How to identify primary, secondary or tertiary pharmaceutical packaging? How to ensure product traceability in the pharmaceutical industry? This industry is a highly regulated one and identification plays a key role in it because it ensures traceability and integrity throughout the supply chain. Hence, labeling and coding are essential for both tackling the industry’s major challenges and satisfying demanding needs in terms of productions’ environment, protection, and hygiene.
1. Primary packaging
Primary packaging is the name given to the packaging that comes in direct contact with the product itself. In the case of pharmaceuticals, primary packaging usually takes the shape of ampoules, vials, containers, strip package, blister packaging, syringe, dosing doppler, sachet packaging, etc.
Marking solutions for pharmaceutical primary packaging
Markoprint inkjet printers are easy to use and maintenance-free in order to facilitate integration within production lines.
The Markoprint Integra Quadro
The Markoprint Integra Quadro controls up to four inkjet printers, at up to four printing positions simultaneously or alternately. For example, it makes it possible to print on both primary and secondary packaging on one or two independent production lines. Printing barcodes, text, numbers, symbols and 2D codes with an inkjet printer has never been faster! Depending on the print content and the printing technology used, a fast-printing speed of up to 240 m / min at 300 dpi is possible. This solution is ideal for marking primary packaging.
Labeling solutions for pharmaceutical primary packaging
Weber Marking Systems labeling machines are accurate and offer high speed labeling to optimize production yields while ensuring safety.
The Alpha HSM
This high-performance label dispenser combines increased efficiency, very high cycle rates and simplified operation. The Alpha HSM provides maximum accuracy, even at high labeling frequencies. In addition, its modular and compact design allows for easy integration into any dedicated primary package labeling line.
Geset labeling line
The Geset labeling line is suitable for all types of products. The unit can be modified according to the needs and constraints in order to optimize the production line.
2. Secondary packaging
Secondary packaging includes the drug case as well as the box containing products. In the pharmaceutical industry, it is essential to ensure traceability and protection of products along the supply chain through aggregation.
Labeling solutions for pharmaceutical secondary packaging
The Alpha Compact
The Alpha Compact label dispenser allows to apply pre-printed labels on packages with a high efficiency and a high accuracy of application. With its control system, this model is particularly ergonomic and easy to use for a simplified integration in the production lines.
The Legi-Air 4050B guarantees safe, accurate, fast and electric applications! This system is more accurate, faster and more reliable than pneumatic machines. Created to meet the aggregation needs for the pharmaceutical industry, this system allows for corner application on secondary packaging.
The European directive 2011/62/EU makes it mandatory to equip the outer packaging of medicals with a tamper evident feature. Our tamper evident label dispensers provide an effective and reliable seal. Self-adhesive labels are applied on both sides of the packaging. It protects consumers against counterfeit goods.
3. Tertiary packaging
Tertiary packaging combines primary and secondary packaging to create a larger loading unit that usually take the shape of pallets. Pallet identification is essential to ensure product aggregation and traceability.
Labeling solutions for pharmaceutical tertiary packaging
The AP182
The electric pallet labeling machine AP182 labels pallets on up to three sides, and on multiple levels, using an electric applicator arm. Seven triggering positions allow not only to label pallets according to GS1 on the front and side of the pallet, but also to label up to 3 sides depending on the constraints.
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At Weber Marking Systems, we support you with state-of-the-art solutions to meet your marking, coding, labeling and related consumables needs. Our industrial labeling systems, as well as our Markoprint inkjet printers, are perfectly suited for integration into your production lines!
