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Moisture management in pharmaceutical packaging is a necessity; tablets and capsules in bottles with commonplace solutions like sachet or canister desiccants come to mind. But before considering package designs and desiccant options, it is helpful to look at the sources of moisture for these drug delivery products.

Rotary turntables from Deitz Co. enable packaging engineers to transfer bottles and other containers around corners and at other angles without stopping, slowing, accumulating or manually handling the containers.

Charter NEX Films has opened a new facility in Blythewood, S.C., which will house state-of-the-art production technologies to manufacture blown films for food, medical and protective packaging.

“There isn’t enough of them,” answered Alison Keane, president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association.

The question we posed: “What do you think about women in packaging?”

METTLER TOLEDO's PCE T2620 is a compact system for the track & trace labeling­ of cartons in accordance with the Falsified Medicines Directive in Europe, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act in the U.S., and other global regulations. 

Sosnoski has a strong background in automation and packaging and will lead JLS Automation's sales operations for the Western Region of the U.S. and Canada. 

Pharma Tech Industries, a pharmaceutical contract manufacturer and packager of powder products, has promoted Patty Giebink to Business Development Manager on its commercial development team.

Hoffmann Neopac has introduced recyclable, child-resistant opaque tins for packaging damp and dry cannabis products. The tins are suitable for a variety of cannabis products, including edibles, and are designed to enhance quality image.