Chapter 30

Filling and Packaging

Abstract

Filling and packaging are very important processes in certain industries. In the pharmaceutical sector, they may well take up more site area, cost more money, and be responsible for more product recalls than the facilities which produce the goods to be packed. Filling and packaging operations are carried out on arrangements of packaging equipment, varying from simple belts for manual operations through to highly mechanized, automated installations.

Keywords

Filling; product; packaging; line; labeling; wrapping; checking

30.1 General

Filling and packaging are very important processes in certain industries. In the pharmaceutical sector, they may well take up more site area, cost more money, and ...

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