at achema, which takes place in frankfurt from 15 to 19 june, multivac will be presenting in hall 3.1 stand c47 its ipackaging, labelling and marking solutions for the life science and healthcare industry, and among these will be a compact thermoforming packaging machine for packing products in small batch sizes. with the r 081 thermoforming packaging machine, multivac will be showing a new entrylevel model that is designed for packing products in small batches. the r 081 is also suitable for cleanroom applications and can be used for producing both vacuum packs and modified atmosphere packs with reduced residual oxygen content. the machine is equipped with electrical lifting units, which contribute among other things to a consistently high level of sealing quality. in addition to this, multivac will also be showing a thermoforming packaging machine in the multivac clean design&trade for the gmpcompliant packing of sterile medical products. the machine can run both flexible and rigid films as well as tyvek® and paperbased packaging materials. multivac&39s proven drawer system provides for frequent, reproducible and quick format change. this machine also makes changing the cutting tool of the complete cutter significantly easier. this means that the machine is very flexible when it comes to packing different products in different batch sizes. in the interests of reliable line clearance, the area for product processing is strictly separated from the area of the machine equipment. transparent enclosures with large doors protect against environmental influences and, thanks to perfect overview of the process, they increase the security of the packaging procedure against any products being lost. for tray packaging requirements, multivac will be presenting the t 260 traysealer, which is a packaging system that has been developed for the specific demands of the medical sector and pharmaceutical industry. the sealing die of the t 260 provides controlled sealing pressure and precise temperature distribution, so that a reproducible packaging procedure is assured. as regards packing in film pouches, the c 200 tc and c 300 tc chamber machines will be presented. these have permanently heated sealing bars and therefore offer a high level of process reliability and reproducibility.  these chamber machines can also be calibrated and validated. in the sector of labelling and marking solutions, multivac will be showing the mr 335 folding carton labeller, which seals the closing tabs of medication cartons against tampering by means of sealing labels. the tabs can also be printed with serial barcodes, which are used for authenticity checking and traceability marking. the labeller features a gmpcompliant design and construction. it can be combined with various printing and monitoring systems. 
