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Section: Machinery > Labeling/Printing
Package Design
Bag-printing system
New partnership to cross market and sell each other’s anti-counterfeiting products.
February 15, 2009
Labeling/Printing
Sleeve-labeling system
Large-scale pharmaceutical cargo thefts descend between 2009 and 2016 as pharma and med device makers take unprecedented steps to secure their products.
February 15, 2009
Packaging/Filling
E-pedigree, OEE, sustainability presentations highlight open house
Centralized serialization room servicing packaging lines and rework stations is equipped with easily deployable serialization and track-and-trace software.
February 5, 2009
Packaging/Filling
Alcan Pharma Center more than doubles in size
Complex and sometimes confusing, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act poses challenges to the pharmaceutical industry. Dirk Rodgers’ book explains the law for stakeholders throughout the supply chain.
September 22, 2008
Packaging/Filling
On-line printing brings efficiency to Allpack
A new blister-pack line at pharmaceutical contract packaging firm Allpack in Basel, Switzerland, is notable for its use of on-line UV-cured flexo printing of foil lidstock. ...On-line printing of foil lidstock can go a long way toward simplifying inventory and minimizing waste. Just ask Allpack, a pharmaceutical contract packaging firm located near Basel, Switzerland, that handles a variety of human and animal healthcare products.
September 5, 2008
Packaging/Filling
Schwarz powers powder packaging
Asymmetric containers are more problematic for filling than symmetric ones, but they're little problem for Schwarz Pharma. The Seymour, IN-based pharmaceutical products company has packaged its oral solution powders into 4-L (1-gal) offset-neck high-density polyethylene bottles at rates around 20/min for years. Not bad. Yet that wasn't good enough to meet growing demand and future plans. Last year, Schwarz replaced that line to double speeds to 40 bpm, improving changeovers and cleanliness.
August 14, 2008
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
Labeling/Printing
'Bloodhound' bites into counterfeiting and diversion
Last September, Summit VetPharm, a subsidiary of Sumitomo founded in 2006 and based in Ft. Lee, NJ, went commercial with a track-and-trace bar-code technology called Bloodhound that's designed primarily as a means of detecting when Summit's Vectra 3D flea-and-tick prevention products are being sold outside of authorized channels. These products are contractually designated as being for sale exclusively by vets directly to their clients. Nutec Systems provided turnkey responsibility for the project, including all Information Technology, software, and hardware.
June 15, 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
Iverness Capmatic Auto Flex Private Label Packaging
Labeling/Printing
Ink-jet print cartridge
Report asks if U.S. investors will fund the global proliferation of counterfeit goods?
June 15, 2008
Labeling/Printing
Pallet labeler for RFID tagging, print-and-apply labeling
Tracks will be divided into Manufacturing Operations, Compliance Trends, and Pharmaceutical Packaging.
June 15, 2008
Labeling/Printing
Ink-jet print cartridge
ACE-CT400 and ACE-BT300 provide track-and-trace capabilities at the unit level.
April 28, 2008
Packaging/Filling
Bottle containment filler plays it safe
When packaging operations for Abilify, a drug to treat schizophrenia, and Coumadin, a blood thinner, were transferred to a different plant, Bristol-Myers Squibb decided to install a new bottle containment filling line. The goal was to improve fill accuracy and protect workers from the products' dust. New Brunswick, NJ-based Bristol-Myers Squibb researched different fillers on the market and chose the Model 815 15-wheel bottle filler from Aylward Enterprises. This story describes Bristol-Myers Squibb's Mt. Vernon, IN, facility's employment of a restricted access barrier system to protect workers from high-potency drugs.
April 15, 2008
Packaging/Filling
AstraZeneca relies on robotics
Packaging a blockbuster prescription drug such as AstraZeneca's Nexium blister- and wallet-packs (shown in photo) demands efficiency. At AstraZeneca's plant in Södertälje, Sweden, nine robotic cells, featuring a mix of 16 robots from ABB Robotics and other suppliers, is providing that efficiency during case packing and palletizing on multiple packaging lines.
February 15, 2008
Labeling/Printing
Braille label production
* BrailleMarker machine sprays small dots continually onto strips of labels, producing Braille that exceeds the requirements for a minimum 0.2-mm raised point size
October 12, 2007
Labeling/Printing
Digital printing of cartons
* Pharmacarton Coding System II provides in-line, high-resolution digital printing of lot and expiration dates and bar codes for pharmaceutical and medical cartons
September 21, 2007
Labeling/Printing
Thermal-transfer overprinter
• DataFlex Plus operates at print speeds up to 40"/second, and can code in excess of 425 packages/min, depending on ribbon width and application
September 10, 2007
Labeling/Printing
Plasma Surface Treater
* Plasma3 atmospheric plasma surface treater prints on materials used in medical device packaging, including Tyvek
August 24, 2007
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