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AMPOULE PRODUCTION
Ampoule production
OCMI

double tip ampoules

production for Vietnam

OCMI/Moderne

Mecanique are

well-known for their

forming and after-

forming equipment

for ampoules

and in this article

the companies

demonstrate how

CMI/Moderne Mecanique glass of Hydrolytic Class II and
confirms once again its filled with drinkable solutions they can take a
Ogreat flexibility by pro- that are not subject to restrictions
viding forming and after-forming linked with alkalinity, and do not step further and
equipment for the production of need to be packed into fully neu-
special types of ampoules, outside tral borosilicate glass. provide this type
of ISO DIN standards. This is the OCMI has already supplied
case of special machines used to several lines to produce this type of equipment for
manufacture double tip ampoules, of container in Vietnam, where
products that are still relevantly the main manufacturer of double special types of
produced and sold in France and tip ampoules recently decided to
former French colonies such as improve its production capac- ampoules. The
Northern African countries and ity. In this case, the forming
Vietnam. In the past, these coun- machine has the same structure most recent supply
tries had an important tradition as an MM30 standard forming
of filling machines working with machine, with the possibility to of this machinery
vacuum system, perfectly suitable produce ampoules from 1ml to
for double tip ampoules. This is the 20ml, but a special section must was for Vietnam
reason why this type of ampoule is be installed to manufacture this
particularly popular there. special product. for double tip
Camera inspection system can
DOUBLE TIP AMPOULES be installed under customer’s ampoules.
Double tip ampoules are usu- request even if in Vietnamese fac-
ally manufactured with amber tories such controls are still not

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