Avery Dennison joins forces with Weber Marking on FMD solutions

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June 19th 2018

Oegstgeest, The Netherlands: – Worldwide labeling leader Avery Dennison has entered collaboration with the labelling and coding specialist Weber Marking Systems Europe to market a new generation of pharmaceutical tamper-evident seal labelling solutions.

The move is a direct response to the impending EU Falsified Medicine Directive (FMD), joining together Avery Dennison mastery of self-adhesive materials and Weber Marking System expertise in label conversion & application.

Meeting FMD challenges

Together, the partners aim to offer the pharma industry a complete range of versatile solutions to FMD challenges in tracing, tracking and tamper-evident applications. The FMD will compel the pharma industry by Feb 9th 2019 to offer a tamper evident solution on all packaged and boxed products.

Avery Dennison has recently developed a dedicated pharma adhesive, S799P, that generates fiber tear when opening the varnished folding boxes typically used for prescription drugs, making any tampering highly visible.

Weber has already qualified S799P combined with a thin PP film face (polypropylene) on label conversion, adding specific die cuts to make the label more fragile, and on label application, where Weber has developed a dedicated tamper evident labeler that supports high speed application. The compact tamper evident labeller reliably seals up to 500 folding cartons per minute from two sides.

One-stop solutions

“Together with Weber, we can control label materials, conversion and application across our entire manufacturing and logistics chain,” commented Gabriela Gregor, Product Manager Pharmaceuticals Avery Dennison Materials Group Europe.

“Our collaboration allows us to offer pharmaceutical clients, including packaging and regulatory communities, quality and operations directors a complete one-stop shop solution,” said Ms. Gregor.

Retrofittable
Frederic Bussy, Managing Director of Weber Marking Systems, France, added: “Pharma manufacturers have to invest in solutions to comply with FMD. They are looking for a versatile solution that can be retrofitted to existing packaging lines. A self-adhesive tamper evident label offers flexibility and efficiency in manufacturing.”

“Contrary to comparable solutions in the industry, the tamper evident labeller has the great advantage that it has a very reduced footprint and can be operated from one side. As a result, it can be flexibly integrated into cramped production environments or large plants.

Furthermore, transparent labelling allows use with existing artwork and is more patient friendly,” Mr. Bussy explained.

Furthermore, Frederic Bussy advises pharmaceutical companies on the issue of aggregation. This means that the individual personalized drug packages must be packed in carton, bundle and pallet and marked individually on these higher packaging levels. The aggregation is not required under the EU regulation but it brings advantages as it facilitates logistics processes but also, for example, recalls.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2017 were $6.6 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

About Weber Marking

Weber Marking Systems GmbH (Weber Marking) is the German-based leader of a group of European and international subsidiaries that specialize in developing, producing and selling highly efficient labelling and coding systems for industrial marking.

The company traces its roots back over half a century to the founding of the Weber Inc. in Chicago.

Based at Rheinbreitbach on the banks of the Rhine, south of Bonn, Weber Marking Systems was founded in 1980 as the manufacturing and development arm of Bluhm Weber Group, an international network whose core business is marking technologies.

Products include labelling and coding systems, software as well as a world-wide sales network for direct selling, service and technical support. In Germany, Weber can also provide custom and stock labels and is certified to ISO 9001:2015 quality standards.

Further information at: https://www.weber-marking.com.