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CONTENT
01 About Nipro Glass
1.1
History
1.2
Vertical Integration
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Partnership
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Our Goal
02 Our Products
2.1
Tubing
2.2
Vials
2.3
Ampoules
2.4
Cartridges
2.5
Syringes
2.6
Sterile Products
03 Technical Information
01.
ABOUT NIPRO GLASS
60
Years of history
in pharmaceutical
market
In July 1954,
With a proud 60 year history of
Nippon Glass Shoji Co. was established in
pharmaceutical market service,
Shimogyo-Ku of Kyoto city and initiated sales
Nipro Glass provides unparalleled
of glass tubes for use in the production of
industry knowledge and expertise
ampoules and pharmaceutical vials.
to its customers.
Almost 60 years after its establishment,
Furthermore, our focus on invest-
Nipro embarked on a journey to become a
ments and responsive account
major world class glass producer/supplier,
management allows Nipro Glass to
setting out to make a strong presence in the
better partner with our customers
glass packaging industry.
to help meet and exceed their
business goals.
In 2011,
Nipro acquired Amcor Glass, with factories
located in France, Belgium and the United
States of America, now respectively Nipro
Glass France, Nipro Glass Belgium and Nipro
Glass Americas.
Further expansion continued with a
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a re-organized Tube Drawing facility in India.
In 2012,
Nipro acquired MGlass AG and MG Sterile
Products AG, now Nipro Glass Germany and
Nipro Sterile Glass Germany.
Nipro Glass (Americas)
Millville
Chase City
Westport
Sales team factories
Tubing and converting
Converting
Sterile product
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
With worldwide glass manufacturing and converting facilities located in Europe
(France, Germany, Belgium), the US (Millville, Chase City, Westport), India,
Indonesia, Japan, China and Russia, Nipro Glass is a vertically integrated global
supplier of pharmaceutical tubular glass packaging, positioned to meet global
demand and to provide continuity of supply to our customers.
Our glass product range extends from tubing, vials, ampoules, cartridges to sterile
syringes and vials under the trade mark D2F® (Direct-To-Fill).
Nipro Glass (Europe)
Nipro Glass (Russia)
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Aumale
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Münnerstadt
Nipro Glass (China)
Münnerstadt
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Chengdu
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Khopoli
Nipro Corporation (Japan)
Agartala
Badlapur
Nipro Glass (India)
Otsu
Panvel
Chiplun
Nipro Glass (Indonesia)
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PARTNERSHIP
In each business area of Nipro Corporation, we are focused on building a long-term
partnership with each customer. From the silica sand used to make the glass, to the
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promise of serving and enhancing patient care. Every Nipro employee understands
this credo and is held accountable to deliver on this promise. World-class processes
and controls ensure that our customers’ expectations are met.
Our commitment is to work with our customers and to contribute to the
greater mission.
OUR GOAL IS ZERO-DEFECT QUALITY LEVELS
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our glass products are designed and manufactured to the highest quality
standards. World-class processes and controls ensure quality.
We make billions of vials and ampoules on a daily basis knowing that each one
can make a difference.
Continuous Improvement Program
The Nipro Quality Management System began
with establishing a quality mindset.
Our management team and our employees are
committed to quality and we provide our
employees with continuous training through
In-House Technology
• Fully automated machines
• In-line camera inspection
• Highest precision during
forming process
• 100% vision inspection
progressive education. Within the Nipro Group,
Continuous Improvement aims at maximizing
More than 30 years of experience in building
opportunities and making optimal use of existing
forming machines allows us to better respond
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to your needs and to design a forming machine
and competitiveness.
that meets your expectations. Our expert teams
listen to your needs and use their skills,
Nipro‘s Japanese quality standards combined
versatility and expertise to meet your production
with our in-line camera inspection system and
and account management needs.
360° visual inspection and clean rooms class 8
not only allows us to deliver a superior product
to our customers, but also provides means to
capture and quantify our internal capabilities, so
that we can continuously improve our processes.
Best practice sharing is encouraged and
utilized across our sites, all our sites are
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OUR PRODUCTS
TUBING
HIGH QUALITY GLASS TUBING
FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
With state-of-the-art Danner and Vello drawing
processes, our range of glass is particularly suited
for vials, cartridges, injectable or drinking ampoules,
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Properties include excellent mechanical strength
and thermal properties with maximum workability in
customer transformation processes.
Quality control spans all of our processes from the
batch house, where raw materials are received and
mixed; to the melting and forming processes; to
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Manufacturing lines are equipped with in-line vision
inspection systems that inspect every glass tube.
Moreover, manual inspection comes as a back-up, in
order to ensure that all
quality parameters are met, both dimensional and
cosmetic.
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Type I Clear Borosilicate Glass
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Low expansion neutral formulation
High chemical durability
Enhanced resistance to thermal shock
Manufactured in Millville (USA)
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Type I Clear Borosilicate Glass
- Neutral formulation
- Can also be manufactured with Cerium
for gamma sterilization
- Manufactured in Aumale (FR) and
Millville (USA)
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Type III Clear Soda Lime Glass
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the current United States, European and Japanese
Pharmacopeia (USP, EP and JP).
