Belfast-based pharma packaging machinery manufacturer Sepha is to embark on a customer roadshow across Europe, Asia and the US, to bring its range of new leak testing machines directly to the doors of its customers.
The blister packing, deblistering and leak testing specialist has reported increased demand across all major markets, leading to record sales to the world’s pharmaceutical packaging industry of its recently extended range of non-destructive leak testing equipment.
In the past two years the company launched three new machines to target the future requirements of its pharmaceutical customers. VisionScan uses hi-resolution imaging technology to test for leaks in the packaging of pharmaceuticals, which the firm says has given it the ability to offer customers a more reliable and lower cost entry-point into non-destructive leak testing.
“At a time when the industry is looking to drive up quality and reduce production costs, VisionScan does both,” says Sepha head of sales & marketing Paul Kelly. “It is a tool-less leak testing device. The flexibility we have designed into this machine is ideal for contract packers operating in the growing non-branded drug or ‘generics’ market where there is a need to switch production quickly from one drug to another.”
Launched alongside VisionScan, MediScan tests leaks in single non-porous pouches, medical device packaging and sachets, while a third new machine, EZ Blister II, is a compact blister-packing machine for clinical trial laboratories and R&D facilities, which has proved very popular with customers that need a low volume packaging solution.
Sepha exports from its base in Northern Ireland to 60 countries across the globe. The company says its success has been due to a customer-driven strategy in response to changes in market requirements.
Sepha's VisionScan system for non-destructive leak testing
