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Pharm Tech
June 20, 2018
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PRODUCTION TRENDS

Robotics Solve Aseptic Filling Challenges

Automated robotic arms manipulate nested trays and containers inside closed aseptic filling systems.
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Now Online: Industry Perspectives and Practices on PUPSIT

PDA reviews an industry survey of concerns and best practices regarding the EU GMP's required test for filters used in sterile filtration.
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION

Robots Package Parenteral Products

Robotic fill/finish systems reduce human intervention, improve flexibility, and allow more gentle handling of containers.
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Using Robotics In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Robots are proving advantageous in filling, inspection, packaging, laboratories, and the manufacture of personalized medicine.
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A Look at 30 Years of Change in Pharmaceutical Automation

The authors discuss the major changes automation brought to the life-sciences industry and examine the rapid pace of technological development.
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PACKAGING

Trends in Primary Packaging Materials for Parenterals

Glass remains the most widely used, but polymeric materials are an option.
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IN THE NEWS

University of Sheffield Opens Continuous OSD Pilot Plant

The UK's University of Sheffield opened a new chemical engineering teaching plant for continuous oral solid-dosage pharmaceuticals using GEA's multipurpose platform.
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Editor's Picks

Sterility Test Isolators for Aseptic and Toxic Drug Products are Ergonomically Designed

The sterility test isolator (STISO) for testing aseptically filled drug products and for testing toxic aseptic drugs (STISOtox) from Metall+Plastic, a subsidiary of Optima, are modular and ergonomically designed.
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Digital Twin Modeling Software Facilitates Interface of Existing Equipment with an MES

ABB's modeling software, Shop Floor Integration V2.0, allows engineers to validate the connection of existing pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment with Werum's PAS-X manufacturing execution system in a simulation prior to running it live.
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Equipment Showcase

Leistritz manufactures twin screw extruders and systems for continuous mixing/devolatilization of APIs with excipients. Lab scale and production scale equipment is available, and applications include melt extrusion and granulation. A variety of upstream and downstream equipment is available. Services include a process NJ development laboratory and ongoing training/workshops.
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Quality Review Manager reduces the time and effort required to identify, review, and resolve process exceptions. Delivered as part of the Syncade manufacturing execution system (MES), this product supports a review-by-exception methodology, allowing quality and manufacturing personnel to release batches faster, resulting in a reduction in inventory and time to market, while continuing to promote quality.
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World's Fastest Capsule Filling Machine
Fette Compacting’s new FEC40 Capsule Filler produces up to 400,000 capsules/hr – nearly twice that of any other capsule filler. This dramatically elevated output is accomplished in a remarkably small footprint, making machine reconfiguration due to floor space unnecessary. The high performance-to-footprint ratio is due to Fette Compacting's patented Duplex Concept, which utilizes a mirrored capsule filling process and double-sided discharge. / Read more /


UPCOMING WEBCASTS

Building a Faster, More Flexible Biologic Development Process for Targeted Therapies
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 10am EDT | 3pm BST | 4pm CEST
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Multiparticulate Formulation Strategies for Pediatric Drugs
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Engineering and Manufacture of Second Generation ADCs: Tools and Techniques
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A Rational Approach to Excipient Selection
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS

E&L and Beyond: Qualifying Plastic Materials for Contaminants and Failure
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Continuous Processing in Biomanufacturing Considerations for Adoption and Case Studies in Biologic Development and Manufacturing
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How to Package Highly Complex Biologics
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The Pharma Supply Chain Revolution
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EVENTS

MES 2018: 13th Annual Global Forum on Manufacturing Execution Systems

Aug. 13–14, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA


4th Annual Data Integrity Validation

Aug. 15–16, 2018 | Boston, MA


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