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Packaging/Filling
Pharma Manufacturer Fully Automates Line to Keep Pace with Liquid Filling
Bavarian firm Bionorica boosts performance by implementing new machines around its high-speed filling machine, automating liquid production from depalletizing, unpacking, and bottle inspections to cartoning.
July 3, 2019
German pharmaceutical manufacturer Bionorica’s headquarters in Neumarkt (Bavaria)
Packaging/Filling
Industry 4.0 with a Pharma Focus
Knowing that IoT software and services in pharma are expected to reach $2.5 billion by 2020, this builder of pharmaceutical packaging machinery is rolling out a robust Industry 4.0 program.
June 12, 2019
The demo line assembled by Marchesini consisted of three machines for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging of pharmaceutical blister packs.
Package 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.
April 12, 2019
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.
Packaging/Filling
Humanitarian Relief Producer Tackles Full-Case Detection
Edesia turned to x-ray technology to inspect a ready-to-use food that is expected to reach some 2 million malnourished children this year.
April 4, 2019
UNICEF and USAID challenged Edesia to create an x-ray solution for inspection of the RUF products and that could potentially set the bar for foreign material detection for the industry.
Adherence/Delivery
PCI Joins the Fight on Opioid Abuse
PCI addresses opioid abuse by advocating for limited medication doses and using adherence-prompting unit-dose packs. Meanwhile, it’s closely watching Amazon and e-commerce for potential impact on Rx and OTC package design.
March 18, 2019
Auto injector assembly is among the functions carried out by PCI for its global biopharmaceutical clients.
Packaging/Filling
U.K. Firm Automating Packaging Line for Leukemia Drug
New integrated filling line for Porton Biopharma to help fill Erwinase, used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a type of cancer that particularly affects children.
March 14, 2019
The new line covers the entire production process, from washing, depyrogenation and filling to stoppering, freeze drying and capping.
Materials
Syringe, IV Bag Compounding/Filling Systems Fulfill ‘Mission’: Part II
A six-axis robot positioned in the middle of an automated compounding system's chamber serves as the the primary mover of materials in sterile filling liquids into syringes and bags at Mission Health.
January 21, 2019
A close-up of the RIVA machine that produces bags for three Mission Health products; two in 500-mL sizes and a third in a 100-mL offering.
Materials
Syringe, IV Bag Compounding/Filling Systems Fulfill ‘Mission’: Part I
Two automated IV compounding systems sterile-fill liquids and lyophilized products into IV syringes and bags for administration to Mission Health patients.
January 18, 2019
Two automated IV compounding systems sterile-fill liquids and lyophilized products into IV syringes and bags for administration to Mission Health patients.
Packaging/Filling
Single-Pass RFID Insertion Improves Job Turnaround Times
Canadian label printer installs a ‘smart label’ system that provides traceability and reduces human error in material handling and inventory operations.
January 9, 2019
Canadian label printer installs a ‘smart label’ system that provides traceability and reduces human error in material handling and inventory operations.
Packaging/Filling
New Palletizing Software for Prescription Mouthwash Line
At Xttrium Laboratories, a new line dedicated to 16-oz PET bottles of mouthwash features robotic palletizing software that greatly streamlines the palletizing process.
November 7, 2018
Arpac palletizer takes advantage of new PalletSolver software.
Packaging/Filling
Control Innovations Drive Weiler’s B/F/S Machine Launch
All servo-motion controls and a new PLC platform are essential in this soon-to-be commercial laboratory-sized machine for biologic and pharmaceutical applications.
October 2, 2018
The Siemens HMI touchscreen in a swivel user console.
Pharmaceuticals
CDMO Employs Cloud-Based Digital Factory Technology
Smart tool employed at two of the contract manufacturer’s North American facilities helps with OEE and serialization compliance.
September 27, 2018
A Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization conducted a thorough evaluation and competitive pilot process before deciding to initiate SCW’s OEE Tracker in 2017 at two facilities in North America, on both manufacturing and packaging lines. Implementation at other sites is planned for the near future.
Packaging/Filling
The Factory Faces the Amazon Effect
Confronting new consumer demands for customized products—from food to pharma—manufacturers are in search of technology that can economically move them from mass production to batch of one.
September 13, 2018
B&R’s Acopostrak technology provides mix-and-match product flows with customized packaging and individual tracking, enabling manufacturers to produce a ‘batch of one.'
Pharmaceuticals
Pii Captures Lightning in a Serialized Bottle
Track-and-trace systems at Pharmaceutics International, Inc. integrate into its existing packaging lines, helping the CDMO become serialization-ready.
August 2, 2018
PCE label serialization kits produce serialized labels, which are inspected by a PCE smart camera.
Packaging/Filling
Digital Press Meets Short-Run Pharmaceutical Production Needs
New Heidelberg Primefire 106 at Rondo AG’s Switzerland facility produces secondary packaging for pharmaceutical customer. Meanwhile, an anti-counterfeit development project is expected to be running by next year.
June 27, 2018
Rondo AG is conducting what is reported as the world's first pharmaceutical packaging beta test with the Heidelberg Primefire 106, shown here with Joachim Hoeltz (left), CEO Rondo AG and Giovanni De Luca (right), Director Operations Switzerland Rondo AG, as well as Philippe Andrey of Heidelberg Switzerland.
Contract Manufacturing & Packaging
PDA Quality Culture Assessment
How can you “measure” the culture at your organization, or that of potential partner? PDA developed a tool to evaluate quality culture and a case study for training, built on the premise of a firm evaluating a potential CMO.
June 22, 2018
How can you “measure” the culture at your organization, or that of potential partner? PDA developed a tool to evaluate quality culture and a case study for training, built on the premise of a firm evaluating a potential CMO.
Pharmaceuticals
DSCSA Enforcement Readiness: Check
Pharmaceutical contract packager Reed-Lane works with consulting firm, machinery vendors on three key packaging lines to meet fast-approaching serialization enforcement deadline.
June 14, 2018
Inspecting data on printed labels for application to bottles.
Packaging/Filling
Vision System Speeds Syringe Filling
Designed to aid compounding pharmacies in precise robotic picking of loose syringes, this Smart Table vision system is more than just an accessory.
June 11, 2018
The Smart Table is backlit to take advantage of a smart vision system that takes chromatic shift into account for precision robotic picking.
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