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Sustainability
Bormioli Pharma Joins the Glass Futures Project to Promote the 'Green' Future of Glass
The objective is to investigate and make available state-of-the-art technologies and processes to reduce the environmental impact of glass production.
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Packaging Development for 'ActivMend' Sports Healing Patch
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Syntegon and Vetter Won a PDA Drug Delivery Innovation Award for Versynta microBatch
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Syntegon Enters Into Strategic Partnership with Bayer
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IMA Group Showcased at CPhI Milan 2021
Package design
BD: Passive Needle Guard
New system extends BD UltraSafe Plus™ needle guard platform capabilities to deliver up to 2 mL and 30 cP biologics – enhancing self-administration.
Sustainability
EU Regulators, Recycling, and Healthcare Plastics
Packaging suppliers speak about the openness of regulators to understand the slower nature of life science manufacturers in adopting more sustainable packaging.
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Cold chain/temperature control
Temperature-Controlled Logistics Trends to Watch
The ISTA Pharma Committee's annual Technical Exchange highlighted a shift: regulators placing focus on performance qualification data. Also discussed were industry thoughts on climate change, ambient profile development, and more.
Packaging/Filling
Short Term Reshoring the Catalyst For Longer Term Manufacturing Innovations By 2030
China and the U.S. predicted to lead innovation by 2030 in an age of mass personalized therapeutics, cobots, AI, and automation delivering process improvements.
Cold chain/temperature control
BD Completes Study Investigating Performance of Glass Prefillable Syringes (PFS) in Deep Cold Storage
Study reveals glass PFS can be stored at -20°C and -40°C without risk on PFS key product functions, establishing pathway to further assess the stability and performance of drug combination products with PFS in deep cold conditions.
Automation/Robotics
OPTIMA Collaborates with LANCOM Systems to Develop a Novel VPN Solution for Machines
The Optima Group from Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, has joined forces with cybersecurity specialist LANCOM Systems to develop a new type of VPN solution for machines and systems.
Medical device/Packaging
Safety Factors for Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Patient, Worker, and Environment
The common medical device sterilization method requires optimization, particularly with potential regulatory changes on the horizon. Emissions limits could become more stringent by as much as 90% per one technical affairs VP.
Package design
Disinfecting Wipes Faster and Easier to Access With New Lid Design
The Dual Access Lid design is a flip top lid with snap & close technology to avoid issues with access and drying out.
PELV 2021
Off-the-Shelf Servo-Driven Benchtop Filling and Stoppering
At Healthcare Packaging EXPO Las Vegas 2021, groninger highlighted its LABWORX benchtop machine portfolio, comprising small-batch liquid modules with short lead times and quick turnaround.
Packaging/Filling
Quotables and By the Numbers: Oct. 2021
Quotes and stats in healthcare packaging and logistics, from the MedAccred program to robotics innovation and more...
Packaging/Filling
Laboratoires VIVACY Reduces Production Waste by 17%, Cuts Logistics Costs with New Packaging Line
The new blister packaging line for aesthetic medical products from KOCH boosts quality and while cutting waste.
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Checkweigher for Liquid Pharmaceuticals
Mettler-Toledo’s StarWeigh™ checkweigher is designed to provide laboratory accuracy of fill levels at production throughputs for small, instable, or lightweight products, such as glass and plastic bottles, vials, and ampules.
Take Five
The Need for Diagnostics Packaging Innovation
Demand for diagnostics has been soaring—particularly in light of COVID-19. How are diagnostics and packaging suppliers meeting technical challenges? Watch this Take Five video to find out.
PELV 2021
Cart-based Automated Storage and Retrieval Boosts Speed
Signode debuted its newly enhanced cart-based Storfast system at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, operating at twice the speed of previous systems with improved acceleration and deceleration control of robotic carts.
Packaging/Filling
21st Century HealthCare Increases Output for Tablets, Capsules and Softgels
The new NJM beltorque BT-ICL Lite capper, along with machines from Cremer, Enercon, and more, comprise a line that offers 25% more uptime than existing lines. The technology offers precision cap placement and torque, even for child resistant caps.
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Feeder Plays Integral Role in Automated Pre-Roll Cannabis Equipment
Just as it is affecting many other verticals, a tight labor market is also impacting the emerging cannabis industry, especially in typically manual processes like pre-roll production. Lately, automation is becoming more sophisticated to fill the gap.
Package design
Pierceable Foil Lidding Offers High Barrier for Diagnostic Accuracy
AccuPierce allows for a clean, quick puncture in sensitive testing environments. It is able to contain the often-aggressive chemicals used as reagents and will seal to a wide variety of materials.
Labeling/Printing
RFID Labeling Solutions for Vials, Syringes, and More
A focus for Weiler Labeling Systems (WLS) at PACK EXPO Las Vegas was on dynamic labels, with the potential to improve inventory control throughout the life of products, for any industry looking to improve traceability.
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Yamato Demonstrates its Wipe-down and Washdown Checkweighers
The wipe-down I-Series and the washdown J-Series in-motion checkweighers inspect products from 6 to 6,000 g and 0.6 g to 30 kg, respectively.
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Wipotec Combines Precision Checkweighing, Dual Cameras
Highlights at the company’s booth include its new HC-A-V checkweigher, which features vision control for expanded vision inspection, and the next generation of its Modular Multilane System, MMS 2, a 50% smaller model with a modular, plug in-and-out design
Packaging/Filling
Pharma Blister Machine Suited to Low-Volume Production
Cost-effective, entry-level blister machine requires little training or maintenance, with changeovers often requiring less than 10 minutes.
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