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International „Packaging Valley Days“
Practice-oriented symposium
Customized company tours, presentations on new technologies, and practice-relevant panel discussions: With a program adaptable to individual needs and interests, the PackagingValley Days 2010 will be an exciting information platform for the latest developments and trends of packaging technology. The international symposium will take place in Schwaebisch Hall on June 9th and 10th, 2010.
 Information to the Packaging Valley Days 2010
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Better, cheaper or just bridging peak times?
In some industries, outsourcing has the slightly dubious image of a cost killer. But although outsourcing once was considered a magic formula, many companies are now reversing the trend. All too often, quality problems ruined all cost benefits. Thus it is remarkable, that the trends in the pharmaceutical industry – where safety is of the essence - point in this very direction: Outsourcing is on the rise.
Outsourcing – pharmaceutical contract filling
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“You have reached your goal!”
With its own pharmaceutical products and as contract manufacturer, Fresenius Kabi Austria is well positioned on the market. It’s a novelty, however, that the company domiciled in Graz now also produces prefilled syringes. Christian Krenn (Head of Production Unit Emulsions at the facilities in Graz) reports on the successful launch of this new segment.
Fresenius Kabi (Austria): Prefilled syringes – the new segment
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Immune to the downturn?
One glance into the national papers confirms that the public is engaged in an intense discussion around vaccines. The discussion rages on around swine flu, Bird flu, SARS and other potential pandemics, which has moved the vaccine market into the focus of not only public interest but has also re-invigorated the pharmaceutical companies to develop new vaccine products.
More about the vaccine market
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Film team records practical training module
‘Precise and safe operation of Optima Group Pharma machinery’ - this was – to sum things up - the goal of the completed training courses for technicians and operators.
Customer training on site
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Value creation in the production chain
What do pharmaceutical contract fillers expect from pack-aging technologies and their filling and packaging partners? What demands do they have to meet themselves? In this interview, Alexander Stadler (head of production engineering of Haupt Pharma, Wolfratshausen) allows insights into his work. Recently, Optima Group Pharma completed the
installation of a line at Haupt’s facilities.
Interview with a pharmaceutical contract filler
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Changes of the past, changes to come…
Biotechnology trends. In specific cases, the filling and packaging processes for these highly active, sometimes very expensive biopharmaceuticals require modified technologies. The in-process control developed by Optima Group Pharma in this context has led to substantial product savings and is also commonly applied in ‘conventional’ projects. [...]
New dynamics at OPTIMA GROUP pharma
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Impressive output and sophisticated technology
A compact high-speed, high-performance filling and closing line with labeling station: KUGLER’s Contiline, in co-operation with a customer’s facility in Ireland, has been developed to the requirements of the increase in demand for anti-mastitis treatments in farmed animals.
Filling and closing line for plastic veterinary syringes
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Engineering trends and economic use of resources
Today, pharmaceutical lyophilization has a permanent place in the product and service portfolio of Optima Group Pharma. We spoke to Franz Boßhammer, business manager at the Mornshausen site, about the latest developments in Klee freeze-dryers and about lyophilization in general.
Pharmaceutical lyophilization
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Marathon of events
The first highlight was an open door day (‘Open House’) for employees, then the open door days for clients, followed by a training course on ‘pharmaceutical lyophilization’. From the end of October until the beginning of November, the Mornshausen facility of Optima Group Pharma, where Klee manufactures its freeze dryers, was like a beehive.
Klee Lyophilization
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Energy savings and environmental protection in pharmaceutical freeze-drying
Pharmaceutical freeze-drying is energy-intensive. Nevertheless, improved use of resources is possible without compromising process quality.
Energy efficient
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High speed SCF syringe filling line on greenfield site
To commission a new production line is a daring task for any pharmaceutical manufacturer. In addition, if the project is implemented on a greenfield site – without any infrastructure in place – then it is an enormous challenge, as budget and time frame required strict adherence even under these conditions.
Our special project
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OPTIMA USA: A look behind the scenes
The growing number of first-rate references speaks for itself: The pharmaceutical division of Optima Machinery Corporation has become an expert for the fastidious requirements of the US pharma market. Orders range from spare parts, to servicing and maintenance, to complete lines. The branch of Optima in the United States was founded in 1985 in Green Bay (Wisconsin) and will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year.
Optima USA
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OPTIMA GROUP: Setting an example in environment protection
An important step in making the production of filling and packaging machines as ecologically friendly as possible: Optima Group completely changes over to power from renewable resources at both sites in Schwaebisch Hall. In the beginning of December, Hans Bühler (managing director) signed a contract with the municipal utility company of Schwaebisch Hall that guarantees direct power supply from a hydropower plant. Optima Group in Schwaebisch Hall with its approximately 950 employees has a consumption of about 2.7 million kilowatt hours, which can be compared to the consumption of 600 four-person households.
Electricity from renewable sources and more
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New executive committee in the Packaging Valley
During the last meeting of its members, Mr. Hans Bühler (Optima Group), chairman of the association “Packaging Valley Germany e.V.” was able to draw a very positive balance of the packaging machinery manufactures’ association of the region of Schwaebisch Hall, which now looks back at two years of existence.
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