Protective packaging

Bauer’s pharmaceutical handbook lends ‘Hall of Fame’ packaging perspective

Professionals and students will benefit from an informative research tool now available for the healthcare packaging community....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 10, 2009

Seven essentials for successful medical package design and validation

Individuals responsible for medical device packaging system design and validation are required to provide a safe and effective packaging system that can deliver the enclosed product to the end user without incurring defect or risk to patient safety. In this...

Medical devices | October 30, 2008

Tolmar transitions to thermoformed trays for packaging prefilled syringes

As specialists in formulating, filling, and packaging of pharmaceutical products, Tolmar, Inc. of Fort Collins, CO, has been packaging prefilled syringes for more than a decade. Using barrier thermoforming material for packaging of prefilled syringes into trays is new....

Misc. Archive | October 17, 2008

Roche goes green, saves greenbacks

A change to more readily recyclable fiberboard for its Boniva® (ibrandronate sodium) prescription-only osteoporosis wallet pack is yielding economic and environmental benefits for Nutley, NJ-based Roche, a division of Swiss pharmaceutical giant, the Roche Group (F. Hoffmann La Roche,...

Sustainability/environmental | September 9, 2008

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...

Medical devices | August 9, 2008

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...

Robotics | February 15, 2008

Healthy prognosis for biologics

Arguably, one of the most promising areas in the healthcare sector is biologics. Biologics-based products and combination products appeal to some pharmaceutical firms not just for their treatment potential, but for their financial prospects, and for their ability to...

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | February 15, 2008

Air-tight combo-container protects lip products

In March 2007, to repackage its well-established 'skinlogics Lip Apeel' lip line peel/lip balm product, Carrollton TX-based BeautiControl, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tupperware Brands, opted for injection-molded styrene acrylonitrile/polypropylene jars with stacked-component construction, custom-manufactured by TricorBraun...

Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals | January 7, 2008

Air-pouch void-fill system packs a big payback

Health Resources LLC of Hueytown, AL, was established in 1995 as a manufacturer of natural health supplements available by mail order. Today, the company offers more than 400 different SKUs, with products that promote a range of health solutions,...

Misc. Archive | November 1, 2007

Operating room personnel input critical to new peelable chevron header pouch

A nurse/doctor forum convened by Rollprint earlier in the year served as the catalyst for the company's new Duet functional peelable chevron header pouch. Designed to ease pouch access and improve aseptic presentation, the new-generation pouch was developed after...

Medical devices | October 16, 2007

Packaging machine provides healthy mail-order results

Providing quality healthcare while holding the line on costs continues to be a priority throughout much of the life sciences industry. Watching expenses is a critical task at Group Health as well, where the company’s Seattle facility handles mail-order...

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | August 20, 2007

HCPC names compliance packages of the year

At this year's Interphex conference and exhibition event in New York, the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) selected its 2006 Compliance Package of the Year awards. The PocketPak (shown) earned package of the year honors. Reportedly used in England...

Patient Compliance | June 8, 2007

Air cushioning brightens Sunrise Medical's shipments

When a customer invests in a wheelchair, he or she wants it to be in pristine condition. So when some customers complained about nicks, scratches or dents on these medical devices, Longmont, CO-based manufacturer Sunrise Medical sought a cure....

Distribution, package testing, cold chain | March 26, 2007

Better barriers needed for pharmaceutical blisters

Inducted into the Packaging Hall of Fame during Pack Expo International 2006, Edward Bauer elaborates on developments in pharmaceutical packaging materials in this Q&A with Healthcare Packaging....

Blisters, clamshells, Trays | December 4, 2006

Medical packaging materials

Medical devices | July 10, 2006

Ultrapure packaging containers

• NOWPak bag-in-a-bottle and bag-in-a-drum packaging systems are for biotechnology and pharmaceutical ultrapure reagents and solvents • uses a single-use flexible PFA/PTFE liner inside a reusable or recyclable stainless-steel or high-density polyethylene overpack ATMI Packaging Life Sciences...

Rigid containers/bottles | February 10, 2006

Protective packaging system

• ExpandOS, invented by Vertex Internal Packaging Solutions, feeds fan-folded, die-cut fiberboard paper into a portable, on-site Expander machine • outputs lightweight, 3-D cushioning elements that flow into packages to create an interlocking cushioning layer • pyramid-shaped cushioning particles include...

Protective packaging | August 10, 2005

Air pillow material

• specially formulated pillow material is coupled with patent-pending EZ-Tear perforations for convenient, efficient packing • DuraClear material is made to be durable and puncture-resistant, with standard pillows available in an 8-in. width and various lengths Automated Packaging Systems...

Protective packaging | August 10, 2005

Medical endoscope case with foam insert

• scratch-resistant ABS housing protects instruments from damage during storage and transport • made from closed-cell, cross-linked PE foam; interior inserts are durable and easy to clean • multicavity depths provide custom fit for each item UFP Technologies, Inc....

Protective packaging | February 10, 2005

Inflatable custom packaging

• made from a polyethylene barrier lamination, 9000 Air-Paq offers protection for pharmaceuticals and medical devices from shock and vibration during transit • inflates through single intake valve that systematically allows air to travel from one independent chamber to another...

Protective packaging | January 10, 2005

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