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Pharmaceuticals
Case study: Contract packager builds its own serialization solution
CMO/CPOs faced with a global client base, obligations to meet multiple and varied country regulations, and the insane complexity of integrating with multiple customers would do well to heed the story of Almac Pharma Services.
January 10, 2014
Pharmaceuticals
Five implementation tips for CMO/CPOs
One of the biggest challenges that CMO/CPOs will face when it comes to serializing their lines is how to sort through the complexity of integrating their internal serialization solution at the line and plant level with their customers’ business systems.
January 10, 2014
Packaging/Filling
Schneider Packaging Equipment Co.: Robotic equipment
High-speed top-loading Robotic Vertical Carton/Case Loader (RVCL) uses FANUC Robotics delta robots.
January 8, 2014
Traceability/Serialization
Contract manufacturing and contract packaging strategic considerations
It’s become a fact of life that the North American pharmaceutical industry, while still firmly rooted in manufacturing of its own products, also makes heavy use of outsourcing to contract manufacturing/contract packaging organizations.
January 8, 2014
Robotics/Automation
Line- and plant-level software implications
While GS1’s Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) protocol standardizes the way serialization data is transmitted between trading partners, there is no such standard for communicating between a company’s internal serialization solution and its Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP, and ERP modules that handle serial number management (such as Aii in the case of SAP). And therein lies the rub.
January 8, 2014
Packaging/Filling
Schwabe North America banks on stock optimization
Stock optimization analysis helps pharmaceutical company customize its spare parts handling process after relocating from Utah to Wisconsin.
January 7, 2014
Packaging/Filling
ITW Muller: Rotary ring stretch wrapper
New Octopus C automatic machine offers versatility in an entry-level, compact design unit with multiple benefits.
January 7, 2014
Robotics/Automation
How to avoid the leading zero issue
There are a number of layers of software systems involved in serialization: line- and plant-level serialization systems, ERP-level serial number management systems, and network-facing EPCIS systems.
January 7, 2014
Pharmaceuticals
Questions to ask your CMO/CPO about serialization
While the focus of many pharmaceutical manufacturers is on their own internal infrastructure, it’s prudent for manufacturers to begin surveying their contract manufacturing and contract packaging organizations for serialization readiness.
January 5, 2014
Packaging/Filling
Robotic cartoning adds efficiency, subtracts labor costs
Robotic cartoning replaces manual operations, alleviating labor shortages, costs, and increasing line efficiency for contract manufacturer Pharmalab Inc.
January 3, 2014
Materials
ESS Technologies: Robot for syringe pick and place
Creates a high-speed pick-and-place cell requiring little floorspace, handling multiple sizes with minimum tooling, allowing efficient size changeovers.
January 2, 2014
Labeling/Printing
How to avoid a big barcode gotcha
With mass-produced packaging, barcodes are preprinted as part of the package artwork. As such, no one has had to really worry about whether those codes will scan throughout the supply chain.
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