Originally Published PMPN November
2004
Product Update
Dependable Desiccants
Desiccants protect
products during shipping and storage.
DESI Program
A Desiccant Efficiency System Integration (DESI) program helps manufacturers optimize their packaging lines by using the most efficient desiccant product, configuration, and automation equipment to fit their needs. The company’s solutions range from desiccant canisters with insertion capabilities of 500 per minute to desiccant packets, inserts, oxygen absorbers, and polymer solutions. Süd-Chemie Performance Packaging, Albuquerque; 505/244-7068; www.s-cpp.com.
MiniPax
Compact and durable nondusting sorbent packets take up little space in packaging
yet have high moisture adsorbing capacity. They are offered with a variety of
sorbent blends and sizes to meet specific packaging needs. MiniPax are constructed
with medical-grade uncoated Tyvek. They have high tear strength in all directions
and are virtually puncture-proof. A high water-vapor transmission rate makes
the material suitable for sorbent packets. Multisorb Technologies Inc.,
Buffalo, NY; 888/SORBENT; www.multisorb.com.
Desiccant Basket
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A desiccant basket allows pharmacists to quickly and easily retrieve a desiccant from drug packaging requiring reconstitution. The basket rests in the top of the bottle keeping the desiccant separated from the pharmaceutical compound. It many also be used to keep a desiccant separated from other contents, such as pills, capsules, and tablets. The desiccant basket can serve as a replacement for rayon or cotton. Unlike other options, this component fits into standard stock containers and resides completely within the bottle, allowing the use of virtually any lining material, including heat seal, as well as screw-top, tamper-evident, and child-resistant closures. The basket is suited for use with a wide range of jars and bottles in HDPE and other materials. Samples are available for containers with 38–53 mm neck finishes. O. Berk Co., Union, NJ; 908/851-9500; www.oberk.com.
Dri-Mac
A desiccant canister is used for high-speed automatic insertion in the healthcare,
nutrition, and diagnostic market sectors. The Dri-Mac canister has an energy-directing
protrusion to facilitate the sonic welding of the end cap and Tyvek membrane
such that on cooling, the body, end cap, and Tyvek become one integral body.
This ensures product integrity, and the quality control vision system offers
100% quality inspection. The assembly operation ensures the canister passes
through four vision systems confirming that the components are assembled correctly
and consistently, and at the same time also checking the laser printing. If
the canister does not meet specification it is rejected. The canister range
of sizes and adsorbent fills easily fit most sizes of bottles. The distinctive
nature of the canisters ensures that tablets and capsules in the container are
easily differentiated from the Dri-Mac canister. Desiccare Inc., Pomona,
CA; 800/446-6650; www.desiccare.com.
Dritabs
Chemically inert, nontoxic desiccant tablets are suitable for high-volume packing
applications where a small, low-cost desiccant is required. They are based on
molecular-sieve desiccant, which reduces relative humidity down to zero. Dritabs
are particularly effective where a very low residual relative humidity is required,
and they are capable of keeping a system totally dry over a long period of time.
Benefits include maximum drying capacity for minimum space, manufacturing to
the shape of your particular application, ease of handling, and testing of blister
pack moisture-vapor transmission rate. Sorbead India, Vadodara, India;
+91 265 2786687; www.swambe.com.
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