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October 2008

Seven essentials for successful medical package design and validation

Individuals responsible for medical device packaging system design and validation are required to provide a safe and effective packaging system that can deliver the enclosed product to the end user without incurring defect or risk to patient safety. In this...

Medical devices | October 30, 2008

Hey, management: Packaging matters!

After investing in product development, meeting validation and regulatory requirements, and moving product to market, often there's little time for package innovation in the pharmaceutical sector....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

RFID powers into growing cabinet market

Liability and patient care, and inventory visibility are two key drivers of a growing trend in the RFID-enabled cabinets market that's emerged over the past 18 months....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

RFID in Healthcare Consortium forms

Organized under the auspices of The RFID Educational Foundation, the RFID in Healthcare Consortium recently formed to promote the understanding of, and where appropriate, the adoption of radio-frequency identification technology for the benefit of the healthcare community. Harry Pappas,...

Anti-counterfeiting, track-and-trace, authentication | October 24, 2008

Pharmaceutical firms focus on packaging

In a recent chat with an automation engineer at a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, the conversation turned to visibility into the manufacturing and packaging process....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Summit Publishing announces GreenerPackage.com

Throughout the packaging value chain, from materials suppliers to the retailers who sell products to consumers, companies are increasingly focused on making packaging more sustainable. In January 2009, Summit, the publishers of Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World magazines, will...

Sustainability/environmental | October 24, 2008

Another California e-pedigree delay?

Although the state officially lists January 2011 as the date in which providing serial numbers on drug packages will become law, there are rumblings that the date could be pushed back to January 2015....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Convenience drives unit-dose packaging

A July 9 article on Cosmeticsdesign.com reported that individually packaged anti-aging cosmetics were gaining popularity in facial products and in anti-cellulite treatments....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Healthcare Packaging Community Minute

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Do 'bosses' understand packaging's value?

In this question-and-answer interview, Brian Wagner of Packaging and Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS) articulates the benefits of giving packaging a seat at the product/package development table....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Packaging can save money, speed product to market, & provide IP protection

In the pharmaceutical and medical device arena, packaging provides many critical functions....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

AstraZeneca's lean equipment purchasing and operating strategies

Reducing waste, shortening changeovers, evaluating long-term costs, and considering efficiency more than speed are key factors in buying and running packaging equipment....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Line integration lives at Lilly

Eli Lilly automation consultant Mark Hughes advises pharmaceutical firms to make packaging an integrated process, not just a line of connected machines....

October 2008 | October 24, 2008

Fitting OEE into your operations

Management buy-in is a must. Also, learning lessons from misdirected strategies is key....

October 2008 | October 23, 2008

Healthcare packagers reveal lessons learned

Healthcare community professionals provide insights into developing a successful project, working with other company departments, and lessons learned related to packaging machinery and materials....

October 2008 | October 23, 2008

Ten packaging machinery lessons learned

"What is one important lesson you have learned about packaging machinery?" asked the Packworld.com survey....

October 2008 | October 23, 2008

Packaging materials lessons learned

Packworld.com's survey asked, "What is one important lesson you have learned about packaging materials?"...

October 2008 | October 23, 2008

Covidien counts on machinery and materials in the packaging design equation

The relationship between packaging machinery and materials matters in the package design equation, where global brand owners face the challenge of making their product stand out on the shelf. In this question-and-answer article, Kevin Mulligan explores how this relationship...

Misc. Archive | October 23, 2008

Carton design lures buyers

Communicative descriptors and color schemes on cartons help Ansell Healthcare Products introduce its LifeStyles condoms....

October 2008 | October 23, 2008

Pharmaceutical/medical device packaging helping Ireland's economy

After enjoying years of prosperity, Ireland has been hit by challenging economic times that have touched many countries around the globe. A medical device sub-contract manufacturing/packaging company's managing director believes "things are likely to get worse before they get...

Misc. Archive | October 23, 2008

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