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| United Drug PLC
• United Drug PLC • United Drug Packaging |
Filling Your Bottling Needs Sharp has the equipment and expertise to meet the highest bottling standards, whether for commercial production or product sampling. Sharp offers comprehensive services, a variety of packing options and strict quality control procedures ensure consistent satisfaction. Currently Sharp can provide solid dose, powder & liquid product bottling for both high volume and small quantity needs. Our turnkey services include purchasing of all components, in line cartoning, carton printing, bundling, as well as scheduling flexibility. Trust Sharp to be your single source for excellence in bottling.
Sharp uses servo driven powder fillers to fill bottles and cans. In line check weighers verify the fill volume. Liquid Filling Liquid filling services are available. The style of pump is product dependent. Cottoning Cotton has been replaced with Rayon. The average length of Rayon per bottle is 3". Cottoning can be modified to customer specifications. A sensor on the bottling line verifies that the cotton is placed in the bottle and not wicked (above the seal line), to assure a proper cap seal. Desiccants Canister or sachet desiccants are most commonly used. Varying gram weights and desiccant counts can be inserted into the bottle. Liners/ Seals Aluminum foil seals are induction sealed to the bottles. A liner verification sensor assures presence. Pressure sensitive seals are also available. Closures Child resistant and non child resistant caps are standard. A skewed cap sensor confirms proper cap placement. After induction sealing the liner, the cap is retightened to the proper torque specifications. Other cap styles can be entertained. Labeling Pressure sensitive bottle labels are applied online. Lot and expiration dates can be printed and applied during this process. All labels are inspected using optical character recognition (OCR) to assure proper date and lot codes. A sensor also verifies label placement onto the bottle. Standard bar code scanners are available. Full bottle label shrink sleeving is available. Serialized labeling is also available. Neck banding Clear and preprinted neckbands can be applied, then heat shrunk to the bottles during the packaging process. The bands may also be perforated online. Topserts/ Sideserts Patient information inserts and coupons can be automatically affixed to the top of the cap or the side of the bottle. Double/ piggyback serts can be applied but must be confirmed on a case by case basis. Cartons/ Trays Filled bottles can be placed in individual cartons, then lot and expiration dates can be printed, or embossed, onto the carton. Bottles can also be packed, in multiples, into trays, then banded. Bundling into different configurations is available. Finished pack outs are then bulk packed into corrugated shippers. Shippers are labeled, then palletized. Sharp has carton/ tray printing and fabrication services, to expedite the packaging timeline. |
