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EZ-Ecopack: a new sterile packaging connection
system based on ready-to-fill standard formats for
glass primary packaging
Speaker: Alessandro Morandotti (R&D Glass Division Technical Customer Care)
Pharmapack | Paris, 12 February 2014
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OMPI Today
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Who we are:
• Indipendent company
• Over 60 years of history
• 5 Plants for glass primary packaging
• 2 plants for Engineering (converting/inspection)
• Global capacity: 4 bn containers
• Revenue 2013: 240 MM Euro (+16% vs 2012)
• Investments 2013: 40 MM Euro
• Employees: 1800
Key Data:
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Company Strengths (Pharma and Engineering)
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Leader in manufacturing
cartridges for insulin
Full portfolio (ampoules,
cartridges, syringes, vials)
from glass tubing
Full Range of Sterile
products (vials,
cartridges and syringes)
branded EZ-fill
Innovative solutions for
Biotech
Leader in converting
technology (SPAMI) Full range of Automatic
Inspection Machines
(Optrel and InnoScan)
100% Dimensional and
Cosmetic Controls by
Camera
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Transferring of sterile material in sterile environment is a critic aspect of the parenteral manufacturing process.
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Sterile
containers
Rabs, Isolator
(sterile area)
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Small components (rubber closures) are introduced through Rapid Transfer Port, not available for big size materials.
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(sterile area)
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Primary Packaging need to be decontaminated before feeding inside an isolator
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Rabs, Isolator
(sterile area)
Decontaminator
VHP | E-Beam | Other
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The Critical Point: Actual Rapid Transfer Port does’t allow the transfer of Nest and Tub
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The same standard packaging as for traditional «pallet» scheme for prefilled syringes.
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Tub
Steri
Bigbag
Transfer Port
connected with
the one of the
Isolator/RABS
Tyvek sheet to protect the
connection and avoid
external contaminations
(inside the akylux box
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Transfer port Transfer port
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EZ-Ecopack: a lean process
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Rabs, Isolator
(sterile area) Steri Bigbag
(sterile bag)
Tub
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The same standard packaging as for traditional «pallet» scheme for prefilled syringes.
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The same standard packaging as for traditional «pallet» scheme for prefilled syringes.
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EZ-Ecopack: video of the process
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EZ-Ecopack: In summary
• EZ-Ecopack is a smart and valuable
solution to feed primary packaging
inside aseptic environment.
• EZ-Ecopack allows to reduce:
• initial investments,
• waste,
• operations costs (energy, ..),
• validation time/costs,
• maintenance costs,
• space.
• Contact us to receive more
information about EZ-Ecopack!