Abstract

AN OUTLOOK TO FORM FILL SEAL TECHNOLOGY

Pratik Swarup Das*, Puja Saha, Dr. Biswajit Das, Himangshu Deka and Mrinmoy Deka

Abstract

Form fill seal (FFS) technology is an automated computer operated technology, to prepare sterile products. Form-fill-seal technology is subject to constant development, a manufacturer requires modern and reliable packaging machinery in order to produce better packages more quickly and more profitably. The reason behind FFS technology is to reduce the contamination during production in a closed sterile chamber of a machine. Thus there should be no personnel intervention to reduce the chances of contamination during the manufacturing of sterile products. Mostly in pharmaceutical industry it is applicable for I.V. infusion bottles. In this process all steps such as formation of container, filling of container with content and sealing of container are performed sequentially, consistently and automatically in a closed sterile chamber of machine. This technology reduces the rate of contamination to the final product. It increases the production rate in very low operational cost with high assurance of sterility.

Keywords: FFS, Sterile products, I.V infusion, Low operational costs.