Blister Packaging

Amcor Flexibles’s Formpack has been recognized in two recent awards programs. Amcor Formpack Advanced Blister Design received an Alufoil Trophy in the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) awards program in the Resource Efficiency category. In addition, the Dent-Resistant Compact Formpack received a Silver Award in the Technical Innovation category of the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 57th Annual Achievement Awards and Innovation Showcase.

Constantia Flexibles will invest $12 million to expand its main U.S. manufacturing facility in Blythewood, SC. Currently performing laminating, coating, rotogravure printing and slitting, the factory produces foil-based structures for blister packages, child-resistant packaging, and lidding for portion controlled containers. 

Amcor Flexibles has been recognized with two Alufoil Trophies in the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) awards program. In the Resource Efficiency category, the company was awarded an Alufoil for the Amcor Formpack Advanced Blister Design, and in the Technical Innovation category it was celebrated for the Amcor Alufix Dry Smart, a peel-off end membrane for nonretortable cans.

Uhlmann Packaging Systems has introduced its new Blister Express Center 500 (BEC 500) featuring integrated blister and carton machinery for producing up to 500 blisters and 500 cartons per minute. The line is prepared for item serialization both for individual blisters as well as cartons.

Building off features employed on its previous machinery, Pharmaworks will introduce its newly designed TF2 blister machine at Pack Expo International October 28–November 1.

The TF2 is a mid-sized all-servo-driven blister machine that can produce more than 200 blisters per minute. In addition to handling solid oral drugs, the system can employ plug assists for deeper draws to accommodate medical devices such as syringes and kits. The new machine features a format range of 300 mm x 160 mm.