Operational Excellence

Solid growth predicted for global pharma processing and packaging machinery

Report says generic and OTC meds increase demand for equipment, and improve pharmaceutical production in an era of automation and technology.

November 16, 2017

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Operational Excellence

Global Forum points to a healthcare ‘revolution’

As big data/information technology and medication therapies advance and intersect, how will packaging keep up?

October 10, 2017

Operational Excellence

Weighing the impact of self-driving vehicles on logistics

While the debate over the pros and cons of self-driving trucks expands, regulations are likely to play a key role in their potential future use.

September 21, 2017

Operational Excellence

First Person: E-commerce lifescience package transportation and testing considerations

Michael Kuebler, Technical Director, Smithers Pira North America, discusses trends and package considerations for life science products transported via e-commerce.

September 14, 2017

Operational Excellence

Mobile pharmacies help deliver life-saving meds

How do patients cope when hurricanes such as Harvey and Irma close pharmacies and potentially eliminate access to life-saving medicines?

September 8, 2017

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Automation driving blister packaging equipment market

Automation, facility modernization, efficiency and cost control factors combine to strengthen global demand for blister packaging machinery.

September 5, 2017

Operational Excellence

Refrigerators maintain medication temperatures at UNC Health Care

Medical-grade refrigerators provide quiet operation and energy efficiency in storing temperature-sensitive medications within UNC’s 10-facility, 3,400-bed healthcare system.

August 17, 2017

Operational Excellence

Serialization implementation improves Par Pharma’s efficiency

Par Pharmaceuticals benefits by employing analytics-based OEE tracking system that digitizes formerly manual data collection processes on multiple packaging lines.

August 3, 2017

Operational Excellence

Temperature issues affect clinical trials packaging

Dan Bell, Marken’s Vice President of Quality, Compliance and Technical Affairs, discusses pharmaceutical and biological clinical trials packaging issues.

July 26, 2017

Operational Excellence

Food processors are asking OEMS for improvements to processing equipment for the next generation of machinery

Cleanability is the number one request, according to a recent report from PMMI Business Intelligence, with 73 % seeking machinery that is designed and built to be cleaned and sanitized easily.

July 24, 2017

Operational Excellence

Nearly half of food processors predict spending more on capital equipment in the next 12 to 24 months

Trends driving these purchases include clean labeling, automation advancements and an increase in the number of SKUs, according to a study from PMMI Business Intelligence.

July 20, 2017

Material handling

Microtags provide on-product supply chain authentication

TruTag Wins 2017 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for edible microtags that can be used directly on pharmaceuticals.

July 13, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Level 4 serialization system offers a transformative promise

A Level 4 system has the potential to usher in a new era of supply chain efficiency, transparency and compliance.

July 11, 2017