J-Pac hopes to become Doyen of contract thin-film cutting and sealing
J-Pac said that the new machine, the Doyen thin-film converting and platen sealing system, has particular application in the creating of orally-dissolving sub-lingual strips that are already popular in the over-the-counter (OTC) drug sector.
The system operates in an environmentally controlled cleanroom that J-PAC claims allows it to efficiently process delicate, brittle films and materials, maximising material utilisation to 85 per cent or better, thereby offering significant cost savings for its customers.
The new machine is being provided by J-PAC’s sister organisation Doyen Medipharm that has previously supplied the company with four rotary side seal units for products like wound care dressing and diagnostic strips and two industrial thermoforming units.
Eagling said that: “With the ability to offer both contract manufacturing and medical manufacturing machinery we can provide a complete service to medical, diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies in delivering their products to market.”
He added that the new machine means that J-PAC can offer drug industry customers a complete in-house service from product design and development through the production of both clinical trial samples and commercial-scale manufacture.
Other contract services offered by J-PAC include medical device assembly, implantable textile concerting and packaging, RF sealing & welding, ultrasonic welding, heat sealing, custom tray design and plastic fabrication.
As Big Pharma continues to seek outsourcing options for non-core processes the demand for packing services looks set to continue increasing. As a result more and more contract packaging firms are trying to act as one-stop shops for drug industry clients as competition for the lucrative market hots up.
