Following its acquisition of TEQ, Sonoco can offer cleanroom manufactured thermoformed and injection moulded packaging and devices to the pharmaceutical and medical sectors.
TEQ delivers design, engineering and manufacturing solutions to the medical and commercial markets for thermoformed packages and specialty products. Sonoco Plastics - based near Rotterdam, Netherlands produces millions of injection moulded parts with high optical properties for use in diagnostic and clinical chemistry instruments.
With 75 years of combined experience and operating more than 30 thermoforming lines, TEQ’s facilities operate Class 7 and 8 cleanrooms across locations in the US and Europe, which all offer in-house design and tooling services. Packaging solutions provided include:
- Trays
- Clamshells
- Medical device packaging
- Pharmaceutical packaging
- Procedure trays
- Dosage cups
TEQ operates under the following specifications:
- ISO 9001 Registered
- ISO 13485 Registered
- ISO 11607 Compliant
- FDA Registered
- ETO, gamma, steam and E-beam sterilisation compatible materials and designs
- Superior audit performance
Sonoco’s injection moulding facility holds a cleanroom that provides advanced capabilities for packaging sensitive products. It can offer packaging solutions for Class 3 medical devices such as bio-absorbable orthopaedic implants, devices for brain surgery and biopsy instruments. The company develops and produces customised precision plastic medical devices from large and small production runs as well as complete assemblies. More than 20 different thermoplastics are processed, and they are a recognised specialist in high-temperature, chemical-resistant and biodegradable plastics. Product development, engineering, manufacturing, printing, welding, assembly and packaging, are all located under one roof. Additionally, as an OEM partner, components are developed and produced for manufacturers of diagnostic and clinical chemistry instruments all in high volume and by fully automated processes.
Sonoco operates under the following specifications:
- ISO 13485: 2016
- ISO 9001: 2015
- ISO 14001: 2015
- cGMP compliance
- FDA Registered Manufacturing Site number 3009884346
