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Image: Securikett

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14/02/2024

Paper safety labels for recycling

Products that are counterfeit or which have been tampered with cause large economic damage. Safety labels can help to guarantee the authenticity and integrity of goods, as when someone attempts to open the packaging, it leaves irreversible traces. When it comes to recyclability, however, these small labels are often not performing very well.
Roll of adhesive tape over a cardboard box

Image: Futamura

11/08/2023

Sustainable tamper-proofing
When it comes to protecting valuable products from tampering and theft, the method often used is to apply adhesive tape that will leave permanent marks on the packaging if an attempt is made to open it. In addition to recyclable paper solutions, there are now compostable alternatives made from bio-based film.
Product photo of the PaperX tube by Hoffmann Neopac

Image: Hoffmann Neopac

16/05/2023

What are the benefits of paper tubes?
Packaging is being viewed differently in these times of ever scarcer raw materials and increasing environmental issues. As are tubes. Some companies are placing their hopes on fibre-based solutions, e.g. paper. But are there only benefits to paper tubes?
product image of two crossed stick packs.

Stick packs are being used increasingly by the pharmaceutical industry, for example for liquid medicines for oral ingestion. (Image: Volpak)

13/03/2023

Flexible packaging for the pharmaceutical sector
Easy handling and exact dosing – this is the promise that flexible packaging also makes for the use of medicines. One example is the stick pack. Spanish mechanical engineering company Volpak now has a new line to process these packagings in their portfolio.
Printing table and extruder for 3D printing

The system developed by the project HME 3D, a printing table (left) and an extruder (right). (Image: TH Köln / Heike Fischer)

14/02/2023

Pills are printed, not pressed
A research group has now developed a new printing technique that allows even more active and carrier substances to be 3D printed into customised drugs. Pharmaceutical polymers are printed directly, without first creating a filament.
A person joining two pieces of a puzzle.

Business cooperations can offer added value especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. (Image: Vardan Papikyan)

16/01/2023

Added value through cooperation
In a competitive system, cooperation might not seem the way to success. But small and medium-sized enterprises especially can profit from cooperation – even in the packaging sector. This can be seen in the example of German companies Koch Pac-Systeme and Zahoransky.
Blister pack serialisation

Serialising single doses makes it possible to track each primary package. Photo: SEA Vision

17/08/2022

Forgery-proof blister packs
There is often still the potential for counterfeiting primary packaging for medication, for example if it is separated from the secondary packaging. Now, SEA Vision and the Marchesini Group have presented a new technology for the serialisation and aggregation of blister packs. 

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Two mint green tubes with aluminium seals lying next to each other.

Image: etma

10/03/2022

Tube Trends
The tube as we know it was invented in 1841. In times of resource scarcity and rethinking sustainability, however, this faithful companion is facing major changes. Certain trends are emerging clearly.
Doctor with an injection needle

Foto: Dimitri Houtteman //unsplash

23/11/2020

Ensuring safe packaging for the corona vaccine
The wait for the corona vaccine has finally come to an end. BNT162b2 is the name of the first promising vaccine candidate. However, before we can start vaccinating, we need to overcome huge logistical hurdles which require suitable packaging and processes.
Three doctors with face masks

Photo: Gustavo Fring von Pexels

27/10/2020

The coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for the packaging industry?
The coronavirus pandemic changed everything, with the packaging industry also experiencing a transformation. The fact that not every consequence of the crisis was bad is demonstrated by individual examples of industry participants who were able to find opportunity in the COVID-19 situation.
Woman in front of chemist’s with mask and cap, wearing a black coat and carrying a black bag

Foto: Anna Shvets, Pexels

06/08/2020

How varnishes can protect us against viruses and bacteria
Since the outbreak of corona, we have all been washing our hands industriously to avoid catching the dangerous Covid-19 virus. But varnishes can also help protect us against viruses and bacteria on packaging. The activated ingredient in Microbe Protect special varnish contains nanosilver and is said to provide 99.99 percent protection.
3D printed tablets

Foto: James Yarema, Unsplash

03/06/2020

3D printed tablets
Pills at the push of a button. We’re not quite there yet but the future of 3D printed tablets, called printlets, looks promising. Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, wants to make paths in industrial applications for 3D printed tablets.
Plastic bag containing medicine mixture

© Multidos

20/02/2020

Repackaging pharmaceuticals in blister packs
Around the world, the number of elderly people is increasing. This is accompanied by an increase in the demand for pharmaceutical packaging that is geared towards senior citizens. In blister packaging centres, pharmaceuticals are repackaged in blister packaging that is user-friendly and tailored to the patient’s needs, thus preventing dosage errors.
Bottle of cannabis oil

© Laryssa Suaid // Pexels

14/02/2020

Packing UV-sensitive products under LED lights
Especially where sensitive medication is concerned, packaging for UV-sensitive products is in high demand. UV-free LED lights can help package medication securely, whilst at the same time preventing interruptions that occur when converting to other product lines. And when it comes to food and beverages, integrated UV absorbers can protect sensitive products.
Grafik: Messe Düsseldorf

Grafik: Messe Düsseldorf

23/01/2020

Number of the Month: Pharmaceuticals 2020
The rise in the number of older patients, increasing urbanisation and a growing middle class. Participating companies are called upon to react to the changing patient needs related to convenience whilst at the same time offering safe packaging and process technologies as well as safe bottling and packaging solutions.
Scanning device for pharmaceutical packaging

© Cosys Ident GmbH

17/01/2020

Pharmaceutical packaging for senior citizens
The world’s population is growing older – the UN predicts that by 2050, an estimated 426 million people will be over 80, around three times as many as in 2019. With an increase in age, the demand for pharmaceuticals and innovative packaging solutions for an older population also increases, including personalisation, smart technologies and e-commerce.
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