Equipment and Processing Report-09-16-2009

PharmTech's monthly newsletter, Equipment & Processing Report, reviews the Editor's Picks for the September 2009 edition from Gore and Oystar.

Small-format packaging equipment can provide benefits to the pharmaceutical industry such as quick changeover and low tooling costs. The machines also can shorten the time it takes to bring a product to the market.

Investing time and money in auditing and optimizing a steam system can pay off quickly, especially because the costs of energy, maintenance, and downtime are steadily rising.