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Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging (Kirkland, QC, Canada) has successfully completed its first International Alcan Packaging University seminar, which took place March 5–6 in Überlingen, Germany. The event drew representatives from current and prospective customers from around the world. The goal of the seminar was to create a better understanding of customers’ expectations of packaging innovation.
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Printed foil and film laminate converter Amcor Flexibles (Mundelein, IL) has received a 2008 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award from the Flexible Packaging Association. Amcor Flexibles received a Silver Award in Technical Innovation for the Amcor SafeStick child-resistant tear-open pack used for Goody’s Headache Powder, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline.
Flexible packaging manufacturer Rollprint Packaging Products (Addison, IL) has begun a yearlong celebration of its 75th anniversary. The company was founded in 1933 and was purchased by the Dodrill family in 1975. The company rapidly expanded under Robert Dodrill, current chairman of the board. Dodrill produced the RP-1A heat-seal coating and guided Rollprint to introduce DuPont Tyvek to the healthcare market. In 2004, Dhuanne Dodrill was named president and CEO, keeping leadership of the company in the family.
Oliver Medical purchased a new slitter in 2007 that is now in the process of delivery and validation. The new equipment comes in response to continued growth and emphasizes the focus on investment that Oliver has maintained since its June 2007 acquisition by Mason Wells, a private-equity company. “Continued growth and Oliver’s 2007 capital investment in a state-of-the-art coater highlighted the need for a secondary slitter with large-roll-handling abilities,” says Toni Richardson, Oliver director of operations.
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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (Lionville, PA) has introduced the Ready Pack system, a packaging solution to help pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies mitigate challenges associated with identifying low-risk, easy-to-use packaging components designed for small-quantity laboratory and clinical operations. With each Ready Pack system, customers receive the documentation required for accepting sterile, ready-to-use components into their facility. Ready Pack is appropriate for small-quantity filling of high-value drugs, pharmaceutical research and development, clinical work, and biopharmaceutical early-stage product development.
Instrumentation manufacturer Mocon Inc.’s (Minneapolis) Lippke division recently broke ground on a new headquarters in Neuwied, Germany. The 8400-sq-ft building will be located within a mile of its present facility and have 50% more space. It will increase office, laboratory, and warehousing capacity. Lippke anticipates the structure’s completion this September.
