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PRODUCTION PROCESS
FOR MOULDED VIALS
art converting machines and has
acquired the knowledge to reach
international standards and world
class tubular glass containers.
To succeed in its ambition,
SGD Pharma relies on 1 Step 1: Batching
fundamental values shared After incoming control, raw materials are stored separately in
silos. The glass composition is weighed, blended and put into
with its employees. the furnace.
SGD Pharma produces three types of glass described in the pharmacopeia:
1. Type 1: borosilicate glass, neutral in mass
2. Type 2: soda-lime glass with high hydrolytic surface resistance
3. Type 3: soda-lime glass with low hydrolytic resistance
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A STRONG AND GROWING
POSITION ON THE 2
PARENTERAL MARKET Step 2: Melting
The parenteral market is Specially designed furnaces can reach temperatures
growing due to worldwide rise of up to 1,600°C (2,900°F).
Raw materials are converted to molten glass in the furnace
in general healthcare consump-
over a 24-hour period.
tion and increasing develop- Gravity and convection currents facilitate the optimum
ment for complex diseases areas. blending of the materials.
