Cost-effective packaging of small batches

(Process design and simulation, Packaging optimization, Material selection, Sustainability)

On behalf of an internationally active pharmaceutical company, a new, fully automated secondary packaging system (platform system) was developed which would consider the foreseeable expansion of the portfolio. The cost of implementing the new system was coordinated with various packaging material manufacturers (folding cartons, package leaflets, adhesive labels). A number of different packaging machine manufacturers were asked to put forward their designs for machines. In collaboration with the client a rating matrix was generated for the packaging system and the proposed packaging machines. This enabled us to identify a future-proof and cost-effective packaging material/machine combination.