Upcoming Webinar For Packaging Professionals

We are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar to be presented by Oliver Stauffer, vice president/COO, PTI Inspection Technologies, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

IoPP Webinar Topic
The Path to Package Integrity
• Date & Time: : March 26, 2013, 10 – 11am Central Time
• Costs: IoPP members: Free
              Non-Members: $99

To register: http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3235

When it comes to package integrity, what’s referred to as “level of assurance” can be rephrased as “what leak size still works for a particular product?” Gray areas exist, and it comes down to how much substrate or organisms will transfer through a leak, and at what level does this transfer of substrate or organisms affect the product. So the real question becomes, What is the “Critical-to-Quality” leak size?

Oliver Stauffer will address these issues in the IoPP webinar “The Path to Package Integrity.” His presentation will offer insight into understanding and defining the Critical-to-Quality leak size for various package and container formats, and also on how to fully understand package barrier. He will also discuss what happens when a package suffers from an integrity failure.

What you will learn:
• Understanding and acting on Critical-to-Quality leak size
• Defining sterile barrier and integrity
• Characterizing leakage
• Identifying potential problems

About Oliver Stauffer
Oliver Stauffer received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Michigan and completed his MBA at Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business. He worked for several years in analytical and R&D laboratories. His expertise and focus has primarily been new technologies and test method development specific to package testing. Stauffer joined PTI in 2005 as a member of the research and development team working on non-destructive testing of blister packaging. In 2006, he joined the sales team as sales/applications engineer for PTI Inspection Systems. He held the position of International Business Development Manager for PTI through 2010, focusing on global quality solutions for package inspection that are robust, faster, cleaner, cheaper to maintain, and that reduce manufacturing waste. In 2011, he was appointed as V.P. Inspection Technologies.

About PTI
PTI Inspection Systems is the leading manufacturer of non-destructive package inspection technologies for the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and container industries. We offer inspection systems for package integrity testing, seal integrity and leak testing. Our technologies exclude subjectivity from package testing, and use test methods that conform to ASTM standards. PTI Inspection systems provide repeatable, reliable results and can be incorporated into protocols at any point in the manufacturing process as they are non-destructive, non-invasive and require no sample preparation. For more information, visit www.ptiusa.com.