Sealing

Articles pertaining to machinery that seals, bonds, or closes flexible and/or rigid materials, typically by using heat, pressure, ultrasonic, and/or induction processes.

Sustainable secondary medical packaging

• EcoStarTM PC50 and HS 1000 materials are for medical devices, products, and diagnostic equipment • guaranteed to consist of 50% post-consumer content and 85% total recycled content; for secondary packaging where primary packaging provides sterility • for in-house form/fill/seal...

Medical devices | June 29, 2009

Reciprocating heat-seal module

• Delta Mod-Tech module provides seal accuracy; seals up to 312 sq/in. (13 in.) or 432 sq/in. (18 in.) • operates at speeds to 100 ft/min • heats up in less than 10 min; is easy to use and validate...

Sealing | June 4, 2009

The clinical supply chain: Strategies for scheduled drugs

At a time when clinical trials demand increasingly complex supply chain support, managing the special challenges associated with scheduled drugs requires meticulous planning, a thorough understanding of government regulations, and the skill to navigate them successfully....

Clinical Trials | June 1, 2009

Carousel blister packaging machines

• Aergo® Carousel is ergonomically designed for ease of use • automatically feeds up to five companents and is suited for unit-dose blister cards, sustainable trapped-style packaging, and Natralock® security packaging •dual-position sealing platen increases dwell time at all speeds...

Thermoforming and blister manufacturing | May 26, 2009

Film adhesive

• medical-grade adhesive TM1039 film is designed for medical device OEMs and medical converters • synthetic, rubber-based MP555 adhesive provides conformability for materials where a reinforcing carrier membrane is not required • TM1039 securely bonds to uneven or irregular...

Flexible films, lidding and foils | April 24, 2009

Tabletop medical tray sealer

• Med Pack MB6X9 machine offers a sealing area of 6 x 9 in.; maximum card size of 7½ x 10½ in., and maximum blister/tray depth of 1½ in. • to use, load tray, package contents, and lidding into the...

Sealing | April 16, 2009

Monobloc fill/finish systems

• Filamatic monobloc packaging systems can perform tasks such as sorting, feeding, filling, plugging, stoppering, crimping, capping, induction sealing, labeling, and accumulating • operate in small footprint; fill into microtubes, cryovials, glass vials, and plastic containers • digitally controlled with...

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 15, 2009

Video: Super Seal Induction Cap Sealing System

Enercon’s Super Sealâ„¢ Series takes another leap forward with the new Super Sealâ„¢ Deluxe. This powerful new system features microprocessor control, a sophisticated operator interface and an advanced sealing head design to maximize performance....

Sealing | March 28, 2009

Air displacement web guide on hf/f/s machine improves medical kit packaging

Cardinal Health's Mannford, OK facility needed guidance to get its medical procedural kit packaging back on track-literally. The film used to seal preformed trays of medical instruments often shifted out of alignment with the company's horizontal form/fill/seal machine, resulting...

Packaging Line Efficiency | December 17, 2008

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

Pharmaceutical/medical device packaging helping Ireland's economy

After enjoying years of prosperity, Ireland has been hit by challenging economic times that have touched many countries around the globe. A medical device sub-contract manufacturing/packaging company's managing director believes "things are likely to get worse before they get...

Misc. Archive | October 23, 2008

Schwarz powers powder packaging

Asymmetric containers are more problematic for filling than symmetric ones, but they're little problem for Schwarz Pharma. The Seymour, IN-based pharmaceutical products company has packaged its oral solution powders into 4-L (1-gal) offset-neck high-density polyethylene bottles at rates around...

Misc. Archive | August 14, 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

Medical device blogger addresses technical questions

Validating heat sealers, dye penetration and burst tests, the consequences of designing packaging late in the product design process, and sterilization issues are among the topics that Jacob Kearns has answered in the past year on his "Medical Device...

Medical devices | January 9, 2008

Validatable heat sealer

* Model PW7016 is a 16" all-electric benchtop sealer designed for use in clean rooms, laboratories, and medical facilities * 7000 Series uses digital controls with validatable T·O·S·S technology for sealing pouches and films * works with fluoro ethylene...

Sealing | June 8, 2007

Infeed bottle stop

* Air-actuated gate stops bottles from entering an inactive sealing area where the machine is in stop mode, or power is turned off, eliminating the risk of unsealed product getting through the production line * Pneumatic mechanism actuates a...

Sealing | May 4, 2007

Bag making and sealing system

* Magnum-MD automatically forms and seals Tyvek, polyester, polyethylene, metallized and other barrier films including HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP, and nylon with a chevron seal * specifically designed for medical and pharmaceutical applications, it uses continuous rollstock; creates bag...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | March 16, 2007

FDA's Marlowe addresses medical device makers

The Food and Drug Administration continues to be challenged by limited financial resources. That was one of the messages from Donald E. Marlowe, FDA agency standards coordinator, during his March 8 keynote address that launched this year's HealthPACK medical...

Medical devices | March 9, 2007

Vacuum/gas flush tabletop heat sealer

* P-Series multiuse sealer is engineered for medical pouches and precision sealing applications allowing for both front-to-back and pass-through capabilities * allows placement of seal at any depth on a pouch * well-suited for header bags requiring a secondary...

Sealing | January 27, 2007

Hand-held induction sealer

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Sealing | September 10, 2006

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