Industry News
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Trends in Functional Oral Strips: Vitamins, Melatonin, Fresh Breath and Beyond
In this article, we explore the latest trends in functional oral strips and how manufacturers can navigate equipment investments to build compliant, high-yield production lines for the global market. Beyond Fresh Breath: The Boom in Functional Oral Strips Historically associated with minty breath...Read more -
Analyzing Market Demand: Evaluate Transdermal Patch Projects
Understanding Market Demand to Evaluate Transdermal Patch Projects Before committing resources to a transdermal patch project, a thorough analysis of market demand is essential. The global transdermal skin patches market is not monolithic; it encompasses various therapeutic areas, including pain ...Read more -
Cassette vs Sachet ODF Packaging: Pros, Cons & Costs
Currently, the industry relies on two primary packaging formats for oral thin films: Cassette Packaging and Sachet Packaging. Each offers distinct advantages, limitations, and cost implications. In this guide, we will compare both formats to help CDMOs make informed decisions when investing in ph...Read more -
Pet ODFs & Strip Packing Machine Price for Manufacturers
// Administering traditional pills or liquid medications to animals is notoriously difficult, often leading to poor compliance and stress for both the pet and the owner. ODFs solve this by dissolving rapidly in the animal’s mouth, ensuring accurate dosing and high bioavailability. For phar...Read more -
ODF Market Entry: Challenges & Global Pharma Equipment Solutions
// Entering the ODF sector requires mastering complex casting processes, ensuring strict regulatory compliance, and integrating seamless packaging lines. Here are the most common challenges pharmaceutical manufacturers face when entering the oral thin film market and how to overcome them. Challe...Read more -
Oral Dissolving Films for OTC Drugs: Market Potential and Global Manufacturing Solutions
// In this article, we explore the market potential of ODFs for OTC drugs, the drivers behind consumer demand, and how global pharmaceutical manufacturers can scale their operations with the right equipment. The Rising Consumer Demand for OTC Oral Dissolving Films Consumer healthcare is shifting...Read more -
Coating Weight Uniformity in Transdermal Patch Lines
Coating weight is the product of wet film thickness and solids content, so anything that changes either one changes your critical quality attribute. Three variables account for most of the variation: the coating gap or blade setting, the viscosity of the adhesive solution, and its temperature at ...Read more -
What Drives the Cost of an ODF or Patch Line in 2026? Capex and Payback Factors
The cost of an oral film or transdermal patch line is driven by six factors, and only one of them is the machine itself. They are the room class the line has to run in, whether the process uses solvent, the drying capacity required, the web width and output, the level of automation and inspection...Read more -
ODF Drying Zone Design: How Multi-Zone Temperature Control Supports Heat-Sensitive APIs
// An oral film drying tunnel removes water or solvent from the coated film while helping the film reach its target properties without exposing the formulation to unnecessary thermal stress. A single temperature set point may not provide optimal conditions throughout the tunnel, because the film...Read more -
Successful FAT Completed with Local Partner
Aligned Machinery recently completed a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for a pharmaceutical equipment project with the support of our local partner. As the customer was unable to attend the FAT in person, the local pa...Read more -
One Stop Pharmaceutical Engineering Providers for ODF: Equipment Scope and Interface Responsibility
Oral thin film production involves several process steps that have to work together: emulsification or mixing, film casting, drying, slitting, packaging and cartoning. When each step comes from a different vendor, interface problems – web tension, drying rate, cut registration, film handling – te...Read more -
ODF Scale-Up: From Laboratory to Commercial Production
Formulations that behave well in the laboratory often behave differently on production equipment. Coating consistency, drying rate, solvent evaporation and lamination quality all change with scale, and a film that dries evenly in a small batch can curl, block or vary in drug content when run cont...Read more