Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #10: Ramping COVID-19 Test Medium Production

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #10 is this article about Thermo Fisher’s journey to ramp test medium to the millions per week for public health needs.

Dec 21st, 2020

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In our top 10 of 2020, we take a look back Thermo Fisher Scientific’s incredibly fast production ramp-up of viral transport media tubes from 50,000/week to 10 million/week in six months. The effort was remarkable, and made possible by collaboration efforts between the brand owner, OEMs, and partners.

Remote installation and use of Microsoft's Holo Lens also played a role due to travel bans affecting employees in based in Europe. Recently, PMMI released two related resources to help companies navigate this “new to some” virtual arena: the Virtual Factory Acceptance Test (vFAT) guide from the OpX Leadership Network and the Trends in Adoption of Remote Access report.

Continue to the full article here: COVID-19 Test Medium Production Ramped Up By 20,000% in Six Months.

Shemesh Automation Purchases U.S. Facility

Shemesh Automation responded to the growth in its U.S. customer-base with the purchase of a new facility in Green Bay, Wis. It will serve as headquarters for its new subsidiary, Shemesh USA Inc.

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Report: Innovative New Pharma & Medical Devices at PACK EXPO Connects

PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the pharma category.

X-FATs enable customers who are unable to physically come to the Group’s offices to connect via streaming with in-house technicians and complete the testing procedures.

Company Carries Out 90th Streaming Test and Launches Remote Assistance Camera Suitcase

Marchesini Group lauds the success of vFATs and offers MIMO to support final Line Acceptance testing.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #10: Ramping COVID-19 Test Medium Production

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #10 is this article about Thermo Fisher’s journey to ramp test medium to the millions per week for public health needs.

Provider of end-of-line packaging and technology partner to Pfizer, Robopac, will be packaging and transporting the vaccine.

Robopac's Part in the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Human-centered and environmentally conscious efforts on the part of Robopac and Pfizer provide an environmentally friendly packaging and transporting system for the vaccine.

View Product Demos On Demand

View Product Demos On Demand

Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.

Theta line comprised of: two Theta machines, two R80C counting and stacking units, two SC80 continuous motion synchronizing robots, and a continuous-motion cartoning machine.

Complete Line for Pharmaceutical Powder Sachets

A global pharmaceutical company improved output speed for 4-side-seal sachets of laxative powders by selecting a new packaging line—complete with remote installation. The system compacts stacks of sachets before transferring them to the cartoning machine.

Custom Packaging Projects Abound in Logistics and More

From microtissues to diagnostics, brand owners are taking an active approach in developing unique, right-sized packaging and automation.

The capper’s technology and parallel belts are used to reduce the expense of making and storing change parts for most bottles.

TurboFil: Linear Chuck Capper with Precision Torqueing & Parts-free Changeover

Designed for accurate, repeatable torque control, the Acrobat Chuck Capper is made to handle a variety of caps and bottles.

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Pharmaceutical Liquid Filling Monobloc with Dual-Weight Verification

BellatRx’s Constellation Monobloc is a new servo-driven fill-weigh-cap system for unstable pharmaceutical microtubes, vials, and cartridges.

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Blister Machine Features Vacuum System for Reject/Transfer

In the compact TF1pro blister machine, a vacuum arm lifts ‘good’ blisters, precisely lowering them to the transfer actuator. Another key safeguard: an upper seal plate that retracts when web motion stops to prevent unnecessary heat exposure.

View Product Demos On Demand

View Product Demos On Demand

Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.

Tyvek Roll-Feed, Cut and Seal Machine

Roll Fed Medical Sealing System Increases Speed and Integrity

Eliminating the need for individual cut lidding, the roll-fed system is also designed to reduce material costs and the risk of operator error.

At PACK EXPO Connects, Syntegon showcased its latest intelligent and efficient technologies, including advanced customer services and a variety of digital solutions.

Advances in Pharma

At PACK EXPO Connects, Syntegon showcased its latest intelligent and efficient technologies, including advanced customer services and a variety of digital solutions.

MGS used PACK EXPO Connects to talk about their machinery and line integration capabilities in the life sciences field.

