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Plug-and-pack a reality

A new crop of Plug-and-Pack™ packaging machines promises to simplify integration and facilitate line optimization.

L to R: Pharmacia's Robert Martell, Elau's Patrik Hug, Norden Pac's Jonas Ewing, and Markem's Fred Putnam.
L to R: Pharmacia's Robert Martell, Elau's Patrik Hug, Norden Pac's Jonas Ewing, and Markem's Fred Putnam.

Announced at Pack Expo, Pharmacia Corp., Peapack, NJ, is the first end user to purchase a Plug-and-Pack™ packaging machine. Plug-and-Pack refers to a set of standardization guidelines from the Open Modular Architecture Controls (OMAC) Packaging Workgroup designed to reduce engineering time required to build, install and maintain packaging equipment.

The third-generation tube filling machine, from Norden Pac (Branchburg, NJ), incorporates OMAC’s PackML (Packaging Machine Language) on the company’s EasyWare machine control via Elau’s (Chicago, IL) PacDrive™ integrated motion/logic controller.

“I’m thrilled to be the first customer to receive a packaging machine with PackML inside,” said Pharmacia automation engineer Robert Martell at the show. “For my business, this is a great step toward reducing the cost of integrating and validating my pharmaceutical packaging systems for FDA compliance.”

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