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PMP News September 2000
Selected Contents

EDITORIAL:
Upgrade Sample Packs to Save Money and Lives

OUR VIEW:
Women Offer a Helping Hand

Women in Packaging provides support and encouragement to all packaging professionals, primarily to students and women.

SPOTLIGHT:
Seeing the Need for Vision Systems
by Erik Swain

Fifteen to twenty years ago, machine vision systems were regarded as futuristic, and they were expensive and rare. Five years ago, they were starting to gain acceptance.

COVER STORY:
High-Barrier Materials for Blister Packaging
by Daphne Allen

Blistter flim and foil converters are making high-barrier formulations more affordable and easier to process, enabling drug makers to package the latest generation o lifesaving drugs safely and effectively.

STERILIZATION SUPPLEMENT

Special Report:
Sterilization Meets New Demands
by Annie Lubinsky

Pressured to keep costs down, meet stringent regulations and standards, and get products to market quickly, medical device makers are leaning on sterilization service and equipment providers a bit more these days.

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Special Report:
Compatibility of PETG with Low-Temperature Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma Sterilization
by Jennifer Lauderback and Debra A. Timm

Sensing a potential benefit to medical device manufacturers, several suppliers set out to determine the compatibility of packaging film made of Eastman's Eastar PETG copolyester 6763 with low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma.

MEDICAL FOCUS:
Finding an Efficient, Cost-Effective Package Testing Method
by Erik Swain

As medical device manufacturers demand efficiency and FDA demands consistency, packaging engineers are under more pressure than ever to have their test methods operate cost-effectively and under control.

PHARMACEUTICAL FOCUS:
Avoiding Stressed and Underformed Blisters
By Greg Young

How to make sure that your thermoforming processes do not lead to future packaging failures.

CASE HISTORY:
Building a Line from One Show

Just like any company preparing for a new drug launch, Dura wanted to get to market as soon as possible.

PRODUCT UPDATE:

Form-Fill-Seal Equipment Offers Versatility
Vertical and horizontal machines can be changed over easily.

Enhance Line Efficiency with Product-Handling Equipment
Systems increase productivity for conveying, filling, batching, and checkweighing operations.

Tubes Are Convenient and Distinctive
Tubes are designed to catch the eye and make dispensing easy.

Preserve Product Integrity with Desiccants
Desiccants defend pharmaceuticals and other moisture-sensitive products against damage from humidity.