the purchase is to label a series of traditional herbal medications including echinaforce echinacea drops. these drops are sold all over the world. the s150 is a completely automatic labelling system that is designed with the aim of maximum versatility. it also offers the potential to apply paper as well as clear selfadhesive labels to a wide range of products. this range of products includes rectangular, square or cylindrical containers from 10mm dia. to 150mm dia. in plastic, metal, composite or glass materials. the system, which gives result of up to 150 c.p.m., needs nearly no modification in parts, making it both efficient and easy to use. the s150 is the initial new newman labelling system bought by bioforce. however, the company has also enjoyed a long strong relationship with newman after the acquisition of a refurbished newman 5fl machine about 15 years ago. michael stokoe, who is the bioforce production & operations manager, further explained that the 5fl had performed extremely well for them with very less issues for over 15 years. michael also said that, during this time newman was outstanding particularly when they had no ties with them. it appeared logical to stick with a newman machine. newman has been extremely supportive and has helped them a lot for installation of the new machinery. the advantages are the set up and changeovers are nearly the same as the previous machine so they took too it easily. the output for bioforce has been an increment in productivity on the line, with negligible disruption. newman labelling systems is a pioneer producer of specialised labelling machines for the industry of pharmaceutical, with a client base that also includes the world&rsquos top ten pharmaceutical orgnizations. all labelling systems of newman&rsquos are compatible with the chief vision system equipment to accommodate the newest track & trace applications and are completely compliant with fda cgmp needs they can be offered with legalization completed up to pq. source of information httpwww.packagingeurope.compackagingeuropenews52282ukherbalmedicinecompanyu…
