IN-Mould-Labelling
for Pharma & Medical
The In-Mould-Labelling (IML) process meets the critical requirements of the pharmaceutical and medical sectors: maximum hygiene and efficient mass production. In a fully automated, closed manufacturing step, a fully decorated and labeled component is produced without adhesives, without subsequent labeling, and without any additional risk of contamination. Hygienic design is not an afterthought here, but rather the foundation of the process.
If the label and component are made of the same plastic, the result is a monomaterial packaging that is fully recyclable. The process is suitable for a broad product portfolio: from pre-analytical testing and laboratory diagnostics to pharmaceutical packaging.
Your benefits at a glance.
Maximum
Manufacturing and decoration take place in a single process step. This completely eliminates the need for additional downstream steps such as labeling or printing.
Tamper-
Proof Security
The moulded part and the label form an inseparable unit during the manufacturing process. The label cannot be removed without damaging the part.
Optimised
Traceability
Product information can be printed directly onto the labels to enable seamless digital supply chain tracking.
Monomaterial
Packaging
If the component and the label are made of the same plastic, the result is a monomaterial product. This type of monomaterial packaging is highly recyclable.
Wide range
of colours
IML allows for flexible and efficient implementation of colour variations without the need for time-consuming material changes or cleaning processes. The design changes, but the process remains consistent.
How In-Mould-Labelling works:
What is standard in the food industry is a true innovation in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors: IML injection moulding processes enable the incorporation of new, additional features such as graduations and coulor coding. When the component and label are made of the same plastic, the result is a monomaterial package with maximum recyclability.
Insert label
With In-Mould Labelling, a pre-printed plastic label is applied to a part during the manufacturing process. A robot positions the label inside the mold fully automatically using vacuum pick-and-place technology and static charging.
Inject plastic
The polymer is injected and flows behind the label. After the production process, a single manufacturing step creates an inseparable unit consisting of the label and the molded part, with a continuous surface.
Removal
The finished part is removed from the mold fully automatically by a robotic handling system and inspected visually in real time directly during the process using a camera system.
Quality Inspection
They detect discrepancies such as label type, label position, missing labels, e.g. Defective parts are thus removed as individual items directly during the production process.
We make customised solutions possible.
Get in touch now:
Michael Gier
Sales
Pharma & Healthcare
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Injection moulding and decoration: single-stage process with high precision.
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Permanent, form-fitting bond between label and product.
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Monomaterial packaging with maximum recyclability and without adhesives.
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Add-on functions: serialisation, temperature indicators, functional scales.
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High flexibility in design and changeover.
