Cartoning

Achieving speed to commercialization: Visual Pak's three-pronged attack

Contract manufacturer and packager touts scale, vertical integration, and personal service to grow while servicing large and small consumer product companies.

December 7, 2009

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Sustainability

Healthcare packaging: Forecast 2010

An optimistic job outlook, Rx-to-OTC switches, and upbeat packaging sales predictions offer a beacon of hope for healthcare product packagers.

December 7, 2009

Sustainability

Featured discussions

December 7, 2009

Flexible packaging

Specialist converting and packaging machines at MD&M West

Doyen Medipharm, a converting and packaging machine manufacturer focusing on the medical and pharmaceutical industry, will present its technology at MD&M West 2010, Booth 2355.

December 1, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Laser seal registration on blister packer

The TFX blister machine was designed with GMP priorities foremost in mind.

November 16, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Contract packager's blister machine delivers flexibility

New blister-packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency.

October 20, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blister sealing machine

The SDS8S-12185 fully-automatic 8-station blister sealing machine from Visual Packaging runs all existing and new tooling sizes of 12.0 in. X 18.5 in. without any modifications or adapters to the tooling or the machines.

October 4, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-performance solution for small and medium batch blister production

The B1260 blister machine from Uhlmann shown in this video offers 240 blisters per minute throughput in a compact form factor — 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 meters). Between being attended to, the B1260 can produce up to 25,000 blisters.

September 16, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Validation processes and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Serving the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, what challenges did Contract Packaging Resources face in its acquisition of the new blister-thermoforming machine?

September 6, 2009

Flexible packaging

Contract packer flexes its flexibility

New blister packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency.

September 6, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blister card folder/wallet machine

MGS ‘s latest High Speed Blister Card Folder/Wallet Packaging System is the third generation of pharmaceutical blister card folder/wallet card machines, with an emphasis on modular stations and devices for future flexibility and product changeover.

August 30, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Demonstrating the fastest blister machine in the world

The Uhlmann B 1880 MTI delivers a maximum output of 1,300 blisters per minute. This short video highlights the top production features and advantages of this state-of-the-art thermo forming system, including a 30 percent productivity advantage over machines of comparable footprint.

August 10, 2009

Flexible packaging

Medical device packaging takes center stage in New York

Johnson & Johnson executive addresses the growing sophistication of counterfeiters; operating room nurses evaluate medical device packaging.

August 3, 2009