Printing

Printing Solutions for the medical market

With over 40 years of experience in inline packaging printing, we understand that one of the most complex areas in healthcare operations lies within the packaging process.

Amaco’s solutions for on-demand printing and late-stage customization help streamline this complexity. They bring greater flexibility to packaging processes, reduce costs, minimize waste, and improve overall efficiency.

Since joining the Coesia Group in late 2022, Amaco has expanded its ability to deliver complete end-to-end printing solutions for the medical packaging industry.

Explore our range of technologies designed to meet your unique requirements. We support you throughout the entire production process and help safeguard both product integrity and patient safety across all packaging materials.

Amaco. Printing the future of medical packaging.

Ensuring Safety and Reliability in Medical Product Printing

Security and reliability are essential when printing information on medical packaging. At Amaco, our primary objective is to deliver validated and consistent print performance for inline printing systems, especially those integrated within GMP-compliant packaging lines. Thorough application testing forms the foundation of every project we undertake, guaranteeing the highest level of security. This ensures that during production, our clients can trust their printing processes to perform reliably from day one.We invite you to have your artwork tested on your specific materials using Amaco’s advanced printing technology. Contact us to schedule a consultation with one of our experts.

What drives complexity in your packaging process?

Is it driven by:

An increasing number of packaging variants that must be managed
The need to reduce warehouse stock value and improve inventory efficiency
Minimum order sizes imposed by packaging suppliers that limit flexibility
Smaller batch sizes requiring frequent production changeovers
Growing demands for faster time to market to stay competitive
Specific marking and coding requirements for unit-dose medical packaging
The need to maximize asset utilization across production lines
A strong focus on improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to boost productivity

With decades of collaboration with medical packaging leaders, we understand these challenges and provide tailored printing solutions to simplify complexity, improve efficiency, and support your success.

Inline on-demand printing

Inline on-demand printing lets you customize products directly on the medical line. By storing blank lidding foil, you can:

Reduce inventory levels
Minimize unnecessary processing steps
Lower material handling efforts
Avoid delays caused by shortages of preprinted foils
Prevent overproduction
Eliminate unnecessary transportation
Streamline and optimize your workflow

Late-stage customization

The shift from producing large volumes of a few SKUs to handling a high mix of low-volume products is well recognized. Today, many medical companies face challenges managing the complexity caused by fluctuating demand and numerous product variants.

Late-stage customization enables medical packaging lines to produce blank packaging at high speeds. Customization then happens at the final stage of production. When smaller batch orders arrive, blank packaging is pulled from inventory, printed on demand in the exact quantities needed, and quickly delivered to their destination.

Key benefits for your production process

Simplify your workflow: on-demand printing and late-stage customization remove the complexity caused by small batch runs and a growing number of SKUs. This lets you print precisely what’s needed, exactly when market demand calls for it.

Ensure medical compliance: we support your efforts to pass audits confidently by delivering printing solutions designed to meet medical packaging regulations.

Enhance security: take control with on-demand printing and late-stage customization. Ordering blank lidding foil eliminates risks of supplier mix-ups and strengthens supply chain security. Variable data printing improves readability for both operators and automated inspection systems.

Increase flexibility and responsiveness: our solutions enable medical manufacturers to quickly adapt to market changes and handle diverse production needs. You can print standard formats, variable data, and serialization, including specific requirements for different countries or markets, all within a streamlined process.

More production benefits

Reduce cost: inline printing combined with late-stage customization and low ownership costs delivers a fast return on investment.

Minimize waste: with Amaco technology, inventory obsolescence and waste are eliminated by printing only the exact quantities needed, precisely when required.

Save time: producing packaging on demand significantly speeds up time to market. Amaco solutions enable quick changeovers and easy artwork adjustments.

Improve OEE: with late-stage customization, your medical packaging line focuses on producing blank medical packaging, which greatly enhances line capacity utilization

Smooth workflow integration: Hapa seamlessly integrates hardware and software into your digital workflow, increasing flexibility and automation.

Substrates

At Amaco, we work with a wide range of standard substrates commonly used in the medical market, all thoroughly tested on our printing systems. We offer detailed application testing and evaluations tailored to your specific materials.

Our goal is to deliver reliable solutions that meet your production requirements. We specialize in the following applications:

Medical paper
Tyvek
Web materials
Aluminium
PE/PET/PP

Technologies

Amaco offers advanced and secure printing technologies tailored to meet your specific packaging production strategies and requirements. With a diverse portfolio of solutions, we can address a variety of production challenges.

Taking into account your unique needs such as SKU count, artwork complexity, substrate type, and batch sizes, our experts provide personalized recommendations to optimize your process.

Our technology solutions include:

Digital printing
Flexographic printing
Hybrid printing
Thermal transfer printing
Vision control systems
Workflow/label management
Thermal inkjet

An international network

Amaco partners with an extensive global network of experienced service and sales teams who operate within their local markets. This ensures quick response times and a deep understanding of regional requirements. Communication is also available in local languages for your convenience.

We leverage advanced mixed reality technology to connect remotely to machines, allowing faster support and access to a broad range of Amaco experts.

Get in touch to connect with your local market representative.