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Amkor Technology announces cleanroom facility plans in Vietnam

The semiconductor packaging and test services provider has made plans to expand capacity with new factory in Bac Ninh

ATS continues acquisition spree with pharma packaging addition

After the recent acquisition of aseptic specialist Comecer, ATS has added a specialised manufacturer of pharmaceutical processing and packaging equ...

Packaging expert PTI acquires leak detection specialist

US-based Packaging Technologies & Inspection has acquired Leak Detection Associates, a global manufacturer of helium-based, high sensitivity leak d...

Clearing up the bioplastic confusion

In clean and sterile environments there is a need for a lot of single-use consumables that contain plastic, but this poses an obvious environmental...

NuTec employs cleanroom robots to develop automated medical syringe manufacturing

NuTec Tooling Systems has built a syringe coating machine, including four Epson Cleanroom SCARA robots for a pharmaceutical OEM

Tjoapack invests $12.1m into Etten-Leur facility

The expansion will see the Tjoapack team almost double with the appointment of more than 100 employees

Packaging prefilled syringes: solving the sterility conundrum

What’s the key to ensuring sterility when packaging prefilled syringes?

Optimise desiccants with 3D validation software

Baltimore's CFD model brings predictive science to validation. Desiccants are tested for performance over time, bringing cost-efficiency to the for...

Gerresheimer converts existing production area into cleanroom

Existing production space has been converted into a 500 sqm cleanroom of the ISO-14644-1 classes 8 and 7 and an additional extension building is no...

The large-scale production of the new crown vaccine faces a major bottleneck

According to reports, to control this epidemic, the world needs to produce 14 billion doses of vaccine

Opinion: Delamination is clouding the bigger picture in pharmaceutical glass containers

Daniel Capon of Glass Technology Services on the trend to badge any perceived problem with glass used in packaging as delamination

Injectable drugs: Stability, sterility and shelf life boost with flexible packaging

Pharma companies are turning to flexible structures for packaging injectable medicines due to new technology provides improved stability, sterility...

GRAM opens fill-finish US facility

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing has discussed details of the cGMP parenteral drug manufacturing, analytical testing, and regulatory filing servic...

Packaging: The secret to food safety

Dr Ulrich Nehring, a food chemist, sheds light on the packaging materials that can help manufacturers ensure food safety

Antares Vision acquires pharma packaging leak specialist for $17.9m

Antares Vision has acquired Convel, an Italian company specialises in automated inspection machines for the pharmaceutical industry

Blister packaging revival

Kori Anderson of Honeywell presents a new barrier film technology that delivers cost-efficiency to manufacturers and better experience for patients