In today's world, product quality and safety are paramount. This holds especially true for the packaging industry, where ensuring the integrity of a package is crucial for protecting the product within. Package integrity testing plays a vital role in safeguarding product quality and preventing contamination throughout the supply chain.
Package integrity testing encompasses a variety of methods used to assess the ability of a package to withstand the rigors of the supply chain and protect its contents. These tests evaluate factors like strength, seal integrity, and resistance to external elements like moisture, oxygen, and physical impact. Package leaks can compromise product sterility, potency, and overall quality, leading to recalls and potentially harming consumers.
Why is Automated Package Leak Detection Gaining Importance?
Traditional, manual package integrity testing methods often involve destructive testing or rely on statistical sampling. These methods can be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and may not provide a complete picture of package quality across an entire production run.
Automated leak detection systems address these limitations. They offer several advantages:
- Automated In-Line Testing: VeriPac LPX enables real-time, in-line leak detection for every single package, ensuring comprehensive quality control.
- Increased Efficiency: Automation streamlines the testing process, significantly reducing labor costs and production downtime.
- Enhanced Accuracy: VeriPac LPX utilizes standardized testing methods, minimizing human error and ensuring consistent, reliable results.
- Improved Data Tracking: Automated systems can integrate with production line controls, facilitating data collection and analysis for better quality control practices.
Automated Package Leak Detection using VeriPac LPX
The VeriPac LPX series comprises fully automated systems for inspecting package quality, offering 100% inline testing. The LPX enhances automated testing, ensuring a high level of confidence in packaging line performance. It's a dependable solution for issues related to infrequent testing and addressing process-related quality concerns.
When it comes to Container Closure Integrity testing (CCIT ), sensitivity and reliability are crucial. The VeriPac LPX 430.8S represents the latest generation in automated inspection systems for testing the integrity of parenteral product containers. It offers automated testing for 100% of batches or batch release, featuring an eight-station dual chamber design with a robotic testing platform suitable for various products, including pre-filled syringes, vials, lyophilized products, small molecule liquids, and Water for Injection (WFI).
The VeriPac LPX boasts a dynamic robotic design tailored to diverse production requirements. It's scalable and modular, ensuring it can meet the demands of different production lines. This adaptable platform facilitates reliable automated handling of various packaging formats, from flexible to rigid containers, and parenteral products. Moreover, the VeriPac LPX allows for easy changeover to test different package sizes on the same system.
Benefits of VeriPac Flex
- Deterministic, quantitative test method
- Non-destructive, non-subjective, no sample preparation
- Test multiple packages in a single test cycle
- Cost effective with rapid return on investment
- Supports sustainable packaging and zero waste initiatives
- Simplifies the inspection and validation process
- Accurate and repeatable results
- ASTM test method and FDA standard
- USP < 1207> compliant