, precision and trusted professionalism to ensure your packaging performs where it matters most. Contact us today to discuss your process tooling and change part needs, and let’s bring your next idea to life.
Function: The Reject unit is used to separate faulty packs.
Toolrite Offering: We design and manufacture these units to your specification.
Function: The Blank tool is used to cut a pack to its final dimensions.
Toolrite Offering: We design and manufacture Blank tools when there is product changeover and/or format changes.
Function: Additional stations can be setup using tools to; code, perforate or partially cut.
Toolrite Offering: We can apply unique identifier codes, perforate, and other pack features such as partial cutting or punch shapes as required.
Function: The sealing station brings together the filled form material, together with the foil where a combination of heat and pressure is used to seal the materials together. After the sealing process is complete, the product is safely secured in the pack and can continue its journey down the line.
Toolrite Offering: By utilise intermittent motion platen sealing or continuous motion rotatory sealing we can provide appropriate sealing tools for your packaging line.
Function: Solutions designed to provide optical inspection of blister packs ensuring positioning of the packaging, defects of the surface before filling, positioning of the product in the packaging and micro tears of the aluminium foil.
Toolrite Offering: Integration of an inspection system to guarantee integrity of the pack on customer packaging lines.
Function: As the name suggests, the track guides the form material keeping it located, aligned, and supported enroute to the various stations. The guide track design is based on the pack design, so if this changes, the guide track will also require modification.
Toolrite Offering: This is a standard modification due to clients requiring product changeovers and alterations to pocket formats. 90% of the time guide tracks are usually just one component in a complete tooling set.
Function: Once the product is delivered from the transfer system it needs to be manipulated into the formed pockets. This is done using a brush box and in some cases paddles too.
Toolrite Offering: Designing and manufacturing the feeding system is a critical part of any packaging line. It determines the output speed and the efficiency of a line. Toolrite will help you choose the right solution for your product so cost effective and efficient production is achieved.
Function: Here the product is introduced into the line for the first time. It is held in the hopper and passed into the vibratory chute separating dust and debris. Then into the vibrator plate of the circular vibrator, where they are transported into the feed chute and eventually into the feeding system.
Toolrite Offering: We can design and manufacture a new solution, or adapt an existing set up, for your product changeover so it is managed and then delivered to the feeding system in an automated and reliable way.
Function: A form tool transforms a flat material into a three-dimensional tray, designed to hold the product in a ‘pocket’ through the packaging line until it becomes an enclosed pack.
Toolrite Offering: Packs are designed, not only to securely protect and hold a product, but also to guarantee its formation on the packaging line, in an automated way. Consideration given to forming material, product shape, pocket dimension, repeats and pack layout. We can provide forming tools to accommodate a variety of products to meet your needs.
Function: Cutting and splicing table alterations ensure the base material is prepared and cut prior to conditioning in preparation for the form tool station.
Toolrite Offering: Review and design alteration to allow setting adjustment.
Function: Forming material is loaded as a reel/roll into the unwinder. So that the film can be used, it needs to be unrolled and prepared for the forming tool. To do this the material is under tension and pulled through the packing line.
Toolrite Offering: Design and supply collars/ sleeves so the material core fits well, ensuring reliable unwinding of the form material into the packaging line.
