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Packaging/Filling
New Die Cutter Delivers ‘Staggering’ Benefits
Canadian folding carton manufacturer’s machine boosts throughput 63%, run speed 32%, resulting in improved uptime, quality and bottom line gains.
March 2, 2018
Left to right: Tom Fitzgerald, KBA-Iberica Manager;Mike Gibson, Ellis Paper Box Plant Manager; and Dave Ellis, Ellis Paper Box President have developed a trusted partnership with the recent installation of the KBA-Iberica Optima K die cutter.
Pharmaceuticals
Coating Technology Resolves Serialization Issue
Platinum Press works with its suppliers to eliminate a problem customers had experienced with serialized codes rubbing off booklet-style labels.
February 21, 2018
Akorn partnered with Platinum Press to produce readable, serialized labels, as shown in this rendered image.
Adherence/Delivery
New Sensor Technology Tracks Inhalation Profiles and Technique
Amiko and Sanner partner to integrate technologies for inhaled drug delivery systems that help improve patient adherence and health outcomes.
February 15, 2018
Amiko and Sanner partner to integrate technologies for inhaled drug delivery systems that help improve patient adherence and health outcomes.
Pharmaceuticals
Top 10: Readers Rank FDA, Package Design, Cannabis Among Top Articles
Jobs, market forces and innovative packages pique the interest of online readers, who made the following 10 articles published last year the most-read stories on HealthcarePackaging.com in 2017.
January 15, 2018
Jobs, market forces and innovative packages pique the interest of online readers, who made the following 10 articles published last year the most-read stories on HealthcarePackaging.com in 2017.
Pharmaceuticals
Is Pharma Overlooking Aggregation?
Contract manufacturing organization PCI Pharma Services assesses serialization and aggregation, partnering with key vendors to address issues ranging from OEE to ink leachability.
December 14, 2017
Bottle serialization code inspection line of site is in the horizontal direction here, suggesting a need for a helper code on the top or bottom of the bottles.
Pharmaceuticals
Identifying Key Pharmaceutical Packaging Factors
Understanding your product, material, machinery, and transport needs will help manufacturers address the challenges now unfolding in the pharmaceutical industry.
December 13, 2017
Understanding your product, material, machinery, and transport needs will help manufacturers address the challenges now unfolding in the pharmaceutical industry.
Pharmaceuticals
Nordic Group Takes on Large-Scale Serialization Program
European pharmaceutical company partners with Supply Chain Wizard to implement serialization across multiple lines to meet U.S. and EU regs.
December 12, 2017
European pharmaceutical company partners with Supply Chain Wizard to implement serialization across multiple lines to meet U.S. and EU regs.
Pharmaceuticals
5 Trends Unfolding in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Expect gene-based therapies, ocean shipments and cost issues to have an impact on temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and biologics in 2018.
December 7, 2017
Logistics companies, forwarders, and airlines will most likely begin to develop turnkey solutions that bundle packaging, pack/ship services, and all transport requirements into a single offering.
Packaging/Filling
High-Speed Aseptic Filling and Capping in a Small Footprint
Compact servo drives offer accuracy and high throughput for Dara Pharmaceutical Packaging’s large-volume parenteral filling system.
November 28, 2017
Dara Pharmacautical Packaging machines are characterized by their modularity.
Robotics/Automation
Almirall Rolls Out MES at Reinbek, Germany Facility
Spanish pharmaceutical firm and maker of skin medicines employs PAS-X system for its entire manufacturing process, including packaging.
November 7, 2017
Spanish pharmaceutical firm and maker of skin medicines employs PAS-X system for its entire manufacturing process, including packaging.
Pharmaceuticals
Spanish Firm Adds Serialization
Normon Laboratories complies with EU FMD serialization regulations with TraceLink system to ensure patient safety.
November 6, 2017
Normon Laboratories Selects complies with EU FMD serialization regulations with TraceLink system to ensure patient safety.
Adherence/Delivery
Dose Printing Shows Promise at the University of Michigan
Printing multiple meds onto a single dose on any number of surfaces could disrupt drug development, pharmacy operations and drug delivery/patient adherence.
November 1, 2017
Graduate student research assistant in the Shtein lab, Siddharth Borsadia, prints fluorescein crystals onto a cooled glass plate using organic vapor jet printing. (Photo by Levi Hutmacher, Michigan Engineering.)
Pharmaceuticals
‘60 Minutes’ Takes Aim at the Pharmaceutical Industry in Opioid Epidemic
Oct. 15 episode interviews “whistleblower” Joe Rannazzisi, former DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator, who accuses distributors of “fueling the opioid epidemic by turning a blind eye to pain pills being diverted for illicit use.”
October 18, 2017
Oct. 15 episode interviews “whistleblower” Joe Rannazisi, former DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator, who accuses distributors of “fueling the opioid epidemic by turning a blind eye to pain pills being diverted for illicit use.”
Pharmaceuticals
Managing the Risks of Temperature Excursions
Baxter’s voluntary recall serves as a reminder of the importance of managing life science product temperatures through the supply chain.
October 6, 2017
Managing the risks of temperature excursions is of vital importance for many life sciences products.
Packaging/Filling
3D Cameras Assist in Gentle Handling of Pharma Pens, Vials
Automated system at the company’s Netherlands facility provides precise handling of sensitive products with novel 3D technology.
September 22, 2017
A newly developed camera detects the exact position and layer height of the pens by scanning the complete top layer in the bulk box after each pick of the robot. That image allows the pens to be taken out of the box with precision. (All images in this story from Schubert Packaging Systems GmbH.)
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Industry Presses Forward with Serialization Strategies
Despite FDA’s recent one-year enforcement delay, the pharmaceutical community strives to meet the unchanged Nov. 27, 2017 DSCSA compliance deadline.
September 7, 2017
Although Nov. 27, 2017 remains the deadline for DSCSA compliance, the FDA announced a one-year delay in enforcement to Nov. 26, 2018 for manufacturers to affix or imprint product identifiers to each package or homogenous case of product intended to be introduced into commerce.
Packaging/Filling
Reed-Lane Prescribes New Topserter for Solid-Dose Bottling Line
New machine accurately applies topserts to solid-dose pharmaceutical bottles, with the benefits of high-speed throughput, quick changeovers and sanitary operation.
August 21, 2017
The TopSerter II accommodates Reed-Lane’s wide assortment of bottle sizes and changes over quickly.
Pharmaceuticals
Refrigerators Maintain Medication Temperatures at UNC Health Care
Medical-grade refrigerators provide quiet operation and energy efficiency in storing temperature-sensitive medications within UNC’s 10-facility, 3,400-bed healthcare system.
August 17, 2017
Evolve refrigerators can be stored throughout a hospital or clinic, including a patient room.
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