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News on medical device packaging, healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging covers advances in flexible packaging, supplies, product packaging design and equipment that increase efficiency and maintain product integrity for medical devices. Read about the latest developments in global packaging standards and how these standards will impact healthcare packaging.
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Industry watch

06/09

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

06/09

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

Motor delivers big benefits on bagging machine

06/09

Content Type Image Electric motors on this bagging machine for manual loading of meat, cheese, or medical devices were not a good fit, so an air motor gets the nod.

It’s all about precision and timing

06/09

Content Type Image  Six-cavity thermoformed cassettes used for clinical blood testing require careful handling during packaging. This controls solution delivers.

Cartons unveil masks during ‘swine flu’ outbreak

06/09

Content Type Image   The H1N1 ‘swine flu’ outbreak offers a healthy outlook for American firm’s manufacturing/packaging operations.

Drug makers not preempted from lawsuits

04/17/09

Content Type Image  U.S. Supreme Court decision offers a reminder that drug manufacturers, not the FDA or others, are responsible for product safety.

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

04/09

Content Type Image  The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

Checking in on FDA enforcement stats

04/09

Content Type Image  Reading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s enforcement statistics is like reading tea leaves, with all due respect to tea leaf readers.

Three-step blood bag reduces risks and costs

03/02/09

Content Type Image  Blood collection bag permits users to lyophilize, store, and reconstitute blood in a single device, a prototype of which has been sent to the U.S. Army. 

Carton design lures buyers

01/09

Content Type Image   Communicative descriptors and color schemes on cartons help Ansell Healthcare Products introduce its LifeStyles condoms.

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Vision and robotics aid pick-and-place system    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  The M-436-I Robotic Pick-and-Place system from Flexicell Robotic Solutions can load trays, cartons, cases, or flow wrapper infeeds. It picks and packs randomly oriented items. USDA washdown capability makes it especially useful in food plant operations. Also useful in the medical device or pharma sectors. Capable of up to 130 pieces/min, depending on product.

Podcast: Sorbents factor into life science packaging

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