The Tubular Glass Division
The Tubular Glass business is segmented into two parts: one segment focusses on the production of high-quality glass tubes while the second convert this into primary packaging such as ampoules, cartridges, vials or syringe systems.
Glass Tubes
Many pharmaceutical packaging forms such as ampoules, cartridges, vials and syringe barrels are manufactured primarily from type I borosilicate glass tubes as the preliminary stage.
Prefillable Syringe Systems
Prefillable syringe systems made of glass are supplied to customers in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry as primary packing systems for parenteral drug products. Gerresheimer offers a widely diversified range of sterile and non-sterile syringe systems. RTF® (Ready To Fill) syringes are delivered to the customer washed, siliconized, assembled with a closure cap and sterilized, i.e. completely ready to fill.
Ampoules
An ampoule is a self-sealed container made of tubular glass in accordance to standardized ISO types. In the case of pharmaceutical ampoules a distinction is made between various break-open methods such as the One Point Cut, Color Break and Score Ring procedures.
Vials
Vials are small-volume primary packaging containers made of tubular glass. The filling volume of vials for pharmaceutical applications ranges from 1 to 50 ml.
Cartridges
The cartridge is a glass cylinder after filling closed at the top by an aluminum cap with a rubber membrane. The membrane is penetrated by an injection needle for the actual injection. The rear end of the cartridge is closed by a rubber plunger. Cartridges are used primarily in dental medicine as a primary packaging form for local anesthetics and, in diabetes therapy, for insulin pens.
Production plants
Europe:
- Germany: Gerresheimer Bünde GmbH, Gerresheimer Wertheim GmbH
- France: Gerresheimer Chalon S.A.
- Italy: Gerresheimer Pisa S.p.A.
- Poland: Gerresheimer Boleslawiec S.A.
Americas:
- Gerresheimer Glass Inc. (Forest Grove Plant)
- Gerresheimer Glass Inc. (Morganton Plant)
- Gerresheimer Glass Inc. (Vineland Plant)
- Gerresheimer Querétaro S.A.
Asia:
- Gerresheimer Shuangfeng Pharmaceutical Glass (Danyang) Co. Ltd.
- Gerresheimer Shuangfeng Pharmaceutical Glass (Zhenjiang) Co. Ltd.
About Gerresheimer
Gerresheimer is an internationally leading manufacturer of high-quality specialty products made of glass and plastic for the global pharma and healthcare industry. Our comprehensive portfolio of products extends from pharmaceutical vials to complex drug delivery systems such as syringe systems, insulin pens and inhalers for safe medication dosage and application. Together with our partners, we develop solutions which set standards and have role model status in their respective market sectors.
Our Group realizes revenues of around one billion Euros and has more than 10,000 employees at 47 locations in Europe, North and South America and Asia. We use first-rate technologies, convincing innovations and targeted investments to systematically consolidate our strong market position.
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