No one in the pharma industry wants a recall. Not only are they expensive and potentially reputation-damaging, but they mean that patients may have been put at risk. Foreign matter contamination is a leading cause of recalls for injectables. In fact, the presence of visible particles accounted for 22% of FDA recalls of sterile injectable […]
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3 Ways Vaccine Makers Can Help Ensure the Effectiveness of Their Products
In case you missed them, here are a few recent headlines that made the rounds: Ventura County administered thousands of vaccines that may not have worked Temperature mishap at clinic means children will need second vaccination shots Tetanus vaccine delivered in Leduc potentially ineffective: AHS In all three of these cases, the vaccines were rendered […]
Garvey Automatic Vial Dryer Keeps Vaccines Effective by Reducing Time Out of the Cold Chain
Unique system slashes vial drying times from 24-48 hours down to 5-15 minutes, helping pharmaceutical manufacturers maintain the cold chain during labeling and inspection BLUE ANCHOR, N.J. (PRWEB) MAY 23, 2019 The recent measles outbreaks have highlighted the importance of vaccination in protecting public health. In the United States alone, childhood immunizations are credited with […]
Types of Industrial Conveyors: Table Top vs. Mat Top
Are you designing a new line or redesigning an existing one? Many food, beverage, and pharma manufacturers today are revamping their processes to boost productivity and achieve higher throughput. Obviously, the actual processing machines are important, but so is the equipment that moves product from one machine to another, i.e., the conveyors. Let’s look at […]
Garvey Keeps Food Production Lines Running with Industry-First Solution for Accumulation, Orientation, and Single-Filing
3D Infinity™ Accumulator can orient and single-file almost any food product at unmatched speeds, boosting throughput and reducing product loss by up to 30% BLUE ANCHOR, N.J. (PRWEB) APRIL 05, 2019 Snack cakes, granola bars, ready meals — these are just a few of the products that can now be accumulated, oriented, and single-filed on high-speed […]
How Accumulation Solves 3 Common Problems on Pharma Production Lines
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, then you know that we’re big into maximizing throughput by helping food and beverage companies unleash the hidden capacity in their production lines. The pharma industry is a bit different. Like food and beverage processors, pharma manufacturers also face pressure to reduce processing time and increase output, […]
In Food Manufacturing, Throughput Is King
Throughput, throughput, throughput. It’s the food industry’s version of “location, location, location.” If you look at the big trends in food manufacturing today — like automation, digitalization, and efficiency improvements — you’ll see that they’re ultimately ways to increase throughput. We’re not just saying this because we believe throughput is the most important metric for […]
Common Production Constraints, Part 2: Food Packaging Lines
In the previous article, we identified the main places bottling lines get hung up during beverage processing. Here, we look 5 common constraints along food packaging lines. Wrappers/baggers Like with beverages, in food manufacturing, moving from the processing to packaging can be challenging. For example, we worked with a client that made bagels. The line […]
Common Production Constraints, Part 1: Beverage Lines
Hopefully, you’ve read our recent articles about how much production line bottlenecks cost and how to find which piece of equipment is creating the bottleneck in your facility. (If not, take a few minutes to check them out — they’ll provide context for this next series of articles.) We’ve analyzed thousands of production lines across […]
How Much Are Production Line Bottlenecks Costing You?
$3,552,000! I know that seems like a lot. But that’s how much profit one winery was missing out on before they took steps to reduce the impact of the bottleneck on their production line. We’ve performed our Garvey Line Analysis with hundreds of companies. And, while the results vary, we typically find that companies are […]