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Three Companies Collaborate to Meet Need for COVID Vaccine Distribution

Company gives up place in line for urgent demand of coronavirus vaccine packaging machine.

Winpack Lane re-engineered its packaging technology in order to meet specific conditions relevant to the coronavirus vaccine.
Winpack Lane re-engineered its packaging technology in order to meet specific conditions relevant to the coronavirus vaccine.

The global health community is racing to deliver as many doses as possible of coronavirus vaccine by the beginning of 2021. The vaccine will require specialized packaging and refrigerant mats designed to maintain the vaccine at a specific temperature range during shipping.

After stepping up production from 40-hour work weeks on their existing Vertical Form, Fill, and Seal (VFFS) machines to 168-hour weeks, one company reached out to Winpak Lane for an additional machine to produce refrigerant mats as the distribution chain ups its requirements.


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