CASE STUDY SUCCESSFUL TEAMWORK WITH ROCHE Every day in the Roche Kaiseraugst pack- aging and supply centre, about eight to ten million tablets, capsules and dragées are packaged in blisters. The packaging of Bonviva, a drug which is used to combat the bone disease osteoporosis, is parti- cularly intricate. The drug has been on the market for some time as a “monthly dose”. This means that patients have to take only one tablet a month. Such a dose also demands new packaging. For the Körber Medipak companies Dividella and MediSeal, this constitutes a particular challenge, since both one-month and three-month packs are dispensed. In addition, the stipulations for taking the drug are complex and require detailed instructions. Responsibility for concept and design After the initial coordination talks between Roche and Körber Medipak it quickly became clear that Dividella’s BoxWallet is the ideal packaging for this product. The delicate alu/alu blis- ters benefit from excellent protection inside the box and the packaging offers sufficient space for clearly laid out and simple to use dosage instructions. Together with the client, Dividella’s packaging developers worked on a Box Wallet which meets these special product requirements. The precise design of the machine was then drawn up jointly by Dividella and MediSeal engineers. Close cooperation Today, the Roche site in Kaiseraugst has a MediSeal CP200 blister line, which can be linked either to the MediSeal P1600 cartoner or to the Dividella NeoWallet line. The machine concept in detail The CP200 blister line: Production of alu/alu blister strips with one or three tablet pockets. Transfer of the blisters to either: ▪ the P1600 cartoner for packaging in side-load cartons or ▪ the NeoWallet line for packaging in a BoxWallet. Roche’s requirements for a combination of the CP200 blister machine, the P1600 cartoning machine and the NeoWallet 800 constituted a major challenge. It was necessary to take into account not only the long transport distances but also the pharma partition between the pri- mary and secondary packaging. In order to convey the very delicate blisters gently yet reli- ably from the blister machine to the packaging machines, the engineers developed special blister transport units, called “black carriers”. Fifty-five of these transport units each convey four blisters over the thirteen metres between the CP200 blister machine and the NeoWallet machine’s take-off station. Service and design In addition to the solution concept and supplying the machine, MediSeal and Dividella, with their experts, also provide operator training, ensuring that production ope- rations can commence quickly and simply. The line has now been running continuously for nine months, five days a week, in two-shift operation. The unique design of the line, with its low noise level, transparent panels and open, easily accessible work areas also makes the “Bonviva” an attractive workstation. Successful teamwork This initial cooperation between Rondo, Dividella and MediSeal for Roche, a world-renowned client, was im- mensely successful. “This cooperation has shown that our systems approach – i.e. supplying a packaging solu- tion along with the matching machine configuration – best meets our customers’ requirements”, says Gerhard Breu, CEO of the Körber Medipak group. “What’s more, the flexibility and quality of our products and systems have been convincingly demonstrated.” SUCCESSFUL TEAMWORK WITH ROCHE IN KAISERAUGST The blisters are conveyed reliably and securely from the CP200 blister machine to the NeoWallet line. The “Bonviva” line in Kaiseraugst.
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
CASE STUDYSucceSSful Teamwork wiTh roche
Every day in the Roche Kaiseraugst pack-aging and supply centre, about eight to ten million tablets, capsules and dragées are packaged in blisters. The packaging of Bonviva, a drug which is used to combat the bone disease osteoporosis, is parti-cularly intricate.
The drug has been on the market for some time as a “monthly dose”. This means that patients have to take only one tablet a month. Such a dose also demands new packaging. For the Körber Medipak companies Dividella and MediSeal, this constitutes a particular challenge, since both one-month and three-month packs are dispensed. In addition, the stipulations for taking the drug are complex and require detailed instructions.
Responsibility for concept and design After the initial coordination talks between Roche and Körber Medipak it quickly became clear that Dividella’s BoxWallet is the ideal packaging for this product. The delicate alu/alu blis-ters benefit from excellent protection inside the box and the packaging offers sufficient space for clearly laid out and simple to use dosage instructions. Together with the client, Dividella’s packaging developers worked on a Box Wallet which meets these special product requirements. The precise design of the machine was then drawn up jointly by Dividella and MediSeal engineers.
close cooperationToday, the Roche site in Kaiseraugst has a MediSeal CP200 blister line, which can be linked either to the MediSeal P1600 cartoner or to the Dividella NeoWallet line.
