Equipment

Data collected through the Industrial Internet of Things enable predictive maintenance.

The Raised Stopper Inspection machine from Antares Vision verifies proper sealing of freeze-dried vials.

Shim-pack Bio Diol and IEX columns from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments improve the accuracy of the characterization of peptides, oligonucleotides, and other biopharmaceuticals.

BD’s new Intevia 1mL two-step disposable autoinjector, a device that combines an autoinjector and a pre-fillable syringe into one system, has a two-step, push-on-skin activation feature that allows the effective and safe injection of drugs of different viscosities up to 35cP and different fill volumes up to 1mL.

Cube Plus by GiroNEX is an automated precision powder dispensing system for use in manufacturing powder-filled capsules and vials for early phase clinical trials and related drug development studies.

The latest 600-gallon VersaMix Model VM-600 from Ross is qualified for high-speed subsurface powder induction with a proprietary Ross Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM).

The company showcased its compact robotic nest filling machine at CPhI Worldwide 2019 on Nov.–7 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The goal of Design for Reliability (DfR) is to eliminate defects at the design stage; PharmTech interviews Jacobs about DfR for pharma equipment.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences will supply Akeso Pharmaceuticals with the FlexFactory platform to accelerate production of antibody drugs in the Guangzhou region.

MegaShear from Ross is a patented ultra-high shear rotor/stator mixer for high-throughput emulsification, dispersion, and homogenization.

Extrudor by MG America is a new powder dosing unit that only requires one dosing disk per capsule size, regardless of the dosage.

The new Innomech Benchtop Systems developed for and offered by Aston Particle Technologies (APT) combine two benchtop systems to organize small amounts of blended pharmaceutical powders for use in APT’s formulation development projects.

Deitz Company introduced the Pharmafill™ CS2 to its line of automated cotton inserters.

The company will showcase its RayDyLyo all-plastic capping solution, which works in conjunction with SCHOTT’s adaptiQ ready-to use (RTU) vials and groninger Nestfillers by providing maximum flexibility for fill/finish operations.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences’ KUBio box is an integrated, flexible biomanufacturing environment for viral vector-based gene therapies.

US-based SP Industries acquired the sterile filling line assets of Spain-based i-Dositecno.

Gerresheimer enlarged a cleanroom, installed a high-performance furnace, and automated testing and packaging systems for pharmaceutical glass packaging in Essen, Germany.

Improving operator skills using flexible, online training benefits pharmaceutical tableting operations.

Ready-to-use components help compounders and manufacturers of small batches overcome economy-of-scale limitations in aseptic GMP manufacturing.

Optima Packaging explains its approach to process design.

Automated fill/finish and inspection equipment displayed at the 2019 Healthcare Packaging Expo improves quality and efficiency.

CPI, the University of Strathclyde, GSK, and AstraZeneca Collaborate on a continuous direct compression digital twin for pharmaceutical formulation optimization.

MG America’s Extrudor system for its capsule filling equipment uses only one dosing disk per capsule size for all dosages.

The new Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer from Protagen Protein Services is used for advanced structural characterization of protein-based biologics and monitoring of vibrational modes of the amide bonds within a protein while in its native state and formulation matrix.

The new Nexera Prep Series Preparative Purification Liquid Chromatograph by Shimadzu improves prep processes for extraction of functional and impurity components, purification of target compounds in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries, and productivity via flexible scalability and preparative workflow.

Airnet II Stainless Steel by Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) aids in cleanroom monitoring in high dust and moisture environments.

VersaMix Multi-Shaft Mixers from Ross utilize a proprietary powder induction feature for charging of thickeners to produce high-quality gels, creams, and pastes.

Advances in fill/finish for parenteral packaging address demands for efficiency and product safety.

As tests at GSK have shown, integrating powder testing into overall operations can optimize process understanding, and with it, raw material selection, equipment design, and process development.

The Industry 4. 0 tools of augmented and virtual reality aid pharmaceutical fill/finish equipment design, training, and troubleshooting.