Medical Device Packaging

Specialists in supplying packaging and automation solutions to the Life Sciences Industry, MGS took advantage of PACK EXPO Connects to talk about a remarkably integrated line supplied recently to a medical device manufacturer.

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Gummy Filling Machine Taps Patent-Pending Filling Technology

Multiple proprietary steaming mechanisms ensure accurate fills at high speeds up to 180 bottles per minute

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Rondo-Pak Expands Capacity at Two Facilities

Rondo-Pak expanded the capacity at its primary facilities in Camden, N.J. and San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the addition of die-cutting and folder-gluer machinery.

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BellatRx Inc. at PACK EXPO Connects 2020

The company will present several live demos in capping, labeling, and more, including its new Constellation Vial and Microtube Fill-Weigh-Cap Monobloc for unstable microtubes, vials, and cartridges.

DWK Life Sciences Expands Glass Vial Packaging Solutions Capabilities with the Acquisition of Müller + Müller

The SimpliFil machine's signature highlight is a walking beam indexing configuration, which provides intuitive operation and simplified, recipe-based changeover.

TurboFil: Module for Simplified, Automated Syringe Filling and Assembly

The SimpliFil Syringe Filling & Assembly System incorporates efficient, through-the-tip filling process for reliable and cost-effective handling of small to medium syringe batches.

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Pur Q fused quartz vials feature an inert, nonreactive surface meant to eliminate risk of interaction with packaged drug formulations for stable, long-term storage.

Momentive Technologies and Stevanato Group Collaborate to Offer Pur Q Fused Quartz Vials in EZ-fill Configuration

Agreement delivers high-purity quartz vials in efficient secondary packaging format to streamline fill-finish operations for early phase drug development.

VTM tubes filled with liquid medium are used to store and transport nasal swabs for viruses including SARS-CoV-2.

COVID-19 Test Medium Production Ramped Up By 20,000% in Six Months

Viral Transport Media tubes filled with liquid media are used to store and transport nasal swabs for viruses including COVID-19. Sixteen integrated lines were designed, built and installed in 20 weeks to meet demand.

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Delta ModTech Moves into New Corporate Headquarters

U.S. Converting machine manufacturer Delta ModTech moved into their new corporate headquarters in Ramsey Minnesota mid-August 2020.

Aphena Pharma Announces Large Expansion in Tennessee

New 500,000-sq ft property will be company’s future headquarters.

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Shemesh to Unveil Canister Wipes Machinery

Shemesh Automation will demonstrate a 200 ppm total solution canister wipes line at its $4MM showroom and spares inventory facility to selected market participants during the second half of 2021.

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Dispense Works Inc.: Liquid Filling/Capping Robots

RF Series Robots for benchtop bottle/vial filling.

Gertex Solutions Acquires Impak Packaging Systems

Gertex Solutions Inc. announced the acquisition of Toronto-based Impak Packaging Systems Inc.

Mpac Group plc Acquires Switchback Group Inc.

Mpac Group plc, a global packaging solutions group, has acquired Switchback Group Inc., a provider of packaging machinery and automation solutions to the food and beverage and healthcare markets.

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AZCO: Pouch Dispenser for Desiccant in Roll Form

SP-4D features high consistency escapement.

The Thermoplay thermal side-gate TFS-Linear hot runner nozzle with 4+4 injection points (© Thermoplay)

Thermoplay: Thermal Hot-Runner Nozzle for Direct Side Injection

Designed for homogeneous temperature profile and easy handling. Applications include syringes, caps, tubes, medical sharps, as well as personal care, caps & closures, packaging products, electronic, and technical components.

Spee Dee Gummy Filling System

Gummy Filling System Optimizes Operations

Multiple proprietary streaming mechanisms work together to achieve high-speed, accurate fills.

Corning developed Valor Glass for vials designed to be more resistant to damage than conventional glass.

Study: Automatic Inspection for Lyophilized Drug Products in Valor Vials

Companies partnered to test whether the new vial material would present obstacles to proper inspection for pharmaceutical manufacturers.