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THE CHALLENGE
How could we minimise or eliminate the use of bought-in chemicals to eliminate the storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials?
Our system sterilises the packaging material and the packaging material continually all the way to the point of fill.
Could we move away from radiation methods?
Recently, radiation treatments have used electron beam (E Beam) technology for packaging sterilisation. As a source of radiation, the equipment must be shielded using lead. This increases the footprint of the equipment, means that a huge power supply is required AND also leaves a large aseptic area that needs to be (i) maintained during production runs and (ii) sterilised using chemicals if there is a breach.
How could we reduce the aseptic zone?
In current set-ups, no sterilisation takes place in the aseptic zone. Sterility is usually maintained by using purified air through Hepa filters. We wanted to (i) reduce the aseptic zone and (ii) remove all moving parts from that area.
STERILE ZONE
ASEPTIC ZONE LAMINATE DIRECTION
TRADITIONAL WAY OF PRODUCING AN ASEPTIC PACKAGE
DESIRED WAY OF PRODUCING AN ASEPTIC PACKAGE
Package formed and sealed at this point
Sterile area increased and aseptic area reduced Moving parts in aseptic area removed completely