keystone folding box co. is a producer of paperboard packaging. it has unveiled ecosliderx, which is a compliance package that is made up of 100 recyclable material. www.keyboxco.com is the official website of keystone folding box co. ecosliderx is created using unbleached paperboard and has a claycoated surface. ward smith, who is the director of marketing for keystone, explains that ecosliderx is designed with the intention to support blister packages employing a minimal amount of foil and film. this secondary packaging can be used for a seniorfriendly and childresistant f1 compliance solution. to carry out the product&rsquos first major project, keystone has joined hands with contract packager legacy pharmaceutical packaging. this pharmaceutical packaging company, which has an official website www.legacypackaging.com, is developing automatic assembly lines for ecosliderx. smith further says that, in december 2009, when they first considered the concept, they knew that they required a highspeed automation to produce a solution that is costeffective. while they work with various clinical trial packaging businesses, they wanted to begin the ecosliderx program with a single key company for this specific commercial project. as keystone had begun the search for the collaborator, legacy was also looking to expand its operations into the field of compliance packaging. legacy was founded by wayne welborn, who is a 30year pharmaceutical industry expert. this privately held contract packager offers blistering, project and inventory management, highspeed bottle filling, pouching, package design capabilities, and secondary packaging, as well. brad rayner of legacy pharmaceutical packaging mentioned that they went through numerous current compliance package designs. however, they felt the ecosliderx had all the correct characteristics to become the nextgeneration and industrystandard, compliance pack. brad further mentioned that when they came across keystone and considered the ecosliderx concept, they immediately came to knew that they had got an economical, scalable, and sustainable solution, which their customers could use to discern their products from competitors. with regards to their current project with keystone, their vision is to become the market dominant total solutions provider in the compliance packaging and unitofuse market. smith explains that packaging of ecosliderx is anticipated to dominate the market at extremely high speeds as the package does not need heat sealing. he further says that the time needed to assemble heatsealable packages restricts operational incompetence. for inserting blister packaging and highspeed erecting, ecosliderx cartons will ship flat to legacy, smith said. currently, to meet the project&rsquos launch date, legacy is investing in automatic blister lines for ecosliderx. these lines will be set up in the facility located in st. louis, mo, which has recently tripled its plant size from 90,000 to 270,000 sq ft. rayner says that, currently, they are developing various highspeed lines and have the competence to include a total of ten. a highspeed bottling line scheduled is also being installed by the company for production fourth quarter. smith says that, due to the automation, ecosliderx will be a costeffective alternative to both bottles as well as such compliance packages. according to him, whereas ecosliderx may have a higher price than just bottling product, it is nearer in cost to bottling than any other compliance package available on the market. smith explains that ecosliderx is suited for physician&rsquos samples, clinical trial materials, and prescription products. furthermore, it is also smaller than several existing compliance packages, which may better benefit retail pharmacies employing tube chutes. along with this, it can also be preprinted, which eliminated the necessity for manufacturers to get and apply their own labels. legacy serves the generic, government, wholesale, branded, and key retail markets. it is one of the major suppliers of unitofuse packaging to drug manufacturers and big retail chains. legacy is vawd certified, registered with the fda, and licensed by the dea to handle l1 chemicals and schedule ii &ndashv drugs. rayner says that they have the capital support, right partner and through experience to become the topnotch total solution supplier for the compliance packaging and unit of use market in the coming years. source of information httpwww.legacypackaging.compageid517
