People, Packaging and Safety™ by Optel Vision
	June, 2006 Volume 3, Edition 2
	Vision Inspection Systems Must Be Lean By definition, lean manufacturing is an operational strategy that increases value-added work by eliminating waste . Therefore, it should come as no surprise that over the past years many pharmaceutical companies have applied the concept of lean manufacturing to improve the overall performance and profitability of their packaging lines. So, how have they been getting lean? » Read full story How can companies improve their blister packaging lines? Increase a blister line’s productivity and what happens? The profitability of the line increases. It seems simply enough, so why haven’t more companies unlocked the hidden potential of their blister lines? It could be due in part to the difficulty in pin pointing where exactly improvements can be made. » Read full story Complete Label Inspection – A Necessity Within the pharmaceutical industry, information on labels is typically printed in one of two ways: everything is printed on the label in one shot (ie., lot number, expiration date, logo, drug name, dosage and etc.) prior to packaging of the product or labels are preprinted with non-varying information, and variable information such as lot number, expiration date, dosage and etc. are printed on the label at a later time. » Read full story Questions & Answers This new section features some of the most frequent questions we encounter in the field of Vision Inspection. Is it possible to accurately inspect very large labels? » Read full story Tradeshow Announcement Come see the unveiling of Optel Vision’s new vision inspection solutions! » Read full story Web Sightings Industry news and views from informative and interesting web sites from around the globe. From bar codes to blister packs and more... » Read full story For a FREE EVALUATION of your vision inspection application, call Optel Vision today. For Canada, USA and Latin America call: 1-418-688 0334 or 1-866-688 0334 For Europe call: +32 (0) 486.42.23.01		In This Issue - Back to The Front Page - Vision Inspection Systems Must Be Lean - How can companies improve their blister packaging lines? - Complete Label Inspection – A Necessity - Questions & Answers - Tradeshow Announcement - Web Sightings Visit Optel Vision at: October 29 – November 2, 2006 Chicago, IL Booth N-4442 Proud Members of:
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