Tjoapack announces latest investment in blistering capacity

Global contract packaging organisation (CPO), Tjoapack has announced its latest investment in its blistering capacity, adding a new line that will be equipped with late-stage customisation printing capabilities.

The new line is expected to be operational by the end of the third quarter this year (2018) and adds to the company’s facility in Etten-Leur, The Netherlands — increasing the total number of blistering lines to eight.

“At Tjoapack we’re committed to ensuring our customers continue to receive the efficient and flexible service that they’re used to, so we’re always looking for ways to further improve our operations to allow us to better cater for their projects,” said Dexter Tjoa — director of corporate strategy. “We have a strategic growth plan in place and increasing our blistering capacity will allow us to cater for increasing demand from both current and new customers.”

Additionally, this investment will also expand Tjoapack’s current postponement printing offering, enabling the CPO to offer drop-on-demand digital printing for blisters.

“Late-stage customisation, or postponement printing, is something that is presenting some interesting benefits for the pharmaceutical supply chain,” Tjoa added. “The process of only making packaging market-specific once there is a demand could be hugely beneficial in terms of reducing waste from repackaging, overall costs and time to market.

“We’ve started to explore this type of packaging with some of our customers already and as more complex molecules continue to enter the drug pipeline, demand for last-minute packaging is likely to increase. This investment will allow us to futureproof our lines for projected demands.”

Tjoapack specialises in primary packaging for solid dosage forms, secondary packaging and unit dose packaging, with a total of 19 packaging lines for blisters, wallets and bottles.