- Can also be manufactured with Cerium
for gamma sterilization
- Manufactured in Millville (USA)
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Type I Amber Borocilicate Glass
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Type III Half Neutral
Borosilicate Glass
- Amber colored glass which offers UV
resistant properties
- Well suited for injectable application
- Manufactured in Aumale (FR)
- Half-neutral yellow colored glass
- UV resistant
- Very stable to heat treatment and
mechanical strength
- Manufactured in Aumale (FR)
VIALS
GLASS VIALS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE
Nipro Glass offers a standard product line of vials
from 2ml to 50ml in different designs. These models
have passed the test of time and are produced with
consistency at our vial converting sites.
According to industry standard or to your individual
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are able to build the perfect vial for your needs
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requirement.
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Type I Clear glass
Type I Amber glass
Better shape consistency
Stronger thermal shock resistance
Reduced contact with forming tools
give a superior cosmetic appearance
Pharmaceutical vials
• Injection/ Infusion Vials
• Screw Neck Vials
• Large volume vials
Special vials
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Unit dose vial
Bi-dose vial
ProDose vial
V-bottom vial
High recovery vial
Double chamber vial
Clean vial
Features
Several features can be added
to your Standard or Custom Design vial.
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100% vision and manual inspection
Blowback (Type I or II)
Various level of packaging (Cell Pack available)
AMPOULES
PRIMARY PACKAGING GLASS AMPOULES
Glass ampoules are the ideal packaging material
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tamper-proof, transparent, durable, impermeable
to gas and resistant to any interaction between
container and content. Total product safety is
guaranteed through these essential properties.
Our standard range of ampoules offer you a wide
variety of high-quality products. The quality of
these products is monitored at every stage of the
production process by on-line camera inspection for
dimensional and visual criteria.
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Type I Clear glass
Type I Amber glass
Filling capacities from 1ml to 25ml
Fine tip, Double tip, Straight-stem,
Open funnel and Closed-stem ampoules
• Various break systems such as OPC (One Point
Cut), CBR (Colour Break Ring) and SCR
(Score Ring)
• Customized printing
• Drug Master File Type III
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In-process control by statistical sampling
Physical and chemical analysis according to
US, EU and JP Pharmacopoeias
Class 100 000 packaging rooms
CARTRIDGES
GLASS CARTRIDGES
FOR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Nipro Glass cartridges are produced to
meet the highest quality requirement of the
pharmaceutical industry.
Our standard cartridges range from 1.8ml
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packaging equipment, injection systems
like dental anesthetics, as well as other
applications.
Our high quality lines use visual inspection
systems for 100% dimensional control and
cosmetic defects. Final packaging is performed
under controlled environmental conditions.
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Type I Clear glass
Customized ceramic printing
Drug Master File Type III
Sizes from 1.8ml to 3.0ml, larger sizes on
request
SYRINGES
WIDE RANGE OF PREFILLABLE GLASS
SYRINGE SYSTEMS
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systems both as bulk products and in a ready-to-use
format. These syringes under our trademark D2F®
(Direct-To-Fill) are washed, siliconized and sterilized
(ETO).System accessories complete the range and
make our syringes deliverable as complete sets
according to customer requirements.
Components
• Closure solutions for Luer-Lock cone, Luer-Slip
cone and Bonded Needle
• Plunger stoppers and rods in different rubber
formulations
• Type I Clear glass
• Compliance with USP, EP, JP
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equipment
• Customized ceramic printing
• Sizes from 0.5ml to 10.0ml
• Drug Master File Type III
Besides Glass Syringes, Nipro also offers a wide range of plastic syringes and needles.
Further information on request.
STERILE SOLUTIONS
D2F® DIRECT-TO-FILL
Nipro Sterile Glass products D2F®
(Direct-To-Fill) are manufactured by washing,
drying, siliconization and closure assembly on
fully-automated, state-of-the-art washing
and packaging lines. Validated washing and
siliconization processes ensure the highest
quality standards.
Our D2F® syringes and vials are delivered
pre-packed in a sterile packaging which is
available in all common nest, tub and breather
bag or tray, lid/front wall and breather bag.
• Pre-packed sterile packaging for immediate
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• Drug Master File Type III, available with
FDA (USA) and HPFB (Canada)
• Type I Clear glass
• Compliance with USP, EP, JP
• D2F® process steps: washing,
siliconization, assembly, packaging
• 360° visual inspection
• Clean room according to pharmaceutical
requirements
• Fully automated lines including packaging
D2F
Direct To Fill
TEST TUBES
COLLECTION TUBES FOR LABORATORY
EXPERIMENTS AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES
Nipro Glass test tubes are ideal for simple
experiments, in particular for chemical analyses.
Our test tubes are manufactured from Type I
borocilicate glass for a better resistance to heat,
corrosive chemicals and a longer life.
High quality and performance in laboratorium is
ensured by our state-of-the-art production lines.
• Type I Clear glass
• Available in different sizes
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EUROPE
NIPRO GLASS EUROPE
Weihoek 3H
1930 Zaventem
Belgium
T: +32 (0)2 725 55 33
[email protected]
www.niproglass.com
United States of America
NIPRO GLASS AMERICAS
1200 North 10th Street
Millville, NJ 08332
T: +1 (0)856 825 1400
[email protected]
www.niproglass.com
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