Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
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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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
A blown-film line running a new-generation polypropylene-based film material developed for infusion bag production is one of eight world premiers taking place at next week’s W&H Expo 2009. The event is hosted by flexible packaging systems supplier Windmöller & Hölscher at its facility in Lengerich, Germany, from 10 to 12 ...
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Doyen Medipharm, a supplier of converting and packaging machines has set up a dedicated converting process development area at its manufacturing site in Wymondham, UK, aimed at helping transdermal and wound care manufacturers determine the best converting process for their products. Development of a custom process before product launch can ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
EN ISO 11607-2 specifies the requirements for developing and validating processes for packaging medical devices that are terminally sterilised. Critical process parameters such as the minimum sealing temperature and contact pressure must be regulated, monitored and documented to ensure that the process delivers reproducible results at all times. Hawo GmbH ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
ASTM International invites medical device packaging professionals in Europe to participate in advanced standards development. The group will hold a workshop on ASTM test methods 6–8 October in Prague, Czech Republic. Participating in the meeting is Committee F02 on Flexible Barrier Packaging, and several of the planned presentations focus on ...
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Designed specifically for the packaging of sterile medical products, a new range of thermoforming machines brings versatility to the processing of flexible, semirigid and rigid films. UK-headquartered firm Doyen Medipharm (Lakeland, FL, USA) officially launched the MT thermoformers at last week's MD&M East exposition and conference in New York City. The company ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Oliver Medical has received a 2009 Silver Award in Technical Innovation from the Flexible Packaging Association for its Osurance zone coated lids. The lids shorten sterilisation cycles by eliminating the risk of product contamination while maximising porosity.
Manufactured in an ISO 14644-1 Class 8 clean room, the Osurance lids combine optimal ...
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
At this year's Pharmapack in France, Borealis is going to showcase its revived blow, fill, and seal (BFS) low-density polyethylene (LDPE) products for healthcare packaging. Pharmapack will take place January 21-22 in Paris at the Grande Hall de la Villette. Materials supplier Borealis has reintroduced its BFS series to the market in ...
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