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Package Design

Flexible pouches help medical products maker

It's understandable that medical products company Z-Medica Corp. proudly salutes the 4.5-mil film structure for its line of QuikClot blood-clotting products. After all, the pouch has accommodated several generations of product iterations, and is now targeted for both military operations and consumers such as sports and adventure enthusiasts who may venture far from medical attention. From Versapack , the pouches are shipped premade to Z-Medica three-side-sealed. The pouch is an adhesive lamination of polyester/foil/nylon/polypropylene. The polyester is reverse-printed in four to six colors, depending on the variety.

August 9, 2008

Adherence/Delivery

Sustainability issues challenge package designers

Package design for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products is becoming more complex and challenging for companies striving to reach a balance between becoming more sustainable while adhering to regulations and patient safety initiatives. "Furthermore, each change to packaging materials requires new validation trials, which are time-consuming and costly." That's according to the "Pharmaceutical/Nutraceuticals Packaging Machinery, Industry Segment Market Research Study," a Packaging Intelligence Brief issued by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

August 5, 2008

Packaging/Filling

Vitamin maker energizes packaging lines

With private-label customers that include Walgreens, Costco, and Target, and companies with branded products such as those sold at Wal-Mart, expectations run high at Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, Freehold, NJ. To meet the requirements of these private-label and contract-manufacturing customers, Inverness must maximize efficiency and versatility in its packaging operations. In the past year, the company did just that, adding two identical tablet lines to its 260,000-sq-ft Freehold tablet and capsule manufacturing/packaging facility. Inverness worked with supplier partner Capmatic Ltd. and systems integrator AutoFlex Technology to customize the lines.

June 15, 2008