Formulated Solutions, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on innovative pharma and consumer healthcare solutions, has added a third GMP aerosol production line as it prepares for future customer demand.
 
Featuring the latest technology, the new GMP production line at its Cleveland facility is fully automated from filling through to final case packing. The new high-speed line leverages a mass flow filler to deliver exceptional fill accuracy, automated leak detection to ensure high levels of compliance with the US Department of Transport’s (DOT) aerosol regulations, and fully automated secondary bundling in support of the demands of retail channel distribution.
 
The ability to now run three distinct product lines significantly boosts the company’s production capacity for medicated topical aerosols, including sunscreens, topical analgesics, anti-fungal sprays, and more.
 
Scott Carpenter, VP of Marketing & Partner Innovation, Formulated Solutions said: “Innovation and quality are embedded in our core values at Formulated Solutions. The addition of a second GMP aerosol production line at our Cleveland facility—our third full scale line in our production network—will ensure we have the flexibility and capacity to deliver on demand for services in this thriving sector, and will help us continue to meet our industry-leading quality standards.”
 
The new line’s functionality allows Formulated Solutions to offer customers the capability to fill two different bulk intermediates sequentially and use two different propellant blends in the same finished product. Technology featured in the new line includes:
 

• Fully automated button/actuator tipping
• Placement of overcaps and tamper evident neck band capabilities
• Fully integrated automated case packing
• Advanced leak detection
• Optical character recognition verification to ensure text codes contain product information for tracking aerosols through the supply chain and inventory management are correct and legible.