Ask The Experts http://pmpn.canon-experts.com The only place to get expert advice! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 We’re thinking about automated loading of inserts. Is there a label volume or line speed after which this becomes cost justifiable? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/07/we%e2%80%99re-thinking-about-automated-loading-of-inserts-is-there-a-label-volume-or-line-speed-after-which-this-becomes-cost-justifiable/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/07/we%e2%80%99re-thinking-about-automated-loading-of-inserts-is-there-a-label-volume-or-line-speed-after-which-this-becomes-cost-justifiable/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:30:36 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=619 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/07/we%e2%80%99re-thinking-about-automated-loading-of-inserts-is-there-a-label-volume-or-line-speed-after-which-this-becomes-cost-justifiable/feed/ Trying to understand future requirements for Serialization on vial label and outer carton for an IV product. When will serialization be required by the FDA (Federal) and/or by the state of California? How can this be automated? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/03/trying-to-understand-future-requirements-for-serialization-on-vial-label-and-outer-carton-for-an-iv-product-when-will-serialization-be-required-by-the-fda-federal-andor-by-the-state-of-california/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/03/trying-to-understand-future-requirements-for-serialization-on-vial-label-and-outer-carton-for-an-iv-product-when-will-serialization-be-required-by-the-fda-federal-andor-by-the-state-of-california/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:09:14 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=614 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/03/trying-to-understand-future-requirements-for-serialization-on-vial-label-and-outer-carton-for-an-iv-product-when-will-serialization-be-required-by-the-fda-federal-andor-by-the-state-of-california/feed/ We use form-fill-seal machines and 0.015 PVC or PET packaging material. We now fabricate our own tooling but have been having problems with the heat plates. We are using 6061 T6 with hard anodization impregnated with teflon coating and our radiant heat distribution is not as even as the “store bought” plates. Both plates are alum and are coated the same. Is there another alum that will work better in this application? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/03/we-use-form-fill-seal-machines-and-0015-pvc-or-pet-packaging-material-we-now-fabricate-our-own-tooling-but-have-been-having-problems-with-the-heat-plates-we-are-using-6061-t6-with-hard-anodization/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/03/we-use-form-fill-seal-machines-and-0015-pvc-or-pet-packaging-material-we-now-fabricate-our-own-tooling-but-have-been-having-problems-with-the-heat-plates-we-are-using-6061-t6-with-hard-anodization/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:26:39 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=611 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/03/we-use-form-fill-seal-machines-and-0015-pvc-or-pet-packaging-material-we-now-fabricate-our-own-tooling-but-have-been-having-problems-with-the-heat-plates-we-are-using-6061-t6-with-hard-anodization/feed/ I’m looking for a cartoner that can fold a carton with a 5th panel for lip balm tube. We are looking for a speed around 60 - 100 units per minute with the option to glue or reverse tuck carton. Automatic feeding would be a nice feature to have. I have a drawing if necessary. http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/02/i%e2%80%99m-looking-for-a-cartoner-that-can-fold-a-carton-with-a-5th-panel-for-lip-balm-tube-we-are-looking-for-a-speed-around-60-100-units-per-minute-with-the-option-to-glue-or-reverse-tuck-carton/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/02/i%e2%80%99m-looking-for-a-cartoner-that-can-fold-a-carton-with-a-5th-panel-for-lip-balm-tube-we-are-looking-for-a-speed-around-60-100-units-per-minute-with-the-option-to-glue-or-reverse-tuck-carton/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:17:21 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=607 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/02/i%e2%80%99m-looking-for-a-cartoner-that-can-fold-a-carton-with-a-5th-panel-for-lip-balm-tube-we-are-looking-for-a-speed-around-60-100-units-per-minute-with-the-option-to-glue-or-reverse-tuck-carton/feed/ Can you give me insight into potential areas of opportunity for general savings in the market for pharmaceutical firms? Reducing the thickness of materials can save pharma companies up to 2-4%. The pharmaceutical firms can also decrease the cost of packaging and shipping by switching to a reusable shipper. Changing from product-specific packaging to “temperature-specific” packaging can also help to decrease the cost. Are there any more such strategies pharmaceutical and biotech companies can employ to decrease their costs? