Pharma Product Inspection Solutions

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Challenges and Solutions

Overview

Your Challenges, Our Solutions

METTLER TOLEDO’s solutions are designed to make it easier to meet compliance needs, reduce product waste, maximize uptime, uphold product integrity, and detect smaller contaminants. For Pharmaceutical manufacturers and packagers market growth, cost pressure, increased production complexity and regulatory requirements are key challenges. New Track and Trace regulations multiply these further. Product inspection solutions directly address these challenges.

With four leading product inspection technologies, complementary data collection software, and global service support, we are ideally positioned to make it easier for you to overcome your product inspection challenges, and help you protect your brand, increase productivity and meet your quality aims.

Achieve Compliance

The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving and compliance is non-negotiable. Product inspection technology makes it easier to meet current requirements including serialization, tamper evident solutions and track and trace. METTLER TOLEDO provides cost effective solutions that can adapt to future needs.

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Solutions to Achieve Compliance
Serialization Solutions
Regulatory requirements such as the European Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) in the US demand serialization of pharmaceutical products. From entry-level systems to integrated high-end vision inspection solutions, our modular serialization portfolio offers a perfect fit to help you fight the activities of counterfeiters.
Tamper Evident Solutions
In line with regulations, METTLER TOLEDO solutions apply tamper evident seals to cartons immediately after marking and verification at high line speeds to defend against adulteration and counterfeiting activities. We offer a combination system to include tamper evidence, serialization and optional checkweighing – all in one, compact machine.
Track and Trace Solutions
Reliable and fast codereading technology, coupled with the latest integrated camera controls, ensures the smooth execution of packaging quality control procedures. Central line and data management software modules support regulatory compliance including 21CFR Part 11. As a result, ease of use and seamless integration into the packaging process are assured.
Bundle, Case and Pallet Aggregation Solutions
METTLER TOLEDO offers a portfolio of aggregation solutions including stand-alone systems and OEM kits to be integrated into existing packaging lines. Our track and trace solutions manage data related to all packaging, from single products to palletized loads, thus increasing supply chain security.

Maximize Uptime

Improving operational efficiency is essential to maintain competitiveness. Our technology can help to maximize effectiveness – by operating at high speeds with efficient product handling and effective reject mechanisms – and cope with increasing production complexity.

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Increasing process Efficiency for New and Existing Lines
Handling Products Efficiently
Handling light-weight, fragile products at high line speeds can be challenging. Stabilizing tall or unstable products to obtain accurate weighing introduces significant challenges. Our industry expertise and range of handling solutions developed over many years ensures maximum line efficiency.
Avoiding Line Jams and Stoppages
Transporting products efficiently while avoiding line jams is critical in maintaining line performance. Built in flap and closure sensors check the integrity of each carton to ensure they are fully closed. Askew or misaligned cartons are also detected. Removing non-conforming products avoids downstream issues and minimizes downtime.
Maximizing Production Line Speeds
Running at high speed brings clear benefit in output but efficiency must not be sacrificed. Our inspection solutions are designed to deliver the highest levels of detection sensitivity, weighing accuracy, print quality, and package security at high line speeds.

Reduce Quality Costs

The cost of quality management including regulatory compliance is significant. Automated in-line product inspection processes make affordable quality assurance a reality. The core technologies offered by METTLER TOLEDO ensure the highest quality products for your customers.

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Consistent Quality, Perfect Product Presentation

It is crucial to check for contaminants within the product and ensure completeness of the final package. The art is to achieve this in a cost effective manner. Inspection before, during and after packaging is the only solution.
Completeness Checks
Efficient product handling ensures every package is checked for completeness without slowing production speeds as they pass through the checkweigher. Checkweighing one hundred percent of products avoids the need for periodic statistical checks, improving product quality and consistency.
Package Integrity Inspection
Packaging errors increase costs and can damage a manufacturer’s reputation. Checkweighing, X-ray and Vision Inspection technology perform product and package integrity checks to identify quality issues and ensure non-compliant elements are removed before they reach the supply chain.
Foreign Body Detection and Rejection
Contaminants such as foreign bodies in raw materials or fragments introduced during the production process such as broken filter wires present a hazard to consumers. Metal detection and x-ray inspection systems find and remove foreign body contaminants to ensure the highest quality.

White Papers

Food Safety Standards and Legislation White Paper

CRISTAL Standards for Agriculture and Logistics

This white paper looks at the Communicating Reliable Information and Standards for Agriculture and Logistics (CRISTAL); a communications framework for...

Understanding Regulations in Medical Device Labeling

Aggregation Solutions for the Traceability of Products – Free Download

This white paper looks at the aggregation process which defines the track and trace data relationship between the parent and child.

Serialization - Stay Informed

The global threat of counterfeit medicines is growing. Quickly learn how to reliably track and trace medicinal products by integrating serialization s...

OEE and Product Inspection – Free Download

This white paper provides a very brief overview of the various components that go into measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). It also discus...

Security of Pharmaceuticals - Comparing US and EU Standards – Free Download

This white paper describes the legal frameworks adopted by the European Union and the United States and the resulting requirements for pharmaceutical...

Food Safety Standards and Legislation – Free Download

This white paper looks at the most common food safety standards and their latest requirements. It also explains how food manufacturers can meet these...

Case Studies

Simplify Your Aggregation with OEM Integration

Fit for the Global Market

R-Pharm Germany GmbH has rounded out its service portfolio with the Case Aggregation Kit from METTLER TOLEDO PCE – in combination with a compatible ca...

Petrochemicals manufacturer implements Track & Trace solutions

A Track & Trace Solution for the Petrochemicals Industry

In a first for the industry, a manufacturer of lubricants and other petrochemicals recently elected to implement a complete Track & Trace program in t...

State-of-the-Art Track & Trace at August Faller KG

The XMV datamatrix station from METTLER TOLEDO PCE supports August Faller in providing sustainable marking and verification of cardboard boxes, carton...

Medac Serialises Products for Safety

In this case study pharmaceutical company Medac successfully uses a combination of checkweigher and marking system to achieve serialisation requiremen...

Artesan Pharma Implement Serialization Early

Early Implementation of Serialization

An early adopter of serialization technology, Artesan Pharma could offer serialization services to customers far in advance of regulatory deadlines.

Catalent Biologics Turns to Track & Trace to Keep Compliant

Catalent Biologics, a leading provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for biologics, turned to METTLER TOLEDO for afforda...