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The Audubon facility offers primary packaging of solid oral dosage forms to customized secondary labeling and packaging of sterile biopharmaceutical products for both established U.S. products and niche/orphan drug launches. Blister line Almac has also invested more than $3.3 million in the state-of-the-art Uhlmann UPS 4 blister line. It processes solid oral-dose products, providing primary packaging into a range of materials including PVC, PVC/PVDC, Aclar, and alu/alu. Complete with an integrated C2206 cartoner, the line provides an output of up to 12,000 blisters/hr, in a wide range of blister sizes.
Enhancing product compliance, the line includes a Total Quality Control Centre (TQCC) incorporating a checkweigher and integrated print and vision system for auto-rejection of incorrect print/serialization data, including 2D codes.
Bulk fill bottling line
Also, Almac’s high-speed bulk fill bottling line processes a range of container types including bottles, jars, and tubs. The technology can fill tablets and capsules operating at speeds up to 14,400 bottles/hr. The bottling line uses electronic filling systems with in-line fill sensors to confirm fill-count accuracy, complete with labeling and component code and print verification.
Meanwhile, its 4Vial Labelling Line applies clear and paper self-adhesive labels to a range of rigid cylindrical containers. GMP design and robust construction ensures efficient operation. Infinitely variable speed control allows labelling in excess of 12,000 containers/hr.
The labelling line is fitted with an optical character verification system that allows an automated inspection of batch detail overprinted onto each label. The labeller also has a system that verifies that the labels used are the correct labels by verification of a barcode on each label. There is also a label/no label system that automatically rejects any container that has not been labelled.
Editor's note: For more background on the new facility, click to read "Global pharma packager plants flag in U.S. soil."
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