Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category

Bischof + Klein Expands Class 5 Cleanroom Capabilities

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Bischof + Klein (Lengerich, Germany) has announced an expansion of its ISO Class 5 cleanroom production capabilities. The 2700-m² facility includes a high-performance automated punching machine that produces single- and two-ply Tyvek cover sheets for disposable syringes. An adjacent packaging line automatically applies protective packaging, and the closed-loop cleanroom chain ...

The Real World of Sterile Medical Packaging

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Let's say you're at a hospital searching for a sterilised device that your company shipped there. (Not sure why you might be doing that, but humour me.) Where should you look? The pristine and meticulously organised sterile supply storage room? Nope. Try sifting through that pile at the bottom of ...

New Dimensions in Contract Medical Packaging at Inpac Medizintechnik

Monday, April 15th, 2013

Inpac Medizintechnik GmbH will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer, and it has plenty of reasons to pop open the champagne. When the contract sterile packaging services company started operations in Birkenfeld, Germany, it had a staff of five and two cleanrooms. Today, it employs 85 people and operates ...

Talking about Medical Packaging Innovation, and Then Some

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

If you haven't checked out the Medical Packaging Innovation community lately, you're missing out on some interesting conversations. Here is a small sampling. Editor of Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News Daphne Allen confesses that she has been thinking a lot about bar codes lately. "Not only did the bar code celebrate ...

UBM Canon, DuPont Launch Forum for Europe’s Medical Packaging Community

Friday, February 15th, 2013

The UBM Canon MedTech Group in partnership with DuPont has launched a unique online community devoted to addressing the needs of Europe's medical packaging ecosystem and providing a forum where medical packaging professionals can exchange ideas with members of the larger medical manufacturing sector.

Rexam to Present Safety Devices Compliant with EU Directive 2010/32/EU at Pharmapack Europe

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

Rexam Healthcare, a provider of closures and containers for the pharmaceutical industry, will exhibit at the Pharmapack Europe 2013 trade show. During the exhibition, Rexam Healthcare will present Advancia, a pump for consistent distribution of preservative-free properties, and the Inhalia precision-metering valves, among other products.

Pharmapack 2013: Raumedic Presents Customised Polymer Products

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

[caption id="attachment_30126" align="alignleft" width="286"] Fully automated assembly of a cannula for the delivery of vaccines.[/caption] At this year's Pharmapack, taking place 13 and 14 February in Paris, Raumedic is going to show its new technologies for polymer products for the pharmaceutical and medical industry. The focus of the presentation on booth 366 is ...

Clariant Spotlights New Additives for Medical Device Applications at Pharmapack Europe

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

The medical masterbatches business unit of chemicals company Clariant will introduce additives designed to address customer demand for cost efficiency and product differentiation at Pharmapack Europe in Paris next month. The ISO/USP pretested MEVOPUR additives enhance processability and functionality, according to the company, and include next-generation clarifiers, nucleants and process aids, ...

Sanner Builds for the Future

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

A supplier of plastic packaging and componentry for the healthcare market, Sanner GmbH (Bensheim, Germany) has announced the start of a €4 million plant modernisation. The investment will optimise logistics, infrastructure and energy efficiency, according to a press release issued by the company. The new construction will include a transport ...

Steripack Is Coming to America

Monday, August 13th, 2012

During a press junket to Steripack's world-class facility in the lush countryside near Clara, Ireland, group sales director Barry Moore announced that the company would be bringing its medical packaging expertise to the US market. He also announced that Tony Paolino had just been hired, the company's first employee in ...

Oliver-Tolas Expands US Production Facility to Meet Demand from Medical Device Customers

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging has announced a US$1.3 million investment in its US facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The upgrade includes an addition of 40,000 sq ft to the existing 140,000 sq ft of production space, new cleanroom installations and the modernisation and expansion of its Packaging Development and Technology Center. ...

Sanner Modernises Systems at Budapest Facility

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Sanner GmbH, a manufacturer of packaging for healthcare products, has invested more than one million euros to upgrade its facilities and IT infrastructure at its plant in Budapest. The company notably has integrated a GUARDUS manufacturing execution system and SAP business management resource. The upgrade will ensure smoother production operations ...