Live from HCP EXPO: How Medical Marijuana Can Benefit from Flexible Packaging

The marijuana industry may still be facing hurdles, but processors can take many cues from conventional food and medical packaging. An expert weighs in on trends, child safety and regulatory issues.

Sep 29th, 2017

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Antibacterial Laminates

Antibacterial Laminates

Nobelus added two antibacterial laminates to its portfolio—PlatinumOPP and LuxeFilm ScuffProof designed for label, flexible packaging, and point-of-sale applications.

GOLD AWARD—Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging—Chameleon for Tyve by Paxxus, Inc.

Colorful Seal Assurance Supports EU MDR for Device Packaging

The FPA awarded PAXXUS a Gold Award in Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging for its Chameleon for Tyvek.

GOLD AWARD—Shelf Impact—Infused Face Mask by Karlville and The Packaging Lab

Partnership Creates Infused Face Mask to Counter Dreaded “Maskne”

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the most important personal protective equipment are masks, but not all are created equal.

GOLD AWARD—Technical Innovation—Amcor's Dual Chamber Pouch by Amcor Flexibles

Dual Chamber Pouch Keeps Medical Devices Safe

The FPA honored Amcor with a Gold Award in Technical Innovation for its Dual Chamber Pouch, a specialty multi-layer pouch consisting of a peelable medical device chamber and a non-peelable desiccant chamber.

HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD—Crunch Pak's Toy Story Lunch Kitz by American Packaging Corp.

FPA Announces 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced the winners of its 65th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition.

Tufpak Secura'T engineering plastic bags.

Spartech Acquires Tufpak, Inc.

Spartech announces the acquisition of Tufpak, Inc., a manufacturer of custom and stock engineered plastic films designed for biohazard bags, medical devices, and biopharma packaging.

Sustainable Flex Materials Live Demo

Mondi Consumer Flexibles at PACK EXPO Connects

Mondi Consumer Flexibles will highlight its North American abilities to produce customized, sustainable flexible plastic packaging for Consumer Goods with its EcoSolutions.

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3 Benefits of Flexible Packaging for Shipping Medical Supplies

Flexible packaging helps manufacturers strike a critical balance between durability and ease of use, whether shipping for COVID-19 or standard healthcare supply chains.

Tekni Plex Brenda Chamulak

Brenda Chamulak Named President, Tekni-Plex Packaging Products

Brenda Chamulak joined Tekni-Plex as president of its newly created Packaging Products division that includes Action Technology, Tekni-Films, Tri-Seal, Flexible Healthcare Packaging, and Dolco Packaging businesses within Tekni-Plex.

Handcrafted in small batches, GOSAN is made to be an easy-to-use 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizer for water-free cleansing.

Nuvae Healthcare Launches Fully Recyclable Packaging System

Partnership results in the company’s GOSAN hand sanitizer being consumer- and environment- friendly.

Call for 2021 FPA Achievement Awards Entries

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced that the 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Call for Entries is now available. The deadline for entries is Friday, November 6, 2020.

Susosu mineral water infused with molecular hydrogen is packaged in a 300-mL multilayer aluminum pouch with gussets.

Hydrogen Water Potency Preserved with Aluminum Pouch

Unique gusseted aluminum stand-up pouch format keeps hydrogen atoms inside, preserving the antioxidant, energy-boosting, and anti-inflammation properties of the water.

Syntegon Virtuelle Messe

Syntegon Unveils Sustainable, Intelligent Machine Design

Following a major corporate rebranding, the food and pharma packaging OEM launches its first virtual show as a platform to introduce new products and interact with customers.

Flexible Packaging for Infinite CBD Gummies

Popularity of Cannabis Formats Evolving, Packaging Follows Suit

Dried flower is giving way to creams, gels, dried teas/powders and inhalers, products that doubled in growth in two years’ time. Packaging for cannabis is expanding to meet this growth.

Glass-Like Plastic for Injectables

Day 2 Innovation Stage at PACK EXPO East in Philadelphia introduced a film from Japan that delivers same performance as glass for parenteral drugs.

OPTIMA AIM can be scaled from semi-automatic to a fully automatic process.

Precision and flexibility: Assembly machines for pen and auto injectors

OPTIMA automation at Pharmapack 2020.

Josh Kirschbaum

WWP Names Chief Executive Officer

WWP, a provider of cosmetic packaging components, tubes, and full-service turnkey solutions, named Josh Kirschbaum CEO.

PocketPills Online Pharmacy PocketPacks

Canadian Online Pharmacy Boosts Patient Adherence, Reduces Packaging Waste

The company uses a simple packaging system, able to deliver most drugs, and provides free shipping of packs with easy, detailed instructions, as well as regular consultations to improve patient experience.

