Finding Sustainability is Medical Manufacturing
Posted: January 10th, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech
Sustainability in manufacturing is dominating the manufacturing world, as companies work to reduce,
reuse and recycle in any way that they can. The reusable products sector that provides shipping
equipment is one solution that continues to take a foothold. Redesigning plants for better use of space
(and reduction of energy) is another. Many companies are even looking into [...]
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What “Manufacturing Delay” Really Means
Posted: June 28th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
In January 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began warning of an impending shortage in the availability of certain drugs. These included cancer-fighting drugs, asthma medications and drugs often administered in the emergency room. To help patients and doctors track the availability of the drugs, the FDA set up a website where companies voluntarily [...]
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Particles That Ruined the Batch
Posted: June 16th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
In August 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned drug manufacturer Hyaluron to clean up its act after finding contaminants in several products. December of the same year saw a recall of the famous antacid Rolaids due to contamination. In fact, the pharmaceutical industry news portal In Pharma found that the manufacturer of Rolaids, [...]
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Eyeballing Quality Control in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Posted: December 14th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Elsewhere in manufacturing, quality control consists of tasting, sampling, trying, and testing the products coming off the assembly line. In pharmaceuticals manufacturing, quality control is a bit more intricate. Prescription drugs consist of precise chemical compounds formulated to perform a certain task within the body. Quality control thus consists of testing not only the formula, but also ensuring that foreign materials don’t threaten the integrity of the medication.
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Jobs in Pharmaceuticals: Is the Industry Really Recession Proof?
Posted: December 9th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The pharmaceutical industry has long been thought of as the most recession-proof in the manufacturing world today. It is a medical-based industry that creates items that people need to survive, no matter how old they are—prescription drugs. However, the recession of 2008-2009 had many experts rethinking the categorization of pharmaceutical manufacturing as “recession proof”.
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5 Efficiency Tools from the Pharmacy
Posted: August 12th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Manufacturing dispensers are used in several places throughout the factory automation process. Eagle Technologies creates dispensing systems for use in various industries, from automotive to food processing, including pharmaceuticals. Keeping dispenser efficiency high is the goal, one that you can reach by taking a few cues from the pharmacy.
In the pharmaceutical industry, drug dispensers are [...]
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