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/01/can-you-give-me-insight-into-potential-areas-of-opportunity-for-general-savings-in-the-market-for-pharmaceutical-firms-reducing-the-thickness-of-materials-can-save-pharma-companies-up-to-2-4-the-pha/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/01/can-you-give-me-insight-into-potential-areas-of-opportunity-for-general-savings-in-the-market-for-pharmaceutical-firms-reducing-the-thickness-of-materials-can-save-pharma-companies-up-to-2-4-the-pha/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:37:22 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=605 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2011/01/can-you-give-me-insight-into-potential-areas-of-opportunity-for-general-savings-in-the-market-for-pharmaceutical-firms-reducing-the-thickness-of-materials-can-save-pharma-companies-up-to-2-4-the-pha/feed/ We want to produce a single-use tubing set in a cleanroom setting. The primary packaging should be a transparent tray. In the tray another layer (thermoformed, cut, and printed) should be used. Is there any reasonable and cost-effective method to form, cut, and print (single color, symbols, letters) on the inner tray either in our cleanroom or in a similar environment at the supplier? Or is it mandatory to always do the printing upfront, then forming, cutting, cleaning, and relock it into our cleanrooms? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/12/we-want-to-product-a-single-use-tubing-set-in-a-cleanroom-setting-the-primary-packaging-should-be-a-transparent-tray-in-the-tray-another-layer-thermoformed-cut-and-printed-should-be-used-is-the/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/12/we-want-to-product-a-single-use-tubing-set-in-a-cleanroom-setting-the-primary-packaging-should-be-a-transparent-tray-in-the-tray-another-layer-thermoformed-cut-and-printed-should-be-used-is-the/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:01:29 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=600 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/12/we-want-to-product-a-single-use-tubing-set-in-a-cleanroom-setting-the-primary-packaging-should-be-a-transparent-tray-in-the-tray-another-layer-thermoformed-cut-and-printed-should-be-used-is-the/feed/ We have a design of a cartridge that contains six tubes that contain liquid reagents. (Think of the bullet holder of a revolver in the vertical.) Three of the tubes have an internal diameter of 0.25 in. The other three have a 0.15 in. diameter. The bottom of these tubes needs to be sealed to prevent reagent leaking. When a plunger at the top of each tube is pressed, the increased pressure needs to burst the seal, thus dispensing the liquid into a portion of the cartridge below. The burst pressure should be >10 psi. Can you suggest a material and vendor that will fit this application? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/12/we-have-a-design-of-a-cartridge-that-contains-six-tubes-that-contain-liquid-reagents-think-of-the-bullet-holder-of-a-revolver-in-the-vertical-three-of-the-tubes-have-an-internal-diameter-of-025-i/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/12/we-have-a-design-of-a-cartridge-that-contains-six-tubes-that-contain-liquid-reagents-think-of-the-bullet-holder-of-a-revolver-in-the-vertical-three-of-the-tubes-have-an-internal-diameter-of-025-i/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:39:53 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=594 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/12/we-have-a-design-of-a-cartridge-that-contains-six-tubes-that-contain-liquid-reagents-think-of-the-bullet-holder-of-a-revolver-in-the-vertical-three-of-the-tubes-have-an-internal-diameter-of-025-i/feed/ Is there any technology available today that can detect hair or other small contaminants inside a package made with a poly bottom-web, Tyvek top-web? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/is-there-any-technology-available-today-that-can-detect-hair-or-other-small-contaminants-inside-a-package-made-with-a-poly-bottom-web-tyvek-top-web/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/is-there-any-technology-available-today-that-can-detect-hair-or-other-small-contaminants-inside-a-package-made-with-a-poly-bottom-web-tyvek-top-web/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:21:42 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=591 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/is-there-any-technology-available-today-that-can-detect-hair-or-other-small-contaminants-inside-a-package-made-with-a-poly-bottom-web-tyvek-top-web/feed/ Do you see a need for medical packaging (or any other packaging, for that matter) to be antimicrobial? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/do-you-see-a-need-for-medical-packaging-or-any-other-packaging-for-that-matter-to-be-antimicrobial/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/do-you-see-a-need-for-medical-packaging-or-any-other-packaging-for-that-matter-to-be-antimicrobial/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:20:11 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=588 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/do-you-see-a-need-for-medical-packaging-or-any-other-packaging-for-that-matter-to-be-antimicrobial/feed/ We receive complaints about empty bottles despite the availability of an advanced machine and camera system and checkweigher. What precautions do we have to take? http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/we-receive-complaints-about-empty-bottles-even-though-availability-of-an-advanced-machine-and-camera-system-and-checkweigher-what-precautions-do-we-have-to-take/ http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/we-receive-complaints-about-empty-bottles-even-though-availability-of-an-advanced-machine-and-camera-system-and-checkweigher-what-precautions-do-we-have-to-take/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:20:55 +0000 daphne http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/?p=581 http://pmpn.canon-experts.com/2010/11/we-receive-complaints-about-empty-bottles-even-though-availability-of-an-advanced-machine-and-camera-system-and-checkweigher-what-precautions-do-we-have-to-take/feed/