Operational Excellence

The Industrial Internet of Things driving pharma line integration

Changes come slow to pharmaceutical packagers, but the push is on to integrate lines. A study released last Fall from PMMI Business Intelligence says serialization is driving the change.

June 6, 2017

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Cartoning

Bayer’s ‘Shamrock’ package cures design headaches

Cloverleaf-shaped strip-pack, customized machinery provide peel-open consumer convenience and market differentiation for fast-acting Bayer aspirin.

May 16, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Report indicates strong growth in continuous manufacturing

The increasing adoption of continuous technologies by pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and CMOs seeks to address the challenges related to product quality, drug supply and operational costs.

May 11, 2017

Operational Excellence

3D printing applications could transform healthcare

Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team says pharmacy distribution is expected to be disrupted by 3D printing that simplifies drug customization.

May 2, 2017

Operational Excellence

Taking Wound Care Cues from Spiders

Is point-of-use nanofiber production the future of wound care? Harvard researchers inch closer to a system that could one day produce sterile bandages in the field.

April 21, 2017

Packaging line integration

Heightened Focus on Brand Protection for Food and Beverage

With food safety regulations increasing and counterfeiting on the rise, food and beverage companies seek new solutions to protect their brands.

March 28, 2017

Packaging line integration

Tool up for an effective inaugural show

Making the most of a quickly approaching ProFood Tech 2017

March 23, 2017

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

AB BioTechnologies Selects Aseptic Filling Workcell and Lyophilizer Loader

The pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services company will reportedly be the first to operate a complete Vanrx system that includes the SA25 aseptic filling workcell, accumulator and lyophilizer loader.

March 9, 2017

Packaging line integration

The Power of the Entire Supply Chain Under One Roof

ProFood Tech Registrants Gain Complementary Access to ProMat and Automate Expos

January 25, 2017

Sustainability

Pfizer Enhances Capsule Filling/Weighing in Freiburg, Germany

For more than 30 years, Pfizer’s Freiburg facility has used Bosch machinery that has produced benefits such as lean manufacturing, sustainability and reduced waste. It’s no wonder more equipment will be added in 2017.

December 8, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Polpharma Implements PAS-X MES in Poland

Manufacturing Execution System will support efficient operations in the production departments for parenteral and solid forms as well as in R&D.

November 17, 2016

Operational Excellence

Considerations for implementing single-use filling systems

More targeted medical treatment therapies push the single-use systems option for fill/finish operations.

November 7, 2016

Operational Excellence

FDA Opioid Action Plan Includes Packaging, Labeling

Agency “Voice Blog” says FDA would help fund the development of assessment tools to evaluate packaging, storage, delivery, and disposal solutions designed to prevent or deter misuse and abuse of opioid analgesics.

November 1, 2016