Now more than ever, safety matters.
Brands who specialise in foods for special medical purposes or pharmaceuticals,need peace of mind when choosing a print partner for their labels and flexible packaging.
Developing medical products to help patients of all ages is an intricate task that requires high attention to detail. Every aspect is taken into consideration especially the environment in which labels and flexible packaging are printed.
Our print solutions can be applied to speciality formats such as Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS), Enteral Nutrition, and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TNP).
We are a trusted supplier to specialist pharmaceutical brands and offer a wide range of printed solutions to suit various medical applications and fields.
See below for 5 reasons why so many medical manufacturers decide to partner with us!
1) Critically Controlled Print & Finishing Environment
OPM Group have a state-of-the-art critically controlled print & finishing environment facility called Envirozone. Which allows us to print & produce labels and flexible packaging for sensitive applications, in a contaminant-free environment. We control temperature, humidity, and air quality to produce hygienic packaging.
2) Accreditations
OPM Group are proud to hold several accreditations which allow us to print for the pharmaceutical industry, these include:
- ISO 9001: 2015 – Which demonstrates our ability to consistently provide labels and flexible packaging that meet our customer and regulatory requirements.
- PS 9000: 2016 – Guarantees our labels & flexible packaging products are manufactured to the required standard of GMP within the pharmaceutical packaging supply industry.
- BRC – AA+ rated – A global industry benchmarks which demonstrates that the label and flexible packaging products that we provide are legally compliant, quality assured and authentic.
We are also a low migration ink site and hold certifications for being Zero Labels and Zero Foil to landfill.
3) Labels, Flexible Packaging and Innovation
We understand that every job is different. Our pharmaceutical printing capabilities allow us to support our customers to create functional labels and flexible packaging that meet their exact needs. Our technical team can suggest substrates and materials which will protect products in different conditions such as storage, distribution and laboratory usage.
Our printed label solutions include:
- Extended Content Labels (ECL) – Great for including important legal information, catering to different languages or instructions for use. We also have our own innovation, called Multidex, which is an indexed label which can use a combination of different substrates.
- Thicker Label Closures (TLC) / Peel & Reseal – OPM have a patented reclosure label which is perfect for medical wet wipe application sector. Designed to create a hermetic seal, it means that wipes do not dry out of have exposure to germs. It can also be developed to allow the wet wipe pack to hang.
- Tamper Evident – We can produce tamper evident labels which provide peace of mind in clinical settings.
Our Printed Flexible Packaging solutions include:
- Stick Packs & Sachets – OPM Group can produce single dose sachets and stick packs which can hold liquids or powders. These can be used for open system formulas, gels or thickening agents.
- Pouches – OPM’s pouches are available in various sizes, and substrates. They can hold liquid, powders or blended formulas for tube or oral meal replacements.
- Lidded Film – Mainly used to seal formula powders or semi-solid creams into a tub, these provide tamper evident security.
4) Quality & Traceability
OPM Group have an in-house Compliance and QA team, who make sure that our site and procedures meet your needs. We have full traceability from raw material to finished product and work with our suppliers to make sure that our customers continue to get the best!
Our presses have In-line AVT, which offers 100% quality assurance across our entire print production workflow. From set up through to printing and finishing.
5) We Care!
We are an independent, family owned and operated company, who are proud to be based in Leeds, but have a Global reach!
Contact our sales team to see how we can meet your pharmaceutical print needs today.
