WEB SIGHTINGS

Advantek
www.advantek.com

The home page of a firm that makes vacuum insulation panels, bags, carrier tape, cover tape, desiccants, humidity indicator cards, and reels for medical and electronics packaging. Most of the site is devoted to products and provides descriptions, graphics, material specifications, and technical data for each offering. The bags section, for example, displays film construction, physical and electrical properties, and storage conditions for each product. There are also links to information about the firm's distribution network.

Lyoguard
www.gore.com/lyoguard

A site that explains a freeze-dry tray technology for the pharmaceutical industry from W. L. Gore & Associates (Elkton, MD). It explains why freeze-drying is normally a costly process and how its technology combats this. There are extensive technical notes, including test results on barrier properties, ideas for developing a drying cycle, USP requirements met, and handling recommendations. A validation guide can be downloaded via the site. Other pages are devoted to fact sheets, case histories, and frequently asked questions.

Hartness International
www.hartness.com

The home page of a company that produces continuous-motion packers and unpackers, conveyor systems, and servo technology. Each product is spotlighted with a picture and specifications from dimensions to speed to voltage required, and users can download printable brochures. Some pages are devoted to explaining the Dynac conveyor concept, which senses line speeds down to a single container and can change its length to accommodate product flow. There is also a link to an on-line version of the firm's newsletter.

Victor International Marketing
www.victorinternational.com

The site of a firm that provides U.S. sales, service, and marketing for companies that make parenteral process equipment. Photos, descriptions, and specifications of stopper processing, vial processing, ampule processing, barrier and containment isolator, washer, depyrogenation, vision inspection, and transfer-port systems can be found. One page shows how a syringe-filling system can play a role in defending people against bioterrorism. Most pages contain a form to request more information.

If you would like a Web site to be considered for this feature or if you are interested in providing a review of a site that you have found useful, please send information to Senior Editor Erik Swain at erik.swain@cancom.com.