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What Is The Solution To Drug Shortages?As of July 2013, drug shortages seem to be getting worse and the drug shortage is not the result of numerous manufacturing issues but of something far more sinister.
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QC Testing: Quality Control Methods That Make A DifferenceBy Robert McGregor, Global Marketing and High End Product Manager, Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
How do you bring consistency to QC testing? Pharmaceutical products that meet manufacturability criteria and provide high level consumer satisfaction undergo a battery of tests before being distributed to the consumer. Using affordable instrumentation to perform QC tests, which certify that tablets, capsules, elixirs, ointments, etc. have the right physical properties, is essential for today’s successful business.
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Viscosity Flow Curve Tells AllCharacterizing any material for flow behavior involves testing it over a range of shear rates relevant to how it is processed in manufacturing or how it is used by the consumer. Ointments, for example, are used to coat human body parts like skin, lips, finger/toe nails, hair, eyeballs, etc. The coating action is such that the medicinal mixture, once applied to the surface of the object, spreads as it is rubbed into place. Therefore, a relevant viscosity test would employ shear rates that mimic this type of spreading action.
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Risk Mitigation With Pouch Packaging InspectionA major pharmaceutical company in North America with manufacturing in the US, Canada and abroad had a problem, which was not unique to them.
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Sanico Boosts Tablet Inspection To 100%Pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, Sanico NV, has increased tablet inspection at its Turnhout facility in Belgium to 100%.
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Why Filler Feed Back Is Important For CheckweighersThe Filler Feed Back control on a checkweigher is crucial for several applications. It allows you to automatically control the filler to adjust the weight of the product by sending an up/down signal to the filler, slicer, cutter, or dosing device for additional expensive component.
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Rupture Test: A Quick and Easy Way to Avoid Soft Gel Capsule Failure
When soft gel capsules rupture during production, packaging or subsequent handling, the damage is oftentimes more extensive than just the single capsule that fails. When consumed by patients, if the active ingredients in soft gel capsules fail to escape as designed at the appropriate time (by rupture, dissolution, or melting), then the product is a failure. Both types of problems are due to non-conforming capsule film strength. How can you predict these types of problems before they occur? Performing a simple rupture test is the quickest way to avoid these potential disasters.
By Eric Chiang, Product Manager, Brookfield
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Sartorius X-Ray Inspection System: Dymond Series
The Dymond series (vertical beam) is a new generation of X-ray inspection systems. Thanks to the use of high-quality components, Dymond achieves maximum detection reliability.
Industrial Beltweighers
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Sartorius Weighing Module
The Sartorius WK weighing modules are specialized on statical weighing with a high weighing precision and a transport belt for right-/left sorting to select IN SPEC from OUT OF SPEC samples. The module with the front mounted Quality terminal allows semit and fully automated operation in the statistical process control. The module is designed for use in-/or on the end of the production process.
Food and Pharmaceutical Metal Detector: Vistus®
With Vistus® , Sartorius is setting new standards in user friendliness and performance power. Thanks to the use of high-quality components and an enormously wide range of frequencies, the Vistus® series delivers maximum detection performance and reliability.
X-Ray Inspection System: Cartons, Bags, Foils
X-Ray inspection systems of the Dyxim FB-series are used to inspect products in cartons, plastic bags, metalized foils and bulk products. The Dyxim FB-series is able to detect metal, glass, bones, ceramics and special plastics (PVC). It is available in different versions such as FB 40, FB 80, FB 120 and FB 160.
Metal Detector and Checkweigher Combo System: CoSYNUS
CoSYNUS is a member of the SYNUS checkweigher family and combines the electronics of a metal detector with our well-known checkweighing technology. Operation of the metal detector is fully integrated in the familiar user interface of the field-tested SYNUS checkweigher.
Standard Metal Detector: MDE
MDE Metal Detector with a fixed frequency, the attractively priced solution in a rugged design for inspection of most products. The latest metal detection technology ensures maximum sensitivity toward all kinds of metal for different products.