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Medical device packaging training track at MD&M West conference

A medical device packaging track chaired by Randall Troutman (shown in photo), CPP, Oliver Medical Products, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, during the MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) West Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. MD&M will be co-located with six other manufacturing shows at WestPack.

January 22, 2008

Package Design

Medical device blogger addresses technical questions

Validating heat sealers, dye penetration and burst tests, the consequences of designing packaging late in the product design process, and sterilization issues are among the topics that Jacob Kearns has answered in the past year on his "Medical Device Blog." Kearns is an engineer for a medical device company. Differing points of view may be shared on this blog.

January 9, 2008

Adherence/Delivery

Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum, Pharmintech 2010 reach agreement

Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World, producers of the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum, and Ipack-Ima Spa, organizers of Pharmintech, announce a cooperative agreement in which Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World will offer promotional support to Ipack-Ima Spa, increasing the visibility for their Italian trade event, Pharmintech, to the U.S. pharmaceutical market. Pharmintech, held every three years in Italy, will next take place May 12th -14th, 2010 in Bologna, Italy.

November 7, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Brecon betters blister packing

Nowhere in packaging are flexibility and fast changeover more necessary than in the contract-packaging arena, where multiple customers and their many SKUs are a fact of life. That’s why ease of changeover was a key machine characteristic sought by Brecon Pharmaceuticals recently when it came time to install a new line for blister packing and cartoning of tablets. This fast-growing contract packager, acquired last year by Amerisource Bergen, is located in the UK near the town of Brecon, Wales. Both thermoforming and cold-forming of foil are routinely done on this new and highly versatile blister-pack line.

October 29, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Views of a UK contract drug packager

In this question-and-answer interview, Andrew Billington (shown), operations manager at Brecon Pharmaceuticals in Wales, addresses recent trends in packaging. What is he looking for in new packaging machinery? Billington says: "Quicker changeover and anything that facilitates GMPs [Good Manufacturing Practices] are at the top of the list. Both are especially important for a contract packager because our runs can be quite short. Added changeover pressure can also come from the multiple languages we deal with here in Europe. That’s something our counterparts in the United States do not have to face."

October 22, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Blister machine for syringes, ampules, and patches

* modular UPS 5 offers 400 blister/min maximum output

October 5, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Automatic tube filler/closer

* Bergami's new Model TF 80 fills and closes metal, plastic, polyfoil, and cassette infeed tubes in sizes from .39"x1.9"x0.9" to 1.97"x9.25"x3.1"

September 14, 2007

Package Design

Packaging machinery revs Fine Foods' production

Much like drivers appreciate the performance, handling, and flexibility of the finest sports cars, Italian contract manufacturer/packager Fine Foods N.T.M. (New Technology Manufacturing) S.p.A opts for similar characteristics in the packaging machinery it specifies. As manufacturers speed their products to market, it increases the deadline pressures on companies such as Fine Foods. In turn, Fine Foods relies on packaging machinery for the flexibility and output it needs to meet the demands of its manufacturer-customers.

July 19, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Stick-pack machine

* ALFA-Series servo machine operates at speeds of 40 to 100 cycles/min, with up to 20 lanes/cycle

July 6, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Validatable heat sealer

* Model PW7016 is a 16" all-electric benchtop sealer designed for use in clean rooms, laboratories, and medical facilities

June 8, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Pouch filler

* continuous-motion MG2 Cosmo horizontal pouch filler fills up to 240 pouches/min

May 25, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Easy-to-clean filler chute assembly

* Chute assembly uses injection-molded funnels instead of formed stainless-steel versions, using fewer parts to make it easy to disassemble and clean

May 18, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Laser technology hits the mark on blister packaging

Qiagen adopts a laser imaging system to increase line speeds and improve the print quality of its blister packs. Key benefits also include performance improvements, reduced waste, and financial savings.

May 15, 2007

Regulatory

Clinical Trials Outsourced To China

Half the 1,200 clinical trials conducted by a dozen of the largest U.S. pharmaceutical companies were conducted offshore in 2005. So says a report from management consultancy A.T. Kearney (www.atkearney.com), "Make Your Move: Taking Clinical Trials to the Best Location." The report cites China as the best bet for outsourcing clinical trials. According to an article posted on DrugResearcher.com http://www.drugresearcher.com/news/ng.asp?id=72702, China was chosen both for cheap labor and facilities, as well as a huge urban patient pool.

May 9, 2007

Regulatory

Healthcare Packaging Minute

Aylward Enterprises appoints Dana S. Waterman as CEO... Hubert H. Keil, managing director and CEO of Uhlmann Packaging Systems, was appointed vice chairman of the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council... TCP Reliable acquired the assets of Cryopak Industries... International Business Solutions Alliance, LLC signed an agreement with SATO America, Inc., to offer a more secure method of administering patient care and improved patient safety through SATO's Positive Patient Identification solution... Paxonix and Global Vision have formed a drug packaging partnership to help companies reduce packaging blunders and meet compliance and validation demands... Oracle acquired Tolas Healthcare Packaging... Perfecseal will expand several facilities, including those in New London, WI; Derry, Northern Ireland; and Selangor, Malaysia.

May 9, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Infeed bottle stop

* Air-actuated gate stops bottles from entering an inactive sealing area where the machine is in stop mode, or power is turned off, eliminating the risk of unsealed product getting through the production line

May 4, 2007

Packaging/Filling

Sleeving and packing system

* A+F SetLine sleeve-packing system combines sleeving and case packing into a space-saving, cost-effective operation

April 13, 2007

Contract Manufacturing & Packaging

Report: Heavier reliance on 'network pharma' model

Product manufacturers in the pharmaceutical industry are finding it increasingly difficult to drive strong growth, for reasons such as governmental global cost-containment measures such as promoting more economical generic drugs.

April 13, 2007

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