Product News

Packaging and Sterilisation

  • 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)
  • Building a Recession-Proof Supply Chain
     A “pull system” can help ensure that supply-chain triggers are driven by customer demand in good times and bad
    (December, 2009)
  • Meeting the Challenges of Medical Device Packaging and Sterilisation
    Outsourcing your operations can bring logistical advantages and time savings
    (November, 2009)
  • New literature, cd-roms, videos and podcasts
    Motion control components   A general catalogue in two cross-referenced volumes presents the entire line of motion control components available from a specialist supplier. Available in English and German versions, the catalogue provides full information about linear guides, linear actuators...
    (November, 2009)
  • Recent Developments in Packaging Equipment
    Initial outlay pays off handsomely in part quality, reduction in cycle time and extension of tooling life span, says contract moulder
    (September, 2009)
  • Leak Testing Medical Devices
    Products and packaging require leak detection for quality assurance. This article compares and contrasts the two commonly used methods of pressure decay and trace gas testing and provides examples of using these techniques on a catheter and a sealed, impermeable pack.
    (September, 2009)
  • Product and Package Stability Studies: The Application of FDA Guidance
    The United States Food and Drug Administration provides guidance on physical tests to employ to demonstrate that packaging maintains the sterility of products throughout their shelf life. This article discusses what this means in practice for medical device manufacturers.
    (May, 2009)
  • Bringing Simplicity to the Packaging Process
    Adopting an open automation architecture for the packaging line is one way of managing the complexity of packaging medical devices, where a variety of functions and sterility of contents are required. Examples of the benefits of this approach are described.
    (May, 2009)
  • Using Low Volume Gas Analysis to Ensure Package Integrity
    Testing the gas composition of medical device packaging following routine gas flushing is an important element of quality control. This article discusses the use and benefits of a low volume gas analysis technique to test the atmos-pheric content of packaging and thereby avoid costly product wastage...
    (May, 2009)
  • Oliver Medical Receives Technical Innovation Award
    NEWS FEED Packaging specialist Oliver Medical (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) has received a 2009 Silver Award in Technical Innovation from the Flexible Packaging Association for its Osurance zone coated lids. Manufactured in a certified ISO 14644-1 Class 8 clean room, Osurance z...
    (May, 2009)
  • Cast Film Retains Clarity after Sterilisation
    NEWS FEED A cast-film grade from the Bormed polypropylene (PP) family is said to deliver best-in-class transparency for medical packaging applications. Bormed RE806CF, which is offered by Borealis (Vienna, Austria), produces cast films with superior optical properties even afte...
    (May, 2009)
  • Oliver Medical Receives Technical Innovation Award
    NEWS FEED Packaging specialist Oliver Medical (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) has received a 2009 Silver Award in Technical Innovation from the Flexible Packaging Association for its Osurance zone coated lids. Manufactured in a certified ISO 14644-1 Class 8 clean room, Osurance z...
    (May, 2009)
  • Styrenics: New Alternatives for Medical Packaging
    Styrene butadiene copolymers offer favourable economics over alternative transparent materials. New grades are being introduced for blister packaging and their features and properties are reported here.
    (May, 2009)
  • Using Low Volume Gas Analysis to Ensure Package Integrity
    Testing the gas composition of medical device packaging following routine gas flushing is an important element of quality control. This article discusses the use and benefits of a low volume gas analysis technique to test the atmos-pheric content of packaging and thereby avoid costly product wastage...
    (May, 2009)
  • Sourcing Digest
    Recent Developments in Materials, Equipment and Services for Med-Tech Packaging
    (May, 2009)
  • Bringing Simplicity to the Packaging Process
    Adopting an open automation architecture for the packaging line is one way of managing the complexity of packaging medical devices, where a variety of functions and sterility of contents are required. Examples of the benefits of this approach are described.
    (May, 2009)
  • Product and Package Stability Studies: The Application of FDA Guidance
    The United States Food and Drug Administration provides guidance on physical tests to employ to demonstrate that packaging maintains the sterility of products throughout their shelf life. This article discusses what this means in practice for medical device manufacturers.
    (May, 2009)