OPTIMA pharma Presents Flexible and Diverse Packaging Solutions at interpack

Intelligent process and packaging solutions will be exhibited by OPTIMA at the interpack trade fair, where the focus will be on flexibility, high outputs and line solutions.

On display will be the INOVA SV125, a proven, modular filling and closing machine that is suitable for pilot testing to medium outputs. A maximum output of 18,000 containers/hour is achieved via ten filling points, with a dosing range of 0.1 to 50 ml. The operator can implement up to three difference filling systems in a single machine while also processing three different container types: nested syringes, carpules and vials.

Numerous additional modules and functions can be integrated, including filling under vacuum, pre- and post-flushing with gas and up to 100% in-process control. Upstream, the pre-sterilised containers are manually to fully automatically unpacked and fed to the process. The post-processing section features such modules as backstop locks and safety devices, optical and sensor controls, labellers and track and trace systems. RAB systems and isolators can be deployed for containment.

The company will also present the KUGLER LINOLINE, a monoblock filling and closing machine with an extended format range of 5 to 1,000 ml dosed via a peristaltic pump system, allowing for a high output of up to 7,200 products/hour. Up to 4,800 containers/hour can be processed in the 500 ml format.

The compact machine also comes equipped with a sophisticated closing system consisting of a stopper insertion station, a sealing station, a screw capper with a final torquing station and a station for attaching a secondary cap and a measuring cup. Optical inspections and integrated in-process control with tendency control of dosing ensure outstanding product quality and filling accuracy.

The Klee freeze dryer, a pilot unit capable of being retrofitted for production as needed, will be demonstrated. It can be manually loaded and unloaded under an isolator with VHP-sterilisation. A special stopper closure mechanism on the back of the machine makes it possible to close individual vials of a test batch in order to assess how the process is progressing. Klee offers a comprehensive portfolio of freeze drying technologies in all capacity ranges, including with automatic loading and unloading.

Metall + Plastic will exhibit one of its models to highlight the advantages of its isolator technology, including highly effective, reliable pneumatic sealing systems and catalytic aeration techniques that massively reduce cycle times. Metall + Plastic will also present e-beam decontamination tunnels and isolators for specific requirements.

In addition to its filling and closing technologies, OPTIMA pharma will be showing the rest of its product range, including washing machines, sterilisation tunnels, containment and process technologies and robotics.

Hall 16/Stand F25–26, interpack 2014, 8–14 May, Messe Düsseldorf, Germany.

OPTIMA packaging group GmbH, www.optima-ger.com.