Reed-Lane has introduced its second Track & Trace-ready cartoning line for unit-level serialization and multi-level aggregation. The line debuts as pharma companies look to initiate aggregation practices well ahead of the 2023 DSCSA deadline.
The line’s configuration allows Reed Lane to serialize individual cartons; aggregate cartons to cases; aggregate cartons to bundles; aggregate bundles to cases; aggregate cases to pallets; or rework previously serialized items according to customer needs. It also offers the ability to add tamper evidence elements. Highlighted by an Optel TrackSafe system, the line’s stations include:
- A Carton Tracker Pharmaproof Station that incorporates a Dominoe Dual Head Printer for applying serialized data directly to cartons, a Herma labeler to apply tamper evident labels to the carton and an Optel High-Resolution Commissioning Camera for carton-level serialization.
- A Bundle Aggregation Pharmaproof Station that aggregates serialized cartons within bundles utilizing two high-resolution commissioning cameras from Optel Vision.
- A Case Aggregation Pharmaproof Station where serialized cartons or bundles are aggregated within a case using an Optel Ultra High Resolution 15.8 Mega-Pixel Camera installed on a 3M Case Sealer.
- A Line Master / Pallet Aggregation Station that aggregates cases to pallets via a serialized pallet label printed from a Zebra ZM400 Printer and commissioned with a Datalogic Magellan 1100i Table Top Scanner.
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Reed-Lane also is adding three more packaging suites for secondary packaging processes. The new space adds capacity to accommodate growth in a variety of niches, including labeling and kitting for vials and syringes as well as general assembly operations. To limit intra-facility travel and product excursion, the areas are located near both the CPO’s cold chain infrastructure and two carton serialization rooms.
“Our injectables packaging segment – including vial and syringe kitting – has been trending up for a while now, and the additional space extends capabilities in the present while anticipating further growth in the near future,” said Patricia Elvin, President of Reed-Lane. “Meanwhile, the additional Track & Trace-ready cartoning line significantly extends our capacity to provide the serialization, aggregation and supply chain visibility services that have become an integral part of comprehensive contract packaging operations.”