The machine concept in detailThe CP200 blister line: Production of alu/alu blister strips with one or three tablet pockets. Transfer of the blisters to either:
▪ the P1600 cartoner for packaging in side-load cartons or▪ the NeoWallet line for packaging in a BoxWallet.
Roche’s requirements for a combination of the CP200 blister machine, the P1600 cartoning machine and the NeoWallet 800 constituted a major challenge. It was necessary to take into account not only the long transport distances but also the pharma partition between the pri-mary and secondary packaging.
In order to convey the very delicate blisters gently yet reli-ably from the blister machine to the packaging machines, the engineers developed special blister transport units, called “black carriers”. Fifty-five of these transport units each convey four blisters over the thirteen metres between the CP200 blister machine and the NeoWallet machine’s take-off station.
Service and designIn addition to the solution concept and supplying the machine, MediSeal and Dividella, with their experts, also provide operator training, ensuring that production ope-rations can commence quickly and simply. The line has now been running continuously for nine months, five days a week, in two-shift operation. The unique design of the line, with its low noise level, transparent panels and open, easily accessible work areas also makes the “Bonviva” an attractive workstation.
Successful teamworkThis initial cooperation between Rondo, Dividella and MediSeal for Roche, a world-renowned client, was im-mensely successful. “This cooperation has shown that our systems approach – i.e. supplying a packaging solu-tion along with the matching machine configuration – best meets our customers’ requirements”, says Gerhard Breu, CEO of the Körber Medipak group. “What’s more, the flexibility and quality of our products and systems have been convincingly demonstrated.”
SucceSSful Teamwork wiTh roche in kaiSeraugST
The blisters are conveyed reliably and securely from the CP200 blister machine
to the NeoWallet line.
The “Bonviva” line in Kaiseraugst.
The cuSTomer’S requiremenT
The drug has been on the market for some time as a “monthly dose”. This means that patients have to take only one tablet a month. Such a dose also demands new packaging. Roche’s requirements for a combination of the CP200 blister machine, the P1600 cartoning machine and the NeoWallet 800 constituted a major challenge. It was necessary to take into account not only the long transport distances but also the pharma partition between the primary and secondary packaging.
The SoluTion
Responsibility for concept and design: After the initial coordination talks between Roche and Körber Medipak it quickly became clear that Dividella’s BoxWallet is the ideal packaging for this product. The delicate alu/alu blisters benefit from excellent protection inside the box and the packaging offers sufficient space for clearly laid out and simple to use dosage instructions.
cuSTomer benefiTS
Today, the Roche site in Kaiseraugst has a MediSeal CP200 blister line, which can be linked either to the MediSeal P1600 cartoner or to the Dividella NeoWallet line.
“single source packaging solution”
www.dividella.chwww.mediseal.de
Performance aT a glance
01_2015_bof_2006
NeoWallet Length x Width x Height [mm]
WalletMinimum 80 x 45 x 5Maximum 290 x 165 x 30
BoxWallet ®
Minimum 80 x 45 x 12Maximum 260 x 165 x 30
BlisterMinimum 60 x 28 x 3Maximum 185 x 120 x 12
Output 80 Wallets/BoxWallet® per minute ~ 34.600 Wallets/BoxWallet® per 8 hr shift
CP200 [mm]
Draw-off length, forming + sealing 170Draw-off length, punching 85Usable area, forming + sealing 150 x 170Usable area, punching 150 x 85Max. foil with 160Roll diameter Base foil 600 Lid foil 300Max. form depth [mm] 12Capacity [blisters / min] 250
P1600 [mm] Pitch 120 to 180Carton length 65-150 to 65-200Carton width 35-90 to 60-150Carton height 15-95 to 15-110Capacity [min-1] 10-150 to 10-100
The blister strips are conveyed by a robot arm from the conveyor belt into a “black carrier”.
The booklet is first glued into the flat blank, with a window for the date. Four sensors ensure that the booklet has been inserted correctly.
cP200 P1600 neowallet
Related Documents
