Innovation Reports

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2026

Edition

Medical Device

Innovations Report

From The Editors

Welcome to the 2026 Healthcare Packaging / Packaging World Innovations Report.
This second-year report showcases standout packaging and processing equipment and materials spotted by PMMI Media Group editors at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, held September 29–October 1, 2025.

Editors highlight the defining features of each new product and capture videos of the innovations in action on the show floor. What follows is an organized, category-by-category look at the most noteworthy and genuinely new solutions drawn from hundreds of booth visits, and curated through decades of combined editorial experience.

Participating editors included:

Matt Reynolds, Chief Editor, Packaging World
Liz Cuneo, Editor in Chief, Healthcare Packaging
Derrick Teal, Editor in Chief, ProFood World
Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor, Packaging World
Lilián Robayo Páez, Editor in Chief, Mundo EXPO PACK
Silvia Gamba, Assistant Editor, Mundo EXPO PACK
Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor, ProFood World‍
Sean Riley, Editor in Chief, OEM Magazine
Pat Reynolds, Contributor, Packaging World‍
Rick Lingle, Contributor, Packaging World

Medical Device

Introduction

Ensuring Product Integrity

The latest innovations in medical device packaging and processing technologies highlight how automation, digital quality control, and sustainable materials are reshaping manufacturing operations. From sterile barrier systems and advanced sealing equipment to smart inspection, labeling, and serialization technologies, these solutions are helping manufacturers enhance product protection, reduce risk, and streamline production.

Medical Device

Innovations Report

Equipment

Small Footprint

Smart HMI

Robotic

Antares Vision Group

Rotary labeler for pre-filled syringes

Dual Functionality

The compact machine features plunger rod insertion at the same time as labeling.

Precise

High-speed operation and precision with a vision system for quality control.

Among other benefits, by combining two critical processes in one compact design, the machine maximizes floorspace productivity in increasingly crowded manufacturing environments.

Liz Cuneo

Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging

Rotary labeler for pre-filled syringes

Antares Vision Group

This is a new automatic, dual-function plunger rod placement and labeling system for prefilled syringes.

Rotary labeler for pre-filled syringes

Antares Vision Group

Key Features

These systems offer high-speed operation and precision, combining plunger rod insertion, thermal transfer printing for labels, and a vision system for quality control and print verification.

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Cleanroom-Specific Medical Packaging Machines

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Cleanroom-ready Medical Packaging Machines

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Medical Thermoforming

Cleanroom-ready. Special cutting systems. Rigid or flexible film.

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Medical Flow Wrapping

Individual or groups of products. Hermetic seal. Cost-effective. Side-seal options.

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Product to Pallet Automation

Automated packaging systems designed to meet your unique needs.

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For Smaller Companies

Herma

Auto-injector labeler

Precise labeling for auto-injetcors

It labels auto-injectors in orientation.

Added inspection

A vision system checks labels for accuracy.

Vision inspection technology has become the watchdog of pharmaceutical labeling, catching the slightest deviation that could compromise patient safety or product integrity.

Liz Cuneo

Editor-in-Chief

Auto-injector labeler

Herma

Label printing, inspection, rejection, and labeling of auto-injectors in orientation.

Auto-injector labeler

Herma

Key Features

Auto-injector labeling for high mix, low volume pharmaceutical production. It can reject bad labels prior to application to ensure quality control.

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Plexpack Corp.

ACS7313 Automated Bag Sealer

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Validated Sealing Performance You Can Trust

The ACS7313 continuous bag sealer automates bag handling and sealing to deliver fast, repeatable results. With industrial PLC control and seal validation, it ensures consistent quality for critical packaging operations.

Medical Bag Sealer and Misfeed Rejection

Validatable sealer with bag orientation detection to reject misloaded bags and ensure seal integrity.

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High-Speed Sealing for High Volume

A validatable, heavy-duty sealer engineered for high-volume production with minimal operator intervention.

