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October 2010 Print Edition

FDA seeks balancing act in clearing medical devices

Agency focuses on safety issues, innovation, and creating a more predictable regulatory environment in balancing public health and moving new products to market....

Nanotechnology protects capsules from counterfeiting and diversion

Employing nanotechnology-based encryption onto pharmaceutical capsules before they’re filled adds overt, covert, and forensic-level protection for Pfizer’s Capsugel division....

Recalls, counterfeiting erode trust in pharmaceuticals

Drug recalls, counterfeiting, and diversion continue to erode the faith and trust in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry....

Nutraceutical/pharmaceutical market report

Validation compliance, real-time data, and sustainability are among the challenges for packaging equipment, according to the “Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals” Packaging Intelligence Brief from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI)....

J&J Ortho employs Total Cost of Ownership approach in Puerto Rico

By working with its controls, automation, and equipment suppliers, the company improves its packaging efficiency, economics, and sustainability....

Protecting medical products of the future

As medical providers seek streamlined new ways to improve therapeutic outcomes, industry suppliers are answering the demand with prepackaged combination products....

Pharmaceutical packaging demand forecast to rise through 2014

Regulations and standards that address issues such as barrier protection, patient drug compliance, and diversion and counterfeiting will increase demand for containers and accessories....

Hain Celestial personal care line converts to 100% PCR PET bottles

360-deg switch from 100% virgin PET to 100% PCR PET yields a number of sustainability benefits, supports company’s green commitment....

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....

Liquid filling machines

• Monobloc Fill/Finish Packaging System is for small bottles and can run plastic Nalgene bottles and low-volumne glass bottles; contains manual trayer for lyophilization and will crimp and screw caps onto the bottles after the fill; contains multiple pumps that...

Sharps Compliance launches waste conversion process

Company aims to eliminate landfilled medical waste via process that sterilizes the waste, then shreds and pelletizes it into a new product used for industrial applications....

Module for servo drives

• 120 kW module for ACOPOSmulti servo drives provides customers with inverters and power supply modules with maximum-rated current values up to 165 A • modules offered for cold plate and feed-through mounting, with two open slots for various ACOPOSmulti...

Top cap former

• automatic top cap forming system allows manufacturers to automate the creation of retail-ready display pallets, and pallets that require top caps between layers for stability • integrated FANUC robot provides the picking and placement of top cap blanks into...

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....

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