Bags/Pouches

Articles about the flexible plastic film, paper, and/or foil substrates used in producing bags, pouches, and sachets.

IQF packaging film

• Individually Quick Frozen film is a high-density polyethylene film that seals at low temperatures and at maximum form/fill/seal speeds • for quick-frozen food or dry-mix packages, it seals effectively even with the presence of contaminants, such as blood •...

Flexible films, lidding and foils | January 4, 2010

Air cushion delivery system

• SPEED FEEDER™ Air works with the company’s CELL-O® EZ air cushion machine, automatically separating (at the perforation), then delivering EZ Double Cushion™ air cushions directly into shipping cartons • operates at 180 LF/minute, allowing operators to pack faster and...

Bags/Pouches | December 11, 2009

Special Report: Japan Pack 2009

A total of 299 companies from 18 countries exhibited at The Japan International Packaging Machinery Show, Japan Pack 2009, held in Tokyo, on October 20th to October 23rd....

Sustainability/environmental | November 20, 2009

Validatable rotary medical sealer

• C-Med 667T validatable rotary pouch sealer meets ISO 11607 standards and the requirements of advanced sterilization procedures...

Sealing | July 22, 2009

Automatic bar seal poucher

• ABS poucher opens, fills, and seals large premade Tyvek, strip header bags, foils, and barrier pouches for packing bulky medical devices and trays • second unit can be integrated for higher production rate capabilities, as can bar-code readers and...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | April 23, 2009

Sterile stoppers

• a range of sterile stoppers is available for antibiotic, infusion, and lyophilization vials • stoppers are sterilized using gamma radiation • delivered in double-walled PE bags or containers for use in an isolator STELMI...

Ampules, vials, syringes and tubes | April 13, 2009

Bauer’s pharmaceutical handbook lends ‘Hall of Fame’ packaging perspective

Professionals and students will benefit from an informative research tool now available for the healthcare packaging community....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 10, 2009

Bag-printing system

• offline thermal-transfer coders for medical device manufacturers that use preprinted labels or affix labels to bags • printers handle Tyvek, laminated foils, and plastic bags • prints bar codes, logos, date/time and batch information in a print area up...

Coding, marking, printing | February 15, 2009

Packaging strategies guide AFP through stormy economic seas

By modifying used packaging machinery and combining production runs, American FlexPack cost-effectively produces single-use packs for its customers. Long before the current economic downturn, American FlexPack, Inc., opened its doors with some guiding philosophies that still serve the Green Bay,...

Misc. Archive | February 5, 2009

Pack Expo podcast: Sorbents factor into life science packaging

From prefilled syringes to biologics to in-vitro diagnostics, sorbents factor into pharmaceutical and medical device packaging applications. Hear an exclusive Pack Expo International 2008 podcast between Healthcare Packaging editor Jim Butschli and Adrian Possumato, Multisorb Technologies' global director, Healthcare...

Desiccants/sorbents | December 15, 2008

Flexible pouches help medical products maker

It's understandable that medical products company Z-Medica Corp. proudly salutes the 4.5-mil film structure for its line of QuikClot® blood-clotting products. After all, the pouch has accommodated several generations of product iterations, and is now targeted for both military...

Medical devices | August 9, 2008

Regulations and standards to lead pharmaceutical packaging sales

Pharmaceutical packaging sales demand in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, is forecast to rise 5.5% annually to $16 billion by 2012, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group. Leading the gains will be regulations and standards addressing...

Misc. Archive | July 7, 2008

Medical device blogger addresses technical questions

Validating heat sealers, dye penetration and burst tests, the consequences of designing packaging late in the product design process, and sterilization issues are among the topics that Jacob Kearns has answered in the past year on his "Medical Device...

Medical devices | January 9, 2008

Air-pouch void-fill system packs a big payback

Health Resources LLC of Hueytown, AL, was established in 1995 as a manufacturer of natural health supplements available by mail order. Today, the company offers more than 400 different SKUs, with products that promote a range of health solutions,...

Misc. Archive | November 1, 2007

Operating room personnel input critical to new peelable chevron header pouch

A nurse/doctor forum convened by Rollprint earlier in the year served as the catalyst for the company's new Duet functional peelable chevron header pouch. Designed to ease pouch access and improve aseptic presentation, the new-generation pouch was developed after...

Medical devices | October 16, 2007

Study reports aging population drives medical device packaging

"Continuous technological advancements in the medical device market coupled with an aging population provides wide opportunities for growth in the medical device packaging market," according to Urmila Kishore, analyst of the study The North American Medical Device Packaging Market from...

Medical devices | August 15, 2007

Single-dose HIV pack earns FPA recognition

The Flexible Packaging Association awarded a Special Citation for Social Responsibility for a multilayer foil-laminated pouch that allows HIV-positive mothers in Kenya, Africa to give their newborn babies a dose of Nevirapine oral suspension within 24 hours of birth,...

Bags/Pouches | March 1, 2007

Checking up on healthcare packaging

Drug delivery devices, advances in combination products, and biologics/biopharmaceuticals will present both challenges and opportunities for packagers. New packages and drug delivery methods for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products are appearing on retail drug and grocery store shelves....

Structural and graphics package design | January 15, 2007

Sterile medical packaging demand to rise 6% annually through 2010

By 2010, U.S. demand for such packaging is forecast to reach $4.4 billion. What's behind the projected growth? "Pharmaceutical and biological applications will lead growth as advances in the life sciences contribute new injectable and inhalation therapies for cancer, heart...

Medical devices | December 11, 2006

Sterile medical packaging demand to rise 6% annually through 2010

By 2010, U.S. demand for such packaging is forecast to reach $4.4 billion. What's behind the projected growth? "Pharmaceutical and biological applications will lead growth as advances in the life sciences contribute new injectable and inhalation therapies for cancer, heart...

Medical devices | December 5, 2006

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