Newsletter | March 7, 2013

03.07.13 -- How To Conduct A Magnet Pull Test

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Departments:
Inspection
QA/QC
Solid Dose
Logistics
Liquid Dose
Critical Environments
Packaging
Featured Focus: Inspection
How To Conduct A Magnet Pull Test
By Bill Dudenhoefer, Eriez
Many manufacturers today invest thousands — if not millions — of dollars annually into magnetic separation equipment, proactively reducing the risk that any foreign object or contaminant will be mixed in with a product sold to their network of customers, including other OEMs, distributors, or direct to consumer.
WHITE PAPER: Energy Efficient Automation Systems For Increased Revenues And Sustainability
By Kristine Inserra, Festo Corp.
Energy efficiency is exhibited only in the total application. Therefore, how can you save energy and hence costs in automation technology? This question is not easy to answer for production companies. They are presented with great challenges both in the planning and the operation of new and existing production plants.
WHITE PAPER: Developing A Solid Maintenance Plan With An Industrial Vacuum
PRESENTATION: PAPPIS Visual Inspection System
PRODUCT: X-Ray Inspection Of Pharmaceutical Capsules
PRODUCT: Thermo Scientific Product Assurance Services And Solutions (PASS)
» Solid Dose
ARTICLE: Understanding Feeder Accuracy
By Sharon Nowak, K-Tron
Accuracy is key to quality in any process that employs gravimetric feeders to proportion or control the flow of bulk solids materials. Ever more stringent processing and formulation standards demand a clear understanding of the nature and measurement of feeder performance.
WHITE PAPER: Preparing Wet Granulations In A Planetary Mixer
BROCHURE: Servolift Conical V Blenders
PRODUCT: Deduster KD7015 Combination Unit
NEWS: Capsugel Announces Acquisition Of Encap Drug Delivery
» Liquid Dose
WHITE PAPER: Ways To Optimize Solid-Liquid Mixing
By Christine Banaszek, Application Engineer, Charles Ross and Son Company
The aim of this paper is to provide practical information on the efficient use of specialty mixing equipment for the preparation of low-, medium-, and high-viscosity, solid-liquid mixtures under low- and high-shear conditions.
PRODUCT: NS3110 High-Pressure Homogenizer And Pump
PRODUCT: Filamatic Monobloc Automatic Liquid Filling System
PRODUCT: Endotoxin Removal
NEWS: FDA Approves Once-Monthly ABILIFY MAINTENA for Extended-Release Injectable Suspension for Schizophrenia
» Packaging
WHITE PAPER: Label Mix-Up Prevention: Using Vision To Improve The Labeling Process
Q&A: Advantages Of Nondestructive Package Testing
BROCHURE: Bunting Metal Detection
PRODUCT: Custom Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions
» QA/QC
WHITE PAPER: Monitoring Chemical Processes For Early Fault Detection Using Multivariate Data Analysis Methods
By Dr. Frank Westad, Chief Scientific Officer, CAMO Software
This white paper includes a background and explanation of some of the key multivariate methods, as well as examples of how to interpret typical mulitvariate plots. It uses a real-world example from a paper manufacturing company that was able to improve a key quality parameter, Print Through, by better understanding the variables impacting it.
WHITE PAPER: Calibration And Documentation For Process Manufacturing: Costs, Benefits And Feasibility
By Jim Shields, Fluke Corporation
Process manufacturing plants require hundreds, even thousands, of sophisticated devices that perform countless critical operations ceaselessly, accurately, and reliably. Those devices in turn require regular inspection, testing, calibration, and repair.
WHITE PAPER: Big Data Turns Labor Information Into Gold
CASE STUDY: Pharmaceutical Company Cuts Packaging Costs
BROCHURE: Simplify Clinical Trials Documentation And Reduce Compliance Risk
PRODUCT: Centrifuge Liner
NEWS: FDA Grants QIDP And Fast Track Designations For Cubist's Late-Stage Antibiotic Candidates
» Logistics
ARTICLE: How Supply Chain Innovations Are Overcoming Pharma Distribution Challenges
By Larry Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer, DDN
As drugs and therapies become increasingly sophisticated, such scientific innovation creates complex distribution challenges for life sciences manufacturers. Because these advanced treatments are frequently temperature sensitive, they often must be delivered rapidly using technology capable of preserving their efficacy.
WHITE PAPER: Scientific Standards For Ambient Temperature Profile Development
By Kenneth Maltas, Vice President of Engineering; Auston Matta, Engineering Team Lead R&D; Kevin O'Donnell, Technical Director; D'Arcy Ryan, Director of Marketing
Storing and shipping highly temperature-sensitive drug products requires sophisticated packaging to ensure that the product remains safe and viable — from the manufacturing plant to the end user.
CASE STUDY: Taking Pharmaceuticals Off The Beaten Path: Fisher BioServices Finds The Solution For Logistics Nightmares
PODCAST: The Importance Of Asset Tracking In The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
» Critical Environments
WHITE PAPER: Designing A Biosafety Cabinet To Optimize User Ergonomics And Safety
By Labconco Corporation and contributing author, Terri Erickson-Harper*, Industrial Designer, Human Factors Practitioner and Assistant Professor of Industrial Design, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
The goal of Labconco Corporation took just 11 words to state: to produce the most ergonomically efficient and safe laboratory cabinet practical. To bring the goal to reality took considerably more effort.
WHITE PAPER: Top 10 Considerations When Selecting An Isolator Supplier
By Gary Partington, Walker Barrier Systems
While price is certainly an important reason for buying any piece of capital equipment, it is not always the top reason. There are important considerations to examine when selecting an isolator supplier, to be certain that you are getting what you are paying for, before the purchase order is written.
PRODUCT: Pharmaceutical Glovebox
PRODUCT: Powder Handling Downflow Booth
PRODUCT: HPLC: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Enclosures
PRODUCT: Large Laboratory Glassware Washing System: G 7825
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