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Calif.—U.K. disk drive subsystem manufacturer Xyratex Ltd. (www.xyratex.com) has unveiled an automated, contamination-free cassette loading system designed for buffering and transporting magnetic disk cassettes for cleanroom processes.

BOLOGNA, Germany??IMA (www.ima.it), an international designer and manufacturer of automatic machines for pharmaceutical products, will acquire a majority of the shares in Delaware-based Packaging Systems Holding LLC, which holds 100 percent of Nova Packaging Systems LLC??a leader in the manufacture of automatic machines for bottling pharmaceutical capsules and tablets.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. An automated SEM/TEM sample preparation technology for semiconductor processes promises to speed productivity and increase reliable and contamination-free samples.

Texas Instruments (www.ti.com) has broken ground for another 300-mm wafer manufacturing facility, this one focusing on 65-nm production.

BOSTON, Mass. The CleanRooms Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference & Exhibition will include an intensive full-day training program from internationally-recognized contamination control expert Dr. Hans Schicht, executive secretary and past president of the Swiss Society for Contamination Control (SRRT).

STAMFORD, Conn.—A contamination-free filling process for injectables, developed by InTact Filling systems, a subsidiary of Medical Instill Inc. (www.medinstill.com), promises higher safety levels and lower operating costs for pharmaceutical producers.

ROCKVILLE, Md.—In a report entitled Pharmaceutical cGMPs for the 21st Century—A Risk Based Approach, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA; www.fda.gov) has summarized substantial changes ahead for manufacturing, inspection, disputes, and for streamlining the pharmaceutical approval process.

Nonvolatile residue (NVR )- NVR is the quantity of molecular matter remaining after the filtration of a solvent containing contaminants and evaporation of the solvent at a specified temperature.

In many ways, aseptic packaging for beverage products changes the way food processors think about food safety.

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Prior to getting started, let me say that the last article in this series, "Compliance and Documentation," was, as I stated, in no way comprehensive.

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