Product News

Packaging and Sterilisation

  • Burst Tester Verifies Sterile Barrier Seal Strength
    The Mark 5 version of the MET Mini Burst Tester is specifically designed for verification of sterile barrier seal strength in cleanrooms and QA laboratories. Performing burst tests as described in ASTM F2054 and ASTM F1140, the device is now available with a high volume option. This version of the m...
    (January, 2012)
  • Amcor Flexibles Showcases BNE Films at Compamed
    Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas (AFEA), a supplier of flexible packaging, showcased a selection of packaging material at Compamed 2011. Among other items, the company featured its range of buried nylon films suitable for EtO sterilisation. The films are suitable for the packacking of syringes,...
    (November, 2011)
  • MEDTEC Ireland Preview: Company Offers Contract Services for Blending, Packaging and Storage of Formulations
    With offices in Cork, Dublin and Belfast, Carbon Group offers a range of fine chemicals, solvents and natural ingredients from global producers. The firm also has contract manufacturing capabilities and expertise, with on-site facilities for blending (both wet and powder products), packaging and s...
    (September, 2011)
  • Tray Sealer is Designed for Cleanroom Compatibility
    A compact, semiautomatic tray sealer is suited for low-volume applications. Built on the same chassis as the manufacturer’s T250 tray sealer, the T260 has more sealing force, seals more trays per cycle and offers a higher level of seal integrity than its predecessor, according to the company. ...
    (September, 2011)
  • Tubing Set Coiling Machine Can Reduce Risk of Injury to Hands and Wrists
    The Mini-Winder tubing set coiling machine from S-Y-M Products is used in manufacturing and packaging of disposable medical devices, such as IV tubing and catheters. When using the Mini-Winder, tubing is coiled and packaged faster and the risk of injury to hands and wrists is reduced, according...
    (August, 2011)
  • Compact Micro Diaphragm Liquid Pump is Self-Priming and Maintenance-Free
    A manufacturer of diaphragm liquid pumps, KNF Flodos (Sursee; www.knf-flodos.ch) specialises in the research and development of diaphragm pump technology. “Our speciality is the development of very, very small pumps that you cannot find anywhere else,” says Jean Delteil, Marketing Manage...
    (June, 2011)
  • Rigid Packaging Material Withstands EtO, Gamma and E-beam Sterilisation
    Prent Corp.’s new MEDEX 641 medical-grade rigid packaging material features exceptional clarity and yield per pound, according to the company. The designer and producer of custom thermoformed packages for the medical device industry has introduced this new material as an alternative to XT poly...
    (June, 2011)
  • Thermoforming Machines Can Process Rigid and Soft Materials
      Italian machine manufacturer AL.MA builds thermoforming packaging machines for medical products in its own factory, handling everything from design and production using modern CNC systems to assembly and final ...
    (May, 2011)
  • Robotic Line Combines Deep-Draw Thermoforming and Carton Packaging
    A new robotic line, which integrates deep-draw thermoforming and carton packaging in one monobloc unit, is designed around three basic concepts: versatility, ergonomics and maximum efficiency in a limited space. With its new Unica robotic line, the Marchesini Group has completed its range of machine...
    (April, 2011)
  • Innovative Technologies for the Biofunctionalisation and Terminal Sterilisation of Medical Devices
    New enabling technologies are driving growth in the biological products market.
    (February, 2011)
  • Packaging and contract manufacturing
    SteriPack specialises in cleanroom manufactured medical packaging including pouches, lidding, rollstock, header bags and contract manufacturing services for the medical device industry that encompass moulding, cleaning, welding, assembly and packaging. The company also offers contract services rangi...
    (September, 2010)
  • Tubing Set Coiler Suited for Packaging Disposable Medical Devices
    The Mini-Winder tubing set coiling machine from S-Y-M Products Co. is suitable for packaging disposable medical devices such as tubing or wire sets. After an operator places a length of material on the turntable, the speed, diameter of coil, number of rotations and direction of the turntable can be ...
    (August, 2010)
  • Copolyester for Rigid Packaging Offers High Heat Resistance
    Optimised for rigid medical packaging, a copolyester offers high heat resistance, clarity and toughness. Impact and shatter resistant, the MP100 Tritan copolyester’s toughness and design flexibility ensure protection of sterilised devices against damage and breach of the sterile barrier. The...
    (July, 2010)
  • Rotary Heat-Sealing Machines Comply with Medical Directives
    Founded in 1946, Famos bv specialises in the production of rotary heat-sealing machines. The company’s line of heat sealers consists of 13 models, ranging from basic sealing machines to sophisticated heat sealers that can print data. The heat sealers comply with the medical directives and carr...
    (May, 2010)
  • Thermoforming Lines Can Be Used with a Variety of Packing Materials
    Packaging machine manufacturer AL.MA. develops thermoforming packing lines for a variety of disposable medical products including gauze, infusion sets, catheters and syringes. Different kinds of materials can be processed including rigid and soft, multilayer and monocomponent films. The company has ...
    (May, 2010)
  • Sustainability and Medical Device Packaging
    Sustainability is a growing ambition in the medical device industry. The changes outlined here that can be made to pack design to meet this goal will also bring other beneficial efficiencies. Options exist to increase product protection, enhance end-user convenience and improve manufacturing.
    (May, 2010)
  • Multilayer Films Withstand Sterilisation
    Wipak Medical Industrial offers a range of multilayer film structures and breathable packaging materials that can be sterilised for medical device packaging applications. The company’s packaging materials can be used to enclose products such as syringes and needles, catheters and tubing sets, ...
    (May, 2010)
  • A Few Words about Printing
    Inline labelling systems increase efficiency and safety
    (May, 2010)
  • Amcor Flexibles Awarded EAFA Trophies for Medical Packaging
    Amcor Flexibles (Paris; www.amcor.com) has received two awards from the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) for its medical device and pharmaceutical packaging. In the product preservation category, the company was recognised for the role it played in the development of packaging for the Roch...
    (May, 2010)
  • Transitioning from Preformed Trays to In-Line HFFS Machinery
    When volume supports the investment and packaging design warrants it, significant cost savings can be gained by thermoforming, loading and sealing trays in-line rather than purchasing preformed trays, handling them individually and then sealing after loading on a tray sealer. The factors to consider...
    (May, 2010)
  • An Inconvenient Truth about Reprocessing Single Use Devices
    Sometimes, what may seem like the right thing to do is just plain wrong. A commentary titled “A Call to Go Green in Healthcare by Reprocessing Medical Equipment,” published in the March 2010 issue of Academic Medicine, argues that the reprocessing of medical equipment, including single-u...
    (April, 2010)
  • In Focus on Packaging and Printing
    Supplier of Packaging Services Designs and Builds Own Production Equipment In House Operating out of a 2500-sq-m facility with two Class 8 and five Class 7 cleanrooms, Riverside Medical Packaging Ltd offers an array of medical packaging services and products. In addition to manufacturing peel pouch...
    (February, 2010)
  • Sterilisation Industry News
    Some of the important issues facing the sterilisation of medical devices include the sterilisation of combination products, and improvements in the processes being employed. This article outlines recent developments in X-ray sterilisation and low- and medium-energy electron beam capabilities, and re...
    (February, 2010)
  • Peelable Materials for Flexible Packaging
    In response to the need for higher manufacturing output, packaging consistency and increased validation scrutiny, packaging material suppliers have introduced new packaging formulations. This article examines the benefits of using peelable materials for the fabrication of flexible packaging for medi...
    (January, 2010)
  • First Look
    Noteworthy new materials, components and equipment suited for medical technology applications
    (January, 2010)