Rollprint Packaging Products, a global supplier of packaging materials to the healthcare sector, has received certification for its ISO Class 8 cleanroom, which has been built at its plant in Addision, Illinois, US.
The 6,000ft2 cleanroom announced in February and now in operation, is being used for the production of sterile medical packaging pouches.
“We received overwhelming response from medical device manufacturers soon after our announcement. The interest has been so significant that we will be adding additional production capacity,” said Dwane Hahn, Rollprint’s VP of sales and marketing.
In 1978, Rollprint’s chairman, Robert Dodrill, designed and marketed the foil header pouch. Thirty-four years later, Rollprint will be using its latest proprietary structures to produce pouches and bags in a variety of configurations in the new cleanroom.
The firm says the vertical integration allows it to control material quality and assures high class production for demanding medical device, pharmaceutical and life science applications.
“We are pleased to be able to announce that we have met the rigorous certification criteria and are now producing pouches in our cleanroom,” said Hahn.
The cleanroom houses five production lines capable of producing a variety of pouch structures including header bags, chevron, vented, three-side weld seals, corner peels, etc.
“Many of the packaging structures used today for pharma and medical device applications – such as film and foil header pouches, coextruded, peelable heat-seal films and silicon oxide/aluminum oxide composites – were first introduced to the industry by Rollprint. The new cleanroom capability builds on that legacy,” said Hahn.
