The EZ-fill Smart platform leverages increased automation throughout the manufacturing flow to increase productivity and reduce human errors. The optimized platform features no glass-to-glass and no glass-to-metal contact which improves the quality and integrity of the vials throughout the product life cycle. The redesigned secondary packaging has yielded a significant reduction of particle risks during customers’ operations, delivering substantially improved quality. The new EZ-fill Smart now offers the market an alternative sterilization method that is safe and more environmentally friendly compared to traditional Ethylene Oxide (EtO) sterilization. Intended to be ideally suited for primary packaging solutions with highly sensitive drugs, it also incorporates guidelines given by regulatory bodies supporting the current direction to replace EtO sterilization. EZ-fill SmartTM pursues combined sustainability approaches by increasing packaging efficiency, implementing a new eco-friendly sterilization method, and the use of biopolymers and recycled plastic. Developed in close cooperation with major machine vendors, EZ-fill SmartTM ensures a proven seamless integration with standard fill & finish operations. The platform also accommodates both small and large batch production. The implemented advancements guarantee the processability of filling lines with the primary aim to facilitate the complete automation of the in-feeding process. Along with the nest & tub configuration, EZ-fill SmartTM will also be available in tray configuration to support and accelerate the conversion from bulk to Gx® RTF vials that is already underway in the market.
