Fareva, a globally leading contract manufacturer for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other products relies on serialization technology from Atlantic Zeiser. Headquartered in Tournon-sur-Rhône (Ardèche) and posting annual sales of 1.4 billion Euros, the company is currently equipping 30 of its packaging lines in France, Germany, the UK, and Italy with the new MEDILINE T&T solution from Atlantic Zeiser. If required, this system can meet the requirements of serialization, tamper-evident sealing, and control weighing in one single operation tailored to the workflow. In addition to a check weigher and a tamper-evident labeling machine, the Fareva systems include a Bollini labeler. The systems feature various inkjet printers or laser markers, depending on the requirements of individual products and locations.

Their installation in Fareva factories and subsidiaries has already begun and is scheduled to be completed in 2018. Atlantic Zeiser France was in charge of this project. “The MEDILINE T&T offers us a new, convincing approach. This efficient and space-saving addition enables us to prepare our existing lines for the new serialization and tamper-evident requirements according to the EU pharmaceuticals directive”, says Pierre Laissy, Operational Excellence Director at Fareva. “Atlantic Zeiser’s global presence was another key factor in our decision. The project is designed to help standardize our production processes throughout the world. During that process, we appreciate having a partner who can provide competent on-site support.” Laissy also explicitly praised the close cooperation with Atlantic Zeiser – the company has established a service office at the Fareva headquarters. “In view of the project’s scope and a rather tight schedule, short coordination lines and face-to-face talks are a top priority”, stresses Eric Penne, Managing Director of Atlantic Zeiser France. In the context of an intended long-term partnership with Atlantic Zeiser, Fareva has also shown interest in solutions regarding digital printing and delayed differentiation.

First introduced at the 2017 Interpack trade show, Atlantic Zeiser’s MEDILINE T&T track & trace system not only enables filled folding cartons to be serialized with outstanding process security. If required, the MEDILINE T&T’s perfectly coordinated functional modules allow users to replace existing individual solutions, e.g. for control weighing or applying tamper-evident or Bollini labels, thereby optimizing space conditions. Moreover, the system was developed with a focus on great flexibility, allowing users to adjust quickly to different formats or coding requirements. For example, the new quick-change device makes it possible to change the position of the camera and printer unit without any tools in a matter of minutes. This minimizes set-up time and makes the investment in a second camera and printer unit unnecessary. Thanks to a very precise transport mechanism, the system can achieve reproducible, high-quality coding results even at throughputs as high as 400 packs per minute.

The Pharmaceutical and Packaging Solutions division of Atlantic Zeiser ranks among the leading suppliers of sophisticated individualization, serialization and track & trace solutions that efficiently and seamlessly monitor product movements, securely verify authenticity, and reliably protect against counterfeiters. Innovative digital printing uses drop-on-demand technology to create superior-quality labeling, coding and marking solutions – from primary packaging to late-stage customizing in the pack printing segment.

Specifically for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors, the division develops tailored systems to facilitate the reliable, legally compliant, cost-efficient and fast application of unique security features to individual and mass products. Atlantic Zeiser’s track & trace systems bring together the latest machine and printing technologies with intelligent and fully compatible software architecture. The company addresses the particular needs of the pharmaceutical industry with its MEDTRACKER serialization software, and offers BRANDTRACKER to support the sophisticated brand protection endeavours of the cosmetic segment.

Atlantic Zeiser’s other division is Security Printing Systems, which supplies not only systems for personalizing ID cards, banking and credit cards, as well as gift and other customer loyalty cards, but also solutions for numbering banknotes in any currency, and serializing passports. Atlantic Zeiser has its head office in Emmingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and oversees nine facilities worldwide as well as sales and service partners in around 50 countries.