Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Pharmapack announces 2010 award winners

Healthcare Packaging Publisher Jim Chrzan reports live from Paris, France, where the Pharmapack Awards 2010 were presented today for innovations in safety and compliance, in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and veterinary packaging.

February 3, 2010

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Flexible packaging

Blister machine expands capacity for contract pharmaceutical packaging

Compass Pharma Services installs a new high-speed blister-packaging machine.

January 19, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging is key to club-store success

The unique environment of the wholesale club store demands that packaging be retail-ready, eye-catching, innovative, and environmentally friendly to secure product sales.

January 8, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Alka-Seltzer labeling blunder leads to recall

Labeling on foil blister cards was printed in reverse for less than 4% of the packages in the lot.

December 10, 2009

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

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