Better packaging for medical devices as well as pharmaceutical and biotech products

Multivac is a globally leading provider of packaging solutions: a market leader worldwide in thermoforming packaging machines and manufacturer of an extensive portfolio of tray sealers, vacuum chamber machines, chamber band machines, labelers, quality control systems, and automation solutions, up to turnkey lines. The company consolidates its packaging, product, and application expertise to deliver top-class packaging technology.

A specialty of Multivac is the packaging of medical sterilization goods and pharmaceutical products. With the business division "Medical, Cosmetics, and Pharma" (MCP), the company offers the expertise needed for the safe and efficient packaging of sensitive items from these sectors. Additionally, customers benefit from the comprehensive process and system knowledge of Multivac specialists and from holistic consulting services from a single source.

The company’s packaging portfolio meets the high requirements of the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, such as sterility, cleanroom compatibility, and perfect protection of the packaged goods. Strict regulations must also be adhered to when packaging medical technology products and pharmaceuticals. Few other industries today impose more consistent requirements for comprehensive quality management. Relevant guidelines can be found in standards such as "Current Good Manufacturing Practice" (cGMP) as well as in ISO, EN, and DIN standards.

Transparent Packaging Processes with Multivac Clean Design™

To ensure strict compliance with standards, the company offers innovative packaging solutions, such as Multivac Clean Design™. The concept allows for easy cleaning of the machine and seamless traceability of products throughout the entire packaging process. Cavities are largely avoided, individual modules are transparently visible, and cables are routed closed along the machine frame rather than openly. This ensures that any products or parts lost during the packaging process can be quickly found.

Moreover, the complexity of products in the medical technology sector is increasing significantly. For example, new biotechnological products are entering the market, and active medical goods such as pharmaceuticals require more sophisticated packaging solutions. As medical sterilization goods become smaller, more complex, and thus more sensitive, packaging often makes product imitation more difficult, thereby increasing security against counterfeiting.

Packaging Solutions from Multivac – Flexible, Open, Intelligent

The company provides flexible and intelligently designed packaging solutions for these applications, characterized by an open machine structure. New modules, for example for transport and positioning, can be easily integrated. All components are optimally interconnected, preventing technical or financial friction losses. Multivac also offers innovative handling modules specifically tailored to positioning and transport tasks within the packaging chain. Finally, the company's packaging solutions ensure secure processes, continuously monitored by optical inspection systems (vision systems), sensors, and personnel-based recording of process parameters, complying with the safety and hygiene standards of cGMP.

The Multivac Group employs over 4,100 people worldwide. With more than 65 subsidiaries, the company is present on all continents. Over 900 consultants and service technicians worldwide bring their expertise and experience to serve customers and ensure maximum availability of all installed Multivac machines.