Packaging and Distribution

Smart technologies, such as digital and laser printing, incorporated into manufacturing equipment are helping manufacturers align with sustainability goals, according to Sheikh Akbar Ali, general manager and head of Development and Technology for ACG Packaging Materials.

3D printing of personalized medications is currently possible under existing compounding regulations, offering enhanced process control through automation. But new legislation coming in 2025 will allow 3D printing as part of a distributed manufacturing framework.

The yearly convention in New York City showcased new and emerging technologies and gave participating exhibitors a chance to unveil their strategies for the second half of the 2020s.

William Wainwright, business development manager at Iwata Label USA, discusses the practical security benefits of functional labels at INTERPHEX 2025.

The company is highlighting its commitment to next-generation glass manufacturing in efforts to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain.

The company’s US entity, Iwata Label USA, will exhibit its Vial Protect Pack, Light Protect Pack, and Shrink Tack Label.

Rapid market growth in biologics is helping the packaging market expand as well, but the complex nature of biologics and the desire for personalized therapies present unique hurdles to make packaging solutions cost-effective and safe for patients.

Winners in this year's Pharmapack Awards include both commercial products and innovations that are shaping the future of pharmaceutical packaging.

The company will be featuring its sustainable packaging solutions at the event in Paris on Jan. 22–23, 2025.

The two companies will be exhibiting together after Gerresheimer’s December 2024 acquisition of Bormioli.

The company will be showcasing its injection blow molded bottles and five-layer blown film at the packaging event in Paris on Jan. 22–23, 2025.

Frontier Scientific Solutions has unveiled plans to use a $1.5 billion commitment from a major investor to create a global free trade zone gateway to facilitate the life sciences supply chain using Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina.

Manufacturers of five autologous or matched allogenic cell therapy products have selected TrakCel's IT platform, OCELLOS, to orchestrate the administration of these therapies, which are approved or expected to be approved in 2024.

The system is Hapman’s first major product launch since 2008, following a year of intensive R&D that builds upon the company’s eight decades of tubular drag conveyor expertise.

Rather than relying on a myriad of different systems, the author proposes that a cloud-based solution can control and coordinate everything, allowing manufacturers to deftly respond when changes in labeling requirements arise.

Pharmaceutical packaging must advance to adapt to new, complex modalities.

Important standards and guidelines for packaging protect and assist the patient.

As part of a range of sustainable products and services that SGD Pharma plans to showcase at CPHI Milan, the company will introduce its siliconized molded glass vials.

The company is touting its HPC74 series, which it said features heat-seal coated construction and has the highest puncture and tear strength of all of its reinforced medical papers to date.

Descon Conveyor Systems is joining Pacteon’s portfolio, and its product will be shown alongside those from Schneider Packaging Equipment and Phoenix Stretch Wrappers.

Manual and automated inspection technologies have their own advantages and limitations.

Packaging and packaging line innovations are addressing the industry’s growing use of biologics.

What are the lessons gleaned from a product’s E&L lifetime?

Pharmaceutical Technology gives a brief overview of some of developments in manufacturing facilities, including news from W.R. Grace & Co, ITT Inc, and SMC.

The European company has seen its business increase by 47% in North America.