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52 MACHINERY UPDATE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 www.machineryupdate.co.uk Feature: Pharmaceuticals PPMA members have been busy this year meeting the varied needs of the pharmaceutical industry. For instance, Scotland’s new Medical Manufacturing Innovation Centre will soon take delivery of CME’s Just In Time (JIT) Clinical Trials Manufacturing System, a disruptive technology which will reduce the time taken to bring new medicines to market. Once delivered, this system will provide the MMIC with the flexibility to fill pill bottles with different types of drugs, in tablet or capsule form, without the risk of cross contamination, while maintaining traceability throughout the system. The multi-million pound turnkey system, designed and manufactured by CME, comprises a number of individual stations each of which is used to perform discreet operations including: handling, filling, sealing, weighing, marking, labelling and packing. A special feature of this system is its ability to meet the stringent pharmaceutical hygiene and cleanliness standards without the complete system being located in an ISO class clean room environment. During the most difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marchesini delivered a new automated packaging line to GSK UK to handle three different autoinjection devices for key new products. Products include a new Biopharmaceutical product used to treat patients who suffer from severe eosinophilic asthma and another Biopharmaceutical Injection for treatment of Lupus. When Marchesini won the tender from GSK UK to supply a complete line for packaging the three devices, at a speed of 140 per minute, the company devised a solution consisting of six machines and five Marchesini robots, capable of A whole host of equipment across sectors is now working to client needs Bespoke units deliver benefit PPMA members have answered the call to deliver a range of technologies to meet pharmaceutical needs handling two different sizes: single device laid flat or four devices positioned next to each other. In this tough year, Shemesh has been supporting the pharma sector by speeding up its production and enhancing the specifications of its range. Its SAMBAX-Z monoblock machine for packing containers and vials was supplied to Durisan for its hand sanitisers which are being handled at 100 a minute. The US-based company was so impressed with the equipment that a second order, this time for a complete sanitiser filling line, has since been placed. A multi-lane bowl feeder called FlexType M has been installed in a clean room by RNA Automation that permits the use of ‘laminar flow’. Extended covers of all substructures and the entire base frame prevent the air that flows in under laminar flow from swirling in said substructures. ‘ALTERNATING FEEDER’ In operation, protective sleeves are oriented in ten lanes and then buffered in an accumulation line. Output is 600 parts per minute given that 60 parts a minute are handled on each line. The special feature of this installation is the ‘alternating feeder element’ that serves to feed a second type of protective sleeve. Meanwhile, Audion Elektro’s new Magvac Plus vacuum impulse sealer has been successfully installed during this year. It features a touchscreen control pad which, says Audion, no other company offers. The machine gives the customer 50 seal parameter recipes, all of which allow storage of vacuum time, sealing temperature, gas flush time and sealing pressure. PFM Packaging Machinery has expanded its UK stock of equipment at its Leeds facility this year to help it supply pharmaceutical companies more quickly. For customers wrapping surgical gloves and face masks, ventilator and IV bags to blister packs, wet wipes and sanitisers, fast turnaround has been essential, says PFM. ▸
www.machineryupdate.co.uk NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 MACHINERY UPDATE 53 Macsa ID has recently supplied a D-5005 Duo green laser marking system and iLaserBox 450 workstation to Germany-based Röchling Medical for the high speed, accurate application of scale and measurement markings onto the different coloured plastic components of a patented new syringe delivery system. Other coding equipment suppliers offered UV lasers but recommended the installation of two machines. However, Macsa ID’s model achieved the desired results within just one system, representing a significant cost saving. A specific labelling requirement from a Latvian pharmaceutical packer was the driving force behind the development of Travtec’s recently launched TinyTampino Micro labeller. The Latvian company packs 10ml bottles and the outer carton for this required a tamper-evident label but at the time, there was no labelling machine available that could handle such a small size. Travtec was able to make a number of adjustments to the original machine design, creating a new model that could apply label seals down to 12 mm in width compared to 25 mm for the larger version. Meanwhile, Stonhard, sister company to Kemtile, has completed a flooring installation at AstraZeneca’s global manufacturing site in Macclesfield, Cheshire. A high performance flooring system was designed and installed as part of a refurbishment of an existing warehouse and packaging facility. A total of 6500sq m of epoxy systems was supplied throughout the new pharma production facility and cleanroom. W www.audionelektro.co.uk W www.cme-ltd.com W www.kemtile.co.uk W www.macsa.com W www.marchesini.com W www.pfmuk.com W www.rnaautomation.com W www.shemeshautomation.com W www.travtec.co.uk Latest Magvac Plus impulse sealer
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