For consistent seal quality, reliability and accuracy in its fill-finish process, Torbay Pharma relies on a semi-automated crimp capping machine alongside peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS).
Torbay Pharma, based in Paignton, UK, is a contract manufacturer and licence holder of sterile injectable solutions for the healthcare sector.
It helps pharmaceutical companies to bring their essential medicines to market efficiently and reliably while meeting demand from hospitals.
At its MHRA GMP-approved facility, Torbay Pharma provides an uninterrupted supply of fill-finish services for terminally sterilised injectables in plastic and glass vials and ampoules, according to robust cGMP requirements.
Torbay Pharma uses the Flexicon FS32 crimp capping machine to cap large-volume parenteral nutrition (PN) products in 500 mL (1500 units) and 1 L bottles (approximately 600 units), and processes 3–4 batches per week.
The FS32 is used for approximately 10 TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) products, ensuring continuous supply to NHS sites, local hospitals and compounding units (specialist medicine mixing rooms).
Positioned at the end of a manual hand-filling line, the semi-automated FS32 applies the final crimp once solutions have been filled, stoppered and capped.
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