news release
HUECK FOILS Now Offers Short-Run
Blister Foil Printing
Available for both flexo and rotogravure
in a wide range of configurations and options
WALL, NJ -- HUECK FOILS L.L.C., a leading converter of foils and films for the healthcare and food industries, is now able to provide a unique solution for very small runs of pharmaceutical and specialty foods packaging needs in both flexo and rotogravure printing, it was announced by George Thibeault, Jr., President of HUECK FOILS.
According to Mr. Thibeault, this service is available for the surface printing of such standard blister foils as push-through foil, child-resistant foils (both peelable and push-through), and paper-backed foils, and offers a variety of configurations and options including two-sided and multi-color printing, as well as the application of over-lacquers.
By using printing facilities that have already been audited/approved by numerous major pharmaceutical manufacturers, HUECK can offer small runs of blister foils according to standardized specifications which are identical to their large runs (included in HUECK FOILS DMF #7273); fast turn-around and shipping; a lower cost for printing cylinder; and the ability to offer contract printing onto existing customer stock. In addition, laser-engraved flexo printing sleeves produced in-house by HUECK guarantee precise registration and accommodate small print fonts
HUECK FOILS L.L.C. is a subsidiary of HUECK FOLIEN GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, one of the world’s largest independent foil and film converters. With facilities in Columbia, South Carolina; Weiden, Germany; Weinstadt , Germany; Baumgartenberg, Austria; and Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, HUECK holds ISO 9001/EN 29001 certification for professional competence and customer-oriented emphasis on quality.
HUECK technology and services include lamination, coating, rotogravure and flexographic printing, metalizing, holography, slitting, in-house graphics preparation and cylinder engraving.
The company’s products include push-through and peelable blister foils; cold-formable foils for absolute barrier to moisture and oxygen; heat-seal coatings for PVC, PVdC, Aclar® laminations, PET, PP and Barex®; two-sided registered printing for compliance-style packaging; text- and barcode-printable white-
lacquered foils; plus child-resistant, senior friendly and anti-counterfeiting
structures. In addition, HUECK’S Pharma Finishing Services Program provides
quick turnaround for customers that require materials for clinical trials, stabilities and other special needs.
HUECK FOILS is a member of both the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) and the Flexible Packaging Association. For more information, contact HUECK FOILS L.L.C., 1955 Highway 34, Building Two, Wall, New Jersey 07719; telephone (732) 974-4100; fax (732) 974-4111.
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