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Compact Vacuum & Gas Flush Sealing

Validatable impulse sealer offering vacuum and gas flush capability in a compact footprint.

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High Speed

Operator Friendly

For Smaller Companies

Verista

LABELQ

Label & Inspection

Automatic label generation and inspection.

High Speed

Can print thousands of labels per hour.

Manufacturers can simplify label print, inspection, and accountability by integrating three critical operations into one system.

Liz Cuneo

Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging

LABELQ

Verista

100% automatic label generation and inspection with real-time feedback. The system can print labels and inspect them or inspect pre-printed labels.

The machine can auto-generate labels to save time.

LABELQ

Verista

Key Features

The LABELQ is a desktop industrial print and inspection verification system designed for small and medium batch print jobs. LABELQ is designed specifically to meet the print requirements of medical device, pharmaceutical, and contract manufacturers.

High Speed

Technology Excellence

Small Footprint

WLS (ProMach)

PR-12, PR-24

All-in-One

Plunger rod insertion and labeling.

Accurate

System monitors position errors for the plunger rod insertion set values.

Combining high-speed labeling with automated plunger rod insertion transforms syringe packaging into a seamless, continuous process.

Liz Cuneo

Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging

PR-12, PR-24

WLS (ProMach)

PR-12 and PR-24 insert the plunger rod, torque it into place, and then label the syringe.

Compensates for plunger placement tolerance +/- 5mm.

PR-12, PR-24

WLS (ProMach)

Key Features

One compact unit for high-speed, high-quality labeling for syringes. As the plunger rod is inserted at high speeds, the machine is able to compensate for plunger placement, plus torque is monitored for no plunger movement.

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Materials

Averra Packaging

custom thermoformed packaging

Fully Custom

Fully custom thermoforming solutions for food, retail, electronics, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, medical device, and more.

Custom thermoforming bridges design and function — shaping precision, protection, and presentation into every formed piece.

Liz Cuneo

Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging

custom thermoformed packaging

Averra Packaging

custom thermoformed packaging

Averra Packaging

Key Features

Custom packaging solutions for medical device industry. Turnkey solution for any packaging need.

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Ossid Medical Packaging

Your Trusted Partner for Medical Packaging Solutions

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Precision-Engineered Packaging for the Healthcare Industry

Ossid delivers expertly designed packaging equipment for the medical industry, specializing in custom thermoformers and high‑speed tray sealers that ensure hygienic, secure, and compliant sealing.

Custom Thermoform Solutions

Horizontal thermoform fill seal machinery designed to deliver precision and maximum efficiency for complex flexible or rigid medical packaging applications.

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High-Speed Tray Sealers

Mid- to high-volume tray sealers with validation-ready sealing and tool-less changeovers for reliable, high-output packaging of standardized medical kits.

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Medical Packaging Materials

Medical packaging materials include foil, paper, Tyvek, and other plastic films, tailored to meet shelf life, shipping durability, and sterilization requirements.

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Sustainable / Recyclable

ProAmpac

ProActive Intelligence Moisture Protect (MP-1000)

Moisture-absorbing Film

A patent-pending film technology that absorbs moisture and eliminates the need for desiccant packets.

Versatile Formats

Available as premade pouches with a foil barrier layer or rollstock with a foil barrier layer for stick-pack applications.

As the nutraceutical and pharma markets grow, innovations like Moisture Protect MP-1000 help simplify packaging by removing desiccant packets and improving product stability.

Anne Marie Mohan

Senior Editor, Packaging World

ProActive Intelligence Moisture Protect (MP-1000)

ProAmpac

The film reduces downtime, improves product quality and texture by avoiding clumping, and minimizes product waste by extending shelf life.

ProActive Intelligence Moisture Protect (MP-1000)

ProAmpac

Key Features

Applications include point-of-care diagnostics, probiotics and live cultures, drug delivery such as nebulizers, oral doses, and transdermal patches, and hydroscopic powders.

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