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Packaging/Filling
Six steps to achieving consistent induction seals in caps
Consumer product packaging managers frequently complain that their sealing process on induction seals in caps is not consistent. That can lead to waste or unhappy customers. Here are some simple steps that may resolve your problems: 1. Air gap: Make sure the air gap, the space between the top of the cap and the bottom of the sealing head, is set as required. 2. Torque: Torque all caps to the required level. Too much torque can be as troublesome as too little torque. 3. Sealing head alignment to conveyor: The sealing head must be parallel to the conveyor. The distance from the top of the conveyor belt to the bottom of the sealing head must be the same from one end to the other. So unless your conveyor is level, don't assume that the sealing head is level. 4. Bottle travel alignment to sealing head: Ensure that the path the containers travel is along the centerline of the sealing head. Only when the containers are guided along the centerline of the conveyor should the centerline of the sealing head run exactly above the centerline of the conveyor. 5. Line speed: Ensure that line speed is set at the required level and does not deviate significantly during a production run. 6. Power level: Set the sealing unit's power at the required level.
November 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Validatable medical tray sealer
Attention packagers in the healthcare business: Healthcare has entered a time of profound change. That's according to TRAX: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Integrity, a conference held May 3-4 in Baltimore and produced by the Institute for International Research. The conference brought the following ideas to its audience:
October 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Vacuum conveyor
Summit, publishers of Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging magazines, will serve as a media partner for LogiPharma USA 2008, a pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics event. LogiPharma will take place Sept. 15-18, 2008 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Summit will also be a media partner at the 6th Annual Global Forum Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals, scheduled at the Philadelphia Convention Center will Sept. 22-25, 2008.
October 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Tf/f/s systems for medical kits
The task of securing the supply chain and the need to adopt a layered approach using overt and covert security features often seems overwhelming; companies don't know where to start or what technologies to invest in. That was a key message taken from anti-counterfeiting sessions at the 2008 Americas Technology Summit, an event focusing on brand protection and sustainability held in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 16-17. Americas Technology Summit was sponsored by National Label Co. and MWV .
October 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
FlexTab feeder
October 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Capsule/tablet weigher
Michael Becker, director of engineering, Pfizer GmbH, reported on a four-year project, "FAST," (Fully Automated Supply and Transport), recently completed at the firm's Freiburg, Germany plant. The plant produces tablets and capsules of Lipitor, Valoron and Neurotin for 80 different countries in a wide variety of package configurations. The highly automated, computer integrated plan helped the plant achieve OEE comparable with other industries, depending on the equipment measured.
September 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Dual-chamber cartridge filler
Tumi, Inc. is selling a kit for airline passengers that offers spill-proof bottles in a zippered bag. New York City-based Tumi uses O.Berk Co. PET bottles for its newest product, the Carry-On Essentials Kit. It is a response to the Transportation and Security Administration's (TSA) latest restrictions on what passengers can take with them aboard airplanes.
September 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Ultrasonic pouch sealer
Compliance with ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11607-parts 1 and 2 involves more than crossing items off of a checklist.
September 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Dispensing unit
Compliance responsibilities that were clearly outlined in section 4.4 of the current standard have been omitted from the new International Standards Organization (ISO) 11607-01. Therefore, confusion may arise over certain areas of responsibility such as: • Who should test the packaging suppliers' seals? • Who is responsible for validating package sealing equipment? • Who is responsible for evaluating the biocompatibility or other material characteristics such as microbial barrier properties?
August 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Robotic pouch handler
July 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
Modular conveyor systems
Pharma EXPO presenter addresses key architectural and organizational questions that manufacturers need to consider in building serialization programs.
June 10, 2005
Packaging/Filling
New pharma filling line delivers healthy benefits
Integrator helps PharmaFab increase speeds and reduce product giveaway and changeover time on a new liquid filling line.
June 10, 2005
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