Pharmaceutical packaging "Made by Pöppelmann"

Abb1: Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Bullrich Salz mit vorkonfektioniertem Bodenfach und Originalitätsverschluss. / Storage container for Bullrich salts with pre-assembled bottom compartment and tamper-evident closure.

Abb2: Auf Kundenwunsch ist im Hause Pöppelmann eine Kappe für einen Nasenspray-Zerstäuber entstanden. / Following a customer request, Pöppelmann has developed a cap for nose spray atomizers.

As the leading German manufacturer of high-quality plastic products, Pöppelmann GmbH & Co KG brings innovations regularly on the market. In addition to its extensive standard range, the company from Lohne constantly works on customer-specific projects in many fields – including the pharmaceutical packaging sector.

The Pöppelmann FAMAC business division develops and manufactures technical functional parts and modern packaging for the pharmaceutical, food and medical industries. What makes this so special: from the first idea to production, at Pöppelmann everything happens under one roof. In its own premises, Pöppelmann has developed high-quality plastic parts with special features such as a cap with tamper-evident closure for a nose spray atomizer and a Bullrich salt storage container with pre-assembled bottom compartment and tamper-evident closure according to customer requirements.

Pöppelmann has everything under one roof

Pöppelmann FAMAC offers short development times thanks to computer-based development and construction tools. Rapid Prototyping and in-house 3D printing transform objects that were constructed via CAD systems into something "tangible" within a few hours. Upon close coordination with the customer and after completing functional tests and carrying out final correcting touches, in-house mould making for serial production begins.

Clean production at Pöppelmann FAMAC

At Pöppelmann FAMAC, the production, order picking and packaging of plastic articles such as the nose spray atomizer cap and the Bullrich salt container take place under cleanroom conditions pursuant to DIN EN ISO class 7, GMP Standard–C. Moreover, the Pöppelmann FAMAC business division has been certified by an independent institute for the introduction and application of a quality management system pursuant to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2010 together with an HACCP hygiene management system. Thus, customers in more than 90 countries can rely on the "Made by Pöppelmann" quality.

On 11 November, about 200 guests attended the German Packaging Award held by the German Packaging Institute (dvi) during the BrauBeviale in Nuremberg. From 230 entries, the independent expert jury had selected winners in six categories. One of the 2014 winners of this international cross-industry and cross-material competition: the foon by Pöppelmann FAMAC. The innovative folding cutlery for ready-made snacks won the coveted award in the category "Sales packaging – food and pet food".

"At Pöppelmann, we are of course extremely delighted with the award," says Engelbert Rechtien, Sales Manager at Pöppelmann FAMAC®. "In May's launch at the Interpack, our new product had already received an overwhelmingly positive feedback. To our team, the awarding of the German Packaging Award proves that they have developed an innovative solution which provides real added value to our consumers."

With the development of the "foon", Pöppelmann FAMAC has designed a piece of cutlery that fits into a standard 95 mm diameter round lid and thanks to its actual length of 125 mm, it is also very comfortable to handle. What has made this possible is the innovative fold design of the plastic cutlery. Disposable cutlery that comes with ready-made meals and snacks tends to have a very short handle, making it difficult to hold. Often, you also touch the food with your fingers. However, thanks to its bridged folding, Pöppelmann cutlery fits into standard 95 mm lids and is still comfortable to handle. Just take it out of the lid, press both halves of the handle together until they engage—and your fork or spoon is ready with an actual length of 125 mm. This ready-to-use cutlery excels at high stability in all directions while being long enough for easily and  neatly reaching the bottom of the container.

The cutlery is hygienically and safely integrated inside the lid, eliminating the need for elaborately attached and packaged external cutlery. With lid and cutlery being pre-assembled at Pöppelmann FAMAC, no additional effort is required during the filling process. As a further incentive to buy, the end user will see the cutlery directly through the lid. The intuitive functional principle can be easily adapted to other types of cutlery—spoons, knives, dessert forks, ice-cream spoons, etc. and can be used universally for a large variety of take away products and solutions.