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Press Release 06-01-09
PTI Will Showcase Seal-Scan™ Ultrasound Inspection System at MD&M East in Booth 2425 for Non-Destructive Seal Quality Analysis of Medical Device Pouches
Tuckahoe, New York (June 1, 2009) - PTI Inspection Systems will showcase the Seal-Scan™ Model 525 Offline Seal Inspection System at the MD&M East Show, June 9-11, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY in Booth 2425.
Oliver Stauffer, application engineer, commented, "Seal-Scan™ technology characterizes seals that appear visually acceptable yet possess defects that affect product quality, sterility and shelf-life. Seal-Scan™ systems utilize non-contact airborne ultrasound to detect various types of seal defects in porous and non-porous materials. The ability to analyze seal integrity with precision and repeatability has established Seal-Scan™ as the leading inspection method for heat seals in medical device pouches, trays and flexible packaging."
PTI Inspection Systems also offers Seal-Scan™ solutions for online seal integrity inspection. Seal-Scan™ Models 540 and 550 are two configurations that provide 100% online seal integrity testing for pouches.
"Most package related product recalls are due to common in-process defects that are not reliably detected by offline or inline visual inspection methods", stated Stauffer. "The Seal-Scan™ 525 also provides the advantage of identifying the location and type of seal defects which assists in determining how, when and why package seals fail. The Seal-Scan™ 525 serves as an offline analytical tool for in-depth heat seal analysis that also pinpoints optimum sealing conditions: e.g. temperature, dwell time, etc."
Seal-Scan™ has proven to be very successful in pouch seal inspection applications by offering:
- Improved detection capability from manual visual inspection.
- Seal verification and common defect detection (e.g. all channel defects, wrinkles, inclusions, weak seals, partial seals).
- Non-subjective results that are repeatable.
- Quantitative traceable data.
PTI Inspection Systems also offers inspection technologies for leak testing and package integrity testing of pouches and Tyvek® lidded trays, detecting the presence of leaks and defects anywhere within the package. VeriPac testers utilize the ASTM vacuum decay leak test method F2338 that is recognized by the FDA as a standard for package integrity testing. VeriPac testers are non-destructive, non-invasive and require no sample preparation. They have been very successful at cost saving, waste reduction, and elimination of operator error.
About PTI Inspection Systems
PTI Inspection Systems is the leading manufacturer of non-destructive package inspection technologies for the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and container industries. We offer inspection systems for package integrity testing, seal integrity and leak testing. Our technologies exclude subjectivity from package testing, and use test methods that conform to ASTM standards. PTI Inspection systems provide repeatable, reliable results and can be incorporated into protocols at any point in the manufacturing process as they are non-destructive, non-invasive and require no sample preparation.
For media inquiries, please contact Michelle Wolf: m.wolf@ptiusa.com. Tel: 973.252.6039
For corporate inquiries, please contact Heinz Wolf: h.wolf@ptiusa.com. Tel: 914.337.2005
