Keren SooknePackage designQ&A: Foil Tariffs Pose Imminent Threat to Healthcare Costs, Lead TimesIn this Q&A, we talk with PAXXUS' Dwane Hahn about the serious supply chain continuity implications that loom as the packaging community awaits a scheduled decision from the Department of Commerce on December 15, 2022.November 23, 2022PEI 2022Gel Packs in Recycle-Ready FilmAt PACK EXPO 2022, Lifoam's widely established Propak gels have a new recyclable film package. Applications for the gel bags range from consumer food deliveries to pharmaceutical shipping—anywhere water-based gels are being used.November 17, 2022PEI 2022Topload Case Packer for Life Science ApplicationsDebuting at PACK EXPO was Körber Business Area Pharma’s K.Pak 665, the company’s first machine in their end of line portfolio.November 9, 2022PEI 2022Continuous, High-speed Capsule/Tablet Weighing Based on Microwave ResonanceWork Microwave debuts a new capability in pharma production: a vibration insensitive, continuous capsule weighing sensor that can be integrated into filling machines.November 8, 2022PEI 2022Integrated Vial and Syringe Filling to Case PackingProMach Pharma showcases a turnkey blister packaging line at PACK EXPO for aseptic kits, including filling, labeling, robotic pick-and-place, blister packing, cartoning, and case packing.November 2, 2022PEI 2022Stoppering and Capping with Robotic 3D Control and Picking3D vision systems and robotics to reduce the release of particles in pharmaceutical primary packaging. Shown at PACK EXPO, the system generates reliable trajectories for movement, and avoids collisions with the surrounding environment.November 2, 2022RegulatoryFDA’s Proposed Change to NDC: Comments Due Nov. 22, 2022The NDC proposal is intended to minimize the impact of “running out of ten-digit national drug codes (NDCs) by adopting a single, uniform 12-digit format for FDA-assigned NDCs.”November 1, 2022PEI 2022Carton Erecting and Closing TechnologyVC series cartoner uses Fanuc robotics and runs at 30 cartons/min and is available with automatic loading.October 24, 2022PEI 2022Recycle-ready Monomaterial SachetsAmong a range of sustainable packaging options, Constantia Flexibles is featuring its Perpetua Alta stickpack at PACK EXPO International (Booth W-15031) in the Healthcare Packaging Pavilion.October 24, 2022Packaging/FillingHealthcare Packaging Community Returns to ChicagoLife sciences manufacturing has been tested the past two-plus years. PACK EXPO International in Chicago (Oct. 23-26) offers opportunities to tackle the next hurdles.October 19, 2022Page 1 of 66Next PageTop StoriesAutomation/RoboticsMassRobotics Names Participants in Healthcare Robotics StartupThe catalyst program advances healthcare robotics companies by providing the connections, guidance, and resources they need.Packaging/FillingQuotables and By the Numbers: November 2022Package designHaleon, Microsoft Enhance Product Accessibility for Vision ImpairedPEI 2022Gel Packs in Recycle-Ready FilmRegulatoryFDA Issues Draft Guidance on Breakthrough Devices Program
