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from MPN EU Issue 62
by MPN Magazine
DEVICE UPDATE www.medovate.co.uk
Medovate has successfully secured additional CE Mark regulatory approvals for its SAFIRA (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia) technology to include an NRFit syringe and a palm operator.
Within the last year, the company has achieved CE Mark regulatory approval covering five devices in its SAFIRA range: infusion driver, foot pedal, luer syringe, NRFit syringe and palm operator. These latest product range additions are intended to further improve patient safety and offer greater control to anaesthetists.
The NRFit syringe provides a second option to the universal luer connection syringes with which the system was originally introduced. With the provision of a brand-new Palm Operator, Medovate hopes to offer anaesthetists more versatility and choice. The palm operator uses the same colour coding as the original foot pedal operator, which remains a key part of the product range for the infusion and aspiration of anaesthetics.
www.amcor.com
Amcor to extend CR27 heat seal coating technology to customers in Europe
Since the acquisition of Bemis Company on 11 June 2019, global packaging company Amcor has achieved a milestone in healthcare packaging. By adapting its approach to product development and innovation, and deploying know-how and processes gained in the acquisition, Amcor can now provide unrestricted to customers in Europe key healthcare packaging solutions that were part of the Bemis portfolio.
Amcor has long-standing experience with high-quality, heat-sealing adhesives for medical-grade papers and Tyvek material. Adding to that is the well-known, high-performance Tyvek adhesive and the CR27 heat seal coating technology developed by Bemis, which will now be available in Europe for the first time under the Amcor brand and will be produced in Winterbourne, UK.
Amcor’s customers, including medical device manufacturers customers, will be offered to experience the benefits of CR27 heat seal coating technology for medical, sterile barrier applications. Such benefits include enhanced strength and excellent porosity — without compromising on barrier properties; it is also air permeable and suitable for EtO and gamma irradiation sterilisation.
M&A UPDATE https://atp-ag.com/en/
COMBINING STRENGTHS AND MARKET POSITIONS
Adhesive tape specialist CCT Coating & Converting Technologies is becoming part of water-based specialty adhesive tapes manufacturer ATP Adhesive Systems Group (ATP) based in Switzerland. The combination strengthens the market position of both companies and allows them to offer a wider range of tailormade solutions to its customers.
ATP is a specialist in highperformance adhesive tapes, exclusively focusing on waterbased technology. The company offers tailor-made solutions through its in-house R&D capabilities. With production sites in Germany and the UK, as well as headquarters and a development centre in Switzerland, the company employs approximately 400 staff.
US-based CCT Coating & Converting Technologies has provided coating and converting capabilities of specialised adhesive tapes during the past 20 years. CCT’s founder Robert Dempsey as well as CEO Rich Hipp together with their team will continue to run the firm’s operations from their Philadelphia location. The management teams of both companies expect to significantly increase its service offering especially to its US customers.
PROCESSING UPDATE www.wittmann-group.com
Energy efficient injection moulding machines
WITTMANN BATTENFELD has succeeded in winning new customers in many markets with its SmartPower injection moulding machines. The range of compact machines are claimed to offer nearsilent operation, highly repeatable process capabilities and wide platens, in addition to “extreme” energy efficiency performance.
According to customer feedback, the machines’ energy efficiency has come up as a topic of particular significance. The magnitude of savings realised on the production floor compared with similar machine models has exceeded expectations.
The SmartPower was compared with a machine that had been supplied in the early 1990s. Unsurprisingly perhaps the test results were “astounding” — the SmartPower machine was six times more energy efficient and six times less costly to run than the older machine.
Joint WITTMANN BATTENFELD UK managing director Tracy Cadman said: “Our leading customers in the UK and Ireland are increasingly realising that low energy production is helping to future proof businesses, not only for cost but also in terms of transparent Industry 4.0 production and securing a low environmental footprint.”
SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE
www.berryglobal.com Berry Healthcare facilities earns ISCC accreditation
The Berry Healthcare facilities of Astra Plastique, Bellignat and Offranville in France have been awarded International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC) Plus accreditation, enabling the sites to sell to healthcare customers ISCC Plus certified packaging and plastic components that contribute to a circular economy approach based on advanced recycling and mass balance. With this certification, customers can attest to their usage of certified circular polymers (based on advanced recycling mass balance) throughout.
Berry Healthcare facilities in France will be able to offer this advanced recycling resin in both circular PP and PE. This meets customer requirements for sustainable products and packaging, with the ability to produce primary packaging and drug delivery devices for healthcare applications containing a high percentage of recycled material, from 30% to 100%.
As well as supporting customers’ sustainability goals, this helps them to meet the requirements of forthcoming EU Plastic Packaging Levy and the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax. Importantly, because the advanced recycled resin has the same properties as virgin material, there is no need for any qualification tests.
talking POINT
WWW.MANUFACTURERSALLIANCE.CO.UK
GARY SHEADER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURERS’ ALLIANCE
What is the Manufacturers’ Alliance and how does it help manufacturers? We are an experienced team of manufacturing professionals delivering a range of support for owners and managers of manufacturing organisations across Northern England and Wales, helping them to achieve business growth through excellent leadership. Our services include an academy of learning programmes, regular peer group membership meetings, thought leadership events and on-site support.
Tell us about the range of learning experiences you have recently rolled out. Our Academy focuses on leadership and management development for front line and middle managers. The academy programme courses cover a wide range of topics, including how to manage teams to high performance; managing non-compliance; and improving productivity.
During lockdown, we hosted (via webinars) Thought Leadership Events to help manufacturers navigate challenges, particularly those associated with Covid and Brexit.
We have also launched two new peer groups centred around specific business needs including how to embrace smart, connected factory technologies and implement this for factory future proofing with our Industry 4.0 group.
What kind of help or support do most UK manufacturers need? Without a doubt, it is peer-to-peer support. We have plucked some of the finest manufacturing leaders in the UK to lead our programmes, events and group services. Our members find that being present in a trusted group of people who are all in manufacturing is the only place available to them to share and resolve common challenges, as well as being inspired by their success feeding their own ambitions for innovation.
