Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The Actreen Lite Mini sterile urinary catheter took the top prize in the medical device category at today's 2011 Pharmapack Awards. An intermittent urinary catheter specifically designed for the female anatomy, the device was recognised for its innovative design and packaging that bring a measure of convenience to users. Evelyne ...
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
Two new one-day packaging conferences have been announced by Paul Lippke Handels-GmbH (Neuwied, Germany), a wholly-owned division of MOCON, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN, USA). The Latest Developments and Future Trends in Permeation Measurement and Avoiding Failures in Sterile Medical Packaging will be held at the Schloss Montabaur in Montabaur, Germany, 22-23 ...
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Manudo Medical has announced that it will showcase its high-frequency welding and thermoforming capabilities for the fabrication of medical device and pharmaceutical packaging at BIOMEDevice Europe, which comes to the Grande halle de la Villette in Paris on 23 and 24 February. The company designs and manufactures flexible and rigid containers and ...
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
One thing always leads to another for François Berry, President of Top Clean Packaging Group, which is headquartered in the village of Peschadoires smack in the centre of France. For instance, the company had been supplying thermoformed packaging for a major medtech manufacturer for several years, when it occurred to ...
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
A recently published article in EMDT discusses the significant cost savings that can be gained by thermoforming, loading and sealing trays in-line rather than purchasing preformed trays, handling them individually and then sealing after loading on a tray sealer. Written by J.P. Merritt of Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging, the article examines the ...
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
SteriPack Ltd has installed a testing laboratory at its headquarters in Clara, Co. Offaly, Ireland, to accommodate demand from its growing global customer base. Bendtsen, transportation and altitude testing are available, and materials can be analysed using Gelbo Flex testing and FT-IR scanner technology.
That is only the most recent development ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Multivac has announced the launch of its new corporate website. The revamped site includes a sign-up area where registered users can view a selection of Multivac package animations from around the world. The interactive 3-D animations allow users to control movements and viewing angles with the click of a mouse.
The ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
The new ISO 17367:2009 standard will help manufacturers and distributors to track products and to manage their traceability using standardised radio frequency tags. The development of radio frequency identification (RFID), including peripheral devices and their applications, is indispensable to increasing the safety and reliability of products at each stage in ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Amcor has announced that its acquisition of the Alcan Packaging businesses has been completed. The acquisition provides Amcor with leading global positions in the nominated markets for flexible packaging and folding carton packaging for tobacco. It excludes Alcan’s Medical Flexible operations in the US.
Amcor’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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Riverside Medical Packaging Ltd recently commissioned and validated a fourth thermoform line in its Derby, UK, facility. Designed and built in-house, the blister packing machines reportedly are unique to the ...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Steripack has introduced the SteriPatch line of polyethylene bags with Tyvek ports. The 350 x 600 mm bags typically have 4 x 60 mm vents, but the dimensions and number can vary depending on the application. The Tyvek ports are oriented to allow gas to vent into the extremities of the ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Multivac unveiled its Clean Design line of roll-stock thermoforming machines to the med-tech industry last week at the Compamed trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany. Marketing Manager Valeska Haux took me on a quick tour of the new-look R 245 thermoforming machine at the company’s stand.
Designed to meet the rigorous requirements ...
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