Oxford Lasers are pleased to announce additional capability for supporting customers in the field of Container Closure Integrity Testing (CCIT) and Leak Test in Glass Vials.
Much has been written in the news recently about the potential shortages of glass vials for the bottling of Coronavirus vaccines. With bottling comes the need to ensure the integrity of the glass vial containers. Oxford Lasers are pleased to announce further metrology capabilities enabling efficient testing of such vials, this follows our recent announcement in the increase to our drilling capacity in this activity. Manufacturers must certify that their products meet government requirements for drug safety and sterility, and a well-designed CCIT/Leak Testing process can help provide that safety and certification. The use of known, reliable positive controls is a critical part of this process helping customers meet the requirements of USP 1207 and other standards.
As with many mass-produced products, glass vials can vary considerably in thickness and therefore at Oxford Lasers we have developed a novel method to both measure and drill a wide range of thicknesses of these vials. We have added the ability to accurately measure the glass vial thickness up to 5 mm with micron accuracy and this same technique can be used to measure polymers and other materials to cover the drilling of syringes and pouches etc.
Typically, the glass vials wall thickness is less than 2 mm, and these can be easily and repeatably drilled with lasers, but thicker substrates are also possible. Typical hole sizes for this application are around 5 to 20 microns, but holes as large as 1000 microns are also possible if required. More details can be found on our CCIT applications page.
Please contact us to see how we can assist you with any of your CCIT and Leak Test needs.