Contract packaging

Articles report on contract packaging strategies, machinery and materials used to meet manufacturer/customer needs.

Convenience and patient compliance drive contract packager’s business

In this Q&A, Tee Noland, director of business development for Pharma Tech Industries (PTI), shares his views on why pharmaceutical companies are turning to contract packagers and the latest developments in pouch packaging....

Contract packaging | August 27, 2010

Contract packager works with machine supplier to meet customer demands

To flexibly meet customer demand for shorter runs and multiple products, German contract packager KLOCKE works with its machinery supplier to train employees to quickly set up and changeover machinery....

Contract packaging | June 18, 2010

Marketing supplements? Seven questions to ask contract manufacturers

Asking the right questions provides the information you need to select the contract services company that is best for your needs....

Contract packaging | June 14, 2010

PTI thrives on inspection/metal detection systems

Contract manufacturer’s Royston, GA, facility uses machinery for quality, also gaining economic benefits....

Checkweighing/metal detection | June 4, 2010

Contract manufacturer provides prefilled syringe perspective

In this Q&A, Shawn Kinney, PhD, president of Hyaluron Contract Manufacturing, discusses developments in this growing market, and the company’s approaches to prefilled syringe filling....

Contract packaging | April 26, 2010

New vf/f/s stick-pack machine boosts business opportunities

Growing acceptance of stick packs in the U.S. leads contract manufacturer/packager Contract Pharmacal Corp. to purchase a new 10-lane stick-pack machine....

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | April 20, 2010

Checkweigher delivers healthy packaging results

Used primarily for dietary supplement multipacks, a new checkweigher helps PA-based contract packer Quality Packaging Specialists meet quality demands with accuracy and at high line speeds....

Contract packaging | February 15, 2010

Inspection, checkweighing equipment support CPC’s quality efforts

Contract Pharmacal Corporation (CPC) develops, Manufacturers, and packages over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements for prominent brand owners such as Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline, and retailers such as Walgreens and CVS....

Inspection, verification and vision systems | February 1, 2010

Healthy developments stirring in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing

Cel-Sci, Genzyme, and Pfizer announce contract manufacturing, outsourcing plans for drug and biopharmaceutical products....

Contract packaging | January 13, 2010

Contract packager’s blister machine delivers flexibility

New blister-packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency....

Contract packaging | October 19, 2009

Five tips for successful blister sealing

Blister sealing is one of the basic, yet critical fundamentals that pharmaceutical companies count on from their contract packagers....

Contract packaging | August 15, 2009

Video: Horizontal forming/filling/sealing

A close-up look at one of the 22 hf/f/s lines at contract manufacturer/packager American FlexPack’s facility in Green Bay, WI....

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | June 1, 2009

Healthcare packaging sector resists economic flu

Healthcare Packaging survey "checks up" on readers to discover few layoffs, confidence in management, and a continued focus on outsourcing....

Contract packaging | April 15, 2009

Contract packaging insights; Puerto Rico market update

Equipment efficiency, automation, and costs are big factors in today’s healthcare packaging community, whether you’re a CP on the mainland or a product manufacturer in Puerto Rico....

Contract packaging | April 15, 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

Anderson Packaging completes refrigerated storage expansion

Contract pharmaceutical packaging facility increases storage for biologic pharmaceuticals....

Contract packaging | March 29, 2009

Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum set for April 15

This year’s Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum (www.packworld.com/ppf) will be held in Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 15 at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel. For more details, call Adriene Cooper at 800-355-5595, ext. 136....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | March 29, 2009

Podcast: Contract packaging grows in Pharma

Packaging World editor Pat Reynolds spoke recently with Steve Kemp, business development director at Brecon Pharmaceuticals....

Podcasts | March 29, 2009

Tolmar transitions to thermoformed trays for packaging prefilled syringes

Foil pouches were more costly and didn’t allow health professionals to see what was inside the package. A clear, thermoformed tray answers the call....

Blisters, clamshells, Trays | February 15, 2009

Surveying the contract packaging market

Does your company employ contract packaging services? What lessons or advice do you have about selecting and using a contract packager? Have current economic developments had an effect on your use of contract packaging services? And if you're a...

Contract packaging | February 11, 2009

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