Multi-Parameter Inspection Drives the Growth of Medication Pouch Inspection Systems Market

Multi-Parameter Inspection Drives the Growth of Medication Pouch Inspection Systems Market

Report foresees an increase in the global medical pouch inspection systems market at a CAGR of 8% from 2019 through 2029.

Cama Group designed a complete line for a major biopharmaceutical company, where the packaging machine loads stickpacks of single-serve powders into a flip-top box design.

Turnkey Line Loads Pharmaceutical Powder Stickpacks into Flip-Top Boxes

As single-serve sachets continue to grow in healthcare, Cama Group developed a robotic packaging line designed for efficiency, precise handling/closing and ergonomic line access for operators.

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ChargeBag PE-SBV made with HiPure ULP7

ChargePoint Technology: Powder Transfer Single Use Package

Together, the ChargePoint SUP and ChargeBag PE-S form a high performance, single use package for the contained and sterile transfer of pharmaceutical powders between manufacturing process steps or even facilities.

Willow is described as the world’s first all-in-one wearable breast pump that fits inside a bra, it incorporates a doughnut-shaped pouch/bag that holds breast milk.

Shaped Pouch Proves Integral to Unique Wearable Breast Pump

Described as the world’s first all-in-one wearable breast pump that fits inside a bra, it incorporates a doughnut-shaped pouch/bag that holds breast milk. An oval cutout in the center of the bag makes it easy to hold and fit neatly within the pump.

Vantage bagging machine, thermal printer and tabletop liquid unit-dose machine aim to increase operational efficiency in hospital, pharmacy and repackaging settings.

Euclid Medical Products: Pharmaceutical Packaging Equipment

Vantage bagging machine, thermal printer and tabletop liquid unit-dose machine aim to increase operational efficiency in hospital, pharmacy and repackaging settings.

ProAmpac: QuadFlex Pouch package format offers applications in the personal care market and for secondary packaging where it could replace boxes for individually packaged cleaning/makeup removal wipes and pads.

ProAmpac: QuadFlex Pouch

Package format offers applications in the personal care market and for secondary packaging where it could replace boxes for individually packaged cleaning/makeup removal wipes and pads.

The redesign encompasses 101 SKUs across 11 sub-brands.

Natural Supplements Brand Gets a Transformative Redesign

Quantum Health swaps drug-store efficacy cues with a focus on nature for the packaging design of its natural health supplements, resulting in double-digit sales growth for the brand.

The AuraSeal system is designed to ensure seal integrity and increase overall efficiency for organizations serving the medical device, healthcare, and life sciences markets. In addition to being highly-efficient, the system is inexpensive to establish; a low-power “black light” and a visual inspection station are the only additional equipment required.

Seal Integrity Compliance Without Package Destruction

Rollprint’s AuraSeal shines—or fluoresces—on sealed areas, allowing easy visual detection of voids.

Hassia Flexibag

Servo Motion-Controlled Sachet Machine Runs at 1,500/min

The new Flexibag Si-600 packs liquids, pastes, powders, or granular or tablet products in sachets with a maximum film width of 600 mm.

Bagger’s Predictive Maintenance Minimizes Downtime

Pregis introduces two new Sharp baggers: one automatic model with predictive maintenance, and one easy-to-operate tabletop unit.

Sigpack HML: Whether as a stand-alone solution or integrated into a line, Bosch’s new horizontal flow wrapping machine ensures flexible processes and safe hermetic packages. Photo Credit: Bosch

Bosch Packaging Technology: Horizontal Flow Wrapping Machine

Reaching speeds up to 350 packages/min, the Sigpack HML offers reliable sealing in a compact footprint.

Company to demonstrate its next generation of seasoning, conveying, weighing, packaging, and inspection systems at PACK EXPO International.

Heat and Control: FastBack, Spray Dynamics, Ishida and CEIA

Company to demonstrate its next generation of seasoning, conveying, weighing, packaging, and inspection systems at PACK EXPO International.

MVA3 Pharma is designed for sachets containing granulated, liquid, paste, powdered or solid pharmaceuticals in a single-dose format.

ProMach: Compact VF/F/S for Pharma

MVA3 Pharma is designed for sachets containing granulated, liquid, paste, powdered or solid pharmaceuticals in a single-dose format.

The Force of Nature ethos is brought to life with abstract illustrations of the natural environment at its most impressive.

Sports Nutrition Packaging Captures ‘The Force of Nature’

New branding and packaging draws a link between the potency of Tribe’s all-natural sports nutrition products, the joy of the outdoors, and the overwhelming power of the natural world.