Cortegra aims for integral counterfeiting solution
Cortegra has provided another tool in the fight against counterfeiters in the form of its "Biometric Authentication Technology".
By utilising optical electronics a 3.2cm2 area of packaging material is scanned to collect information about its natural microstructures, offering an anti-counterfeiting measure which has potential application at various points in the pharmaceutical supply chain
This information is converted into a digital signature to which only 1 in 1027 products have identical configurations. This signature can take the form of 2D barcodes or radio-frequency identification and contains data on the packaging material characteristics, lot number and date codes.
Sensor's blister packaging QC
US-based Sensor Products has launched a product it claims will ensure proper heat sealing temperatures for blister packaging.
The testing equipment consists of a tactile temperature-indicating material known as Thermex, coupled to a temperature analysis system called Topaq. Sensor claim this provides an effective solution for testing and analysing heat sealing bar temperatures used in blister seal packaging production.
Mikro-Bantam Mill claims improved grinding
The Mikro-Bantam Mill is being touted by its creators as "a must have for any lab or pilot program" owing to its economy in performing lab scale fine grinding.
A range of rotor options are available, including pin, rigid and stirrup designs as part of a systm that is designed to provide users with control of particle sizes during the grinding, blending and dispersing dissimilar pharmaceutical ingredients.
The mill can operate at up 17,000 RPMs and is capable of performing both dry and wet milling.
GE Analytical Instruments TOC tester
From GE Analytical Instruments comes the "CheckPoint" total organic carbon sensor, which the company claims is the first battery-powered unit for fulfilling this task.
According to Jon Yourkin, the company's pharmaceutical product manager, "CheckPoints" portability grants users "the opportunity to sample points of use on an ultrapure water system that might not be accessible with an on-line instrument".
The sensor offers four hours of continuous battery power and provides test results in 15 seconds. It can also be powered from the mains and includes brackets for mounting.
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By Nick Taylor, 03-Jun-2008
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