Case Studies

Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & OTC Packaging

GNC CSI
Package Case Study
| May 9, 2012

Shadow Beverages, GNC enter ready-to-drink beverage market

Advanced Nutrition Beverage line employs 38-mm compression-molded polypropylene caps on PET bottles.
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BosSciPacksize
Machine Case Study
| May 7, 2012

Boston Scientific boxes savings by producing shippers on demand

The company’s Netherlands distribution center reduces freight and corrugated inventory costs with three converting machines that provide a four-month return on investment.
Xango PET
Package Case Study
| April 25, 2012

Xango moves to PET for nutritional supplement beverage

Switch from glass to plastic provides economic and sustainable packaging advantages for its Xango Juice.
August Faller
Machine Case Study
| March 22, 2012

August Faller’s new line codes and prints pharmaceutical folding cartons

Printing, serialization, and coding line in Germany helps secondary packaging supplier meet global market needs of pharmaceutical companies.
FPA Gold Winner for Technical Innovation.
Package Case Study
| February 23, 2012

Tinted forming material benefits blister packaging lines

It can be a challenge with any blister package for a tablet-presence vision system to detect tablets based on lighting and contrast.
'Chocolate toothpaste' in a tube.
Package Case Study
| February 16, 2012

'Chocolate toothpaste' in a tube

New Orleans-based Theodent makes toothpaste that successfully substitutes for fluoride a blend of minerals including cocoa bean extract.
27-ft long right-angle machine, used by Gooding to produce inserts and outserts.
Machine Case Study
| January 27, 2012

New folding machine produces for Gooding

Machinery investment allows insert/outsert manufacturer to produce up to 210 panels, helping pharmaceutical customers comply with FDA rule changes.
Sam's Club vitamins
Package Case Study
| January 27, 2012

Sam's Club’s introduces Simply Right vitamin line

Reformulated vitamin and supplement line replaces Sam’s Club Member’s Mark line, using package design based on member feedback.
Chesapeake folder
Machine Case Study
| January 24, 2012

FDA regulatory changes lead to folder installation

Pharmaceutical paperboard packaging company installs second folder to produce patient-information leaflets for the healthcare market.
Roche Bosch
Machine Case Study
| January 23, 2012

Roche finds flexibility in secondary packaging of pharmaceuticals

Company’s Diagnostics Division employs a top loader that provides flexibility and a small footprint for secondary packing of CoaguChek diagnostic strips used to test blood clotting time.
Sativex spray pump
Package Case Study
| December 22, 2011

GW Pharmaceuticals selects spray device for MS treatment

Spray pump used for first cannabis-based prescription medicine launched in Germany in the field of spasticity in multiple sclerosis management.
The heart of the line is the bottle filler ML661.
Machine Case Study
| December 20, 2011

New line fills personal care products

ICR, an Italian firm filling personal care products for some of Italy's leading brands, recently installed a turnkey line that handles 40- and 75-mL containers.
Vismed
Package Case Study
| December 14, 2011

Swiss company selects multidose dispenser for eye care product

TRB Chemedica is first to use preservative-free Opthalmic Squeeze Dispenser for dry eye treatment.
Help stuffy nose
Package Case Study
| December 6, 2011

Package design helps Help Remedies launch into national distribution

Packaging helps convey this pharmaceutical firm’s call to use fewer meds and simplify over-the-counter drug products.
Package Case Study
| December 5, 2011

Science of aromatherapy conveyed through color, texture, numbers

Line of 21 essential oil blends uses contemporary package design, with specifically chosen numbers, colors, and finishes to make the science of aromatherapy more approachable.

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