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Packaging/Filling
AstraZeneca relies on robotics
Packaging a blockbuster prescription drug such as AstraZeneca's Nexium blister- and wallet-packs (shown in photo) demands efficiency. At AstraZeneca's plant in Södertälje, Sweden, nine robotic cells, featuring a mix of 16 robots from ABB Robotics and other suppliers, is providing that efficiency during case packing and palletizing on multiple packaging lines.
February 15, 2008
Packaging/Filling
Medical device packaging training track at MD&M West conference
A medical device packaging track chaired by Randall Troutman (shown in photo), CPP, Oliver Medical Products, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, during the MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) West Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. MD&M will be co-located with six other manufacturing shows at WestPack.
January 22, 2008
Package Design
Medical device blogger addresses technical questions
Validating heat sealers, dye penetration and burst tests, the consequences of designing packaging late in the product design process, and sterilization issues are among the topics that Jacob Kearns has answered in the past year on his "Medical Device Blog." Kearns is an engineer for a medical device company. Differing points of view may be shared on this blog.
January 9, 2008
Packaging/Filling
Brecon betters blister packing
Nowhere in packaging are flexibility and fast changeover more necessary than in the contract-packaging arena, where multiple customers and their many SKUs are a fact of life. That’s why ease of changeover was a key machine characteristic sought by Brecon Pharmaceuticals recently when it came time to install a new line for blister packing and cartoning of tablets. This fast-growing contract packager, acquired last year by Amerisource Bergen, is located in the UK near the town of Brecon, Wales. Both thermoforming and cold-forming of foil are routinely done on this new and highly versatile blister-pack line.
October 29, 2007
Packaging/Filling
Views of a UK contract drug packager
In this question-and-answer interview, Andrew Billington (shown), operations manager at Brecon Pharmaceuticals in Wales, addresses recent trends in packaging. What is he looking for in new packaging machinery? Billington says: "Quicker changeover and anything that facilitates GMPs [Good Manufacturing Practices] are at the top of the list. Both are especially important for a contract packager because our runs can be quite short. Added changeover pressure can also come from the multiple languages we deal with here in Europe. That’s something our counterparts in the United States do not have to face."
October 22, 2007
Package Design
Study reports aging population drives medical device packaging
"Continuous technological advancements in the medical device market coupled with an aging population provides wide opportunities for growth in the medical device packaging market," according to Urmila Kishore, analyst of the study The North American Medical Device Packaging Market from Frost & Sullivan. The study shows that the market earned revenues of $569 million last year, with that number predicted to rise to $918.8 million by 2013.
August 15, 2007
Adherence/Delivery
Zone of Quiet: What the healthcare packaging community isn't talking about...
Three trends are emerging that warrant more attention. One is sustainability, which is all the rage in the general packaging press. But with all the demands already placed on a pharmaceutical or medical device package, do we have to be earth-friendly too?
June 5, 2007
Packaging/Filling
Laser technology hits the mark on blister packaging
Qiagen adopts a laser imaging system to increase line speeds and improve the print quality of its blister packs. Key benefits also include performance improvements, reduced waste, and financial savings.
May 15, 2007
Supply Chain
Medical Device Packaging Insights
Read three separate reports from February's Medical Device & Manufactur-ing show in Anaheim covering:
May 9, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
End-User Input Critical To Tray Manufacturing
Defining the end-user /device maker's needs is the most crucial step of the entire thermoforming process, says MD&M West speaker.
May 9, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
Ring-Hinge Protects Dental Polishing Discs
Kerr Dental wanted to improve package durability and functionality for its OptiDisc Finishing and Polishing Disc Set, used by dentists.
May 9, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
Stock medical trays
* made of clear, recyclable APET; available in four standard base sizes with common snap-lid
March 23, 2007
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