Stop! Safety first November. New helix test: ideal process challenge device with indicators for the simulation of worst-case scenarios

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1 P A C K A G I N G N E W S 2009 Novmbr Tn layrs of safty: SC PA is a robust, thrmoforming film for products with dgs and cornrs Nw hlix tst: idal procss challng dvic with indicators for th simulation of worst-cas scnarios Stop! Safty first Th safty of patints is always top priority whthr it coms to strilization procsss or th slction of th most suitabl stril packaging

2 Wipak Mdical Businss Rviw Who could rad th crystal ball? Hikki Wijo, Dirctor Wipak Mdical 2 Th magnitud of th global financial crisis could not b prdictd. Th turbulnc is not ovr yt and w will fac its consquncs for a long tim. Th mdical businss nvironmnt is and will b affctd, although w might b considrd rathr fortunat. Th dmand for mdical supplis continus rasonably stabl, with som xcptions. Halthcar facilitis continu surgical procdurs and oprations; stril instrumnts and supplis ar ndd. Thos ar procssd in strilization dpartmnts in-hous or by th dvic industry and thr is dmand for stril barrir systms. Through th priod of crisis th marktplac has grown vr toughr. Th thm savings in public halthcar is mor rality than vr bfor and no doubt th strss is gtting strongr. Th dp dprssion rsults in lowr tax rvnus to covr costs of halthcar. Evn mor savings ar ndd and public halthcar will suffr, whil lss and lss rsourcs ar availabl for optimal patint car. If public halth srvics dtriorat, th frustratd consumr will look for othr choics. Undoubtdly, this will crat opportunitis for th privat halthcar markt. Th growth of privat halthcar can b sn as a positiv dvlopmnt. This sctor is mor quality and srvic orintd, offring nw possibilitis and opportunitis. In transition to bttr tims Wipak strngthnd its growth ovr th past yars, also within th last 12 months. W hav ntrd nw markts and won nw customrs in our traditional trritoris. W find this most ncouraging achivmnt in today s businss lif. Markt growth attracts nw playrs to ntr th businss and comptition gts hardr. On th othr hand, our customrs ar facing svr challngs in thir businss nvironmnt and ar placing incrasing dmands on thir supplirs. Only strong, global companis that ar offring profssional and flxibl srvics will surviv. Working on tomorrow s improvmnts today W at Wipak ar committd and focusd to b among thos succssful companis. In our HCP product sgmnt w want to bcom th globally lading manufacturr. W xtnd our fforts in making STERIKING th lading brand for strilization dpartmnts, stting nw standards for quality products and srvics. In th mdical industry product sgmnt our goal is to b th prfrrd supplir for mdical dvic industris. W want our customrs to find us a trustworthy and most attractiv partnr for thir packaging nds. Som build up comptition. W build on partnrships Thanks to its vrsatil machin parks and production facilitis Wipak trains to b an innovativ pionr on th chosn product markts and sgmnts. W aim at clos and proactiv partnrship with our customrs. Wipak incrass its global prsnc offring locally adaptd srvics. W ar xpanding our ntwork of sals and markting offics. W work for optimization of logistic mattrs for th bnfit of our customrs. Wipak forcs for growth, kping in mind sustainabl valus for businss. Adapting to vr changing dmands will b vidnt for survivors Th markt will not offr asy businss. Growth is surly attractiv, but conomic facts will kp th businss nvironmnt vry challnging. W bliv that succss rquirs mor than just th lowst pric stting. A succssful company nds to provid to its customrs 1st class srvics, rliabl quality and product prformanc, and guarantd flxibl supplis undr all circumstancs. For 40 yars w hav mad it our businss to focus on mdical and food packaging and to dlivr xcllnt rsults. Our stability allows us to continu strnthning our position as partnrs for packging.

3 Wipak Mdical Intrnt Rlaunch Enhancd customr proximity Dsign, functionality, usr guidanc th Wipak Group has compltly rlaunchd its Intrnt prsnc, focussing on applications and srvics. Groupd by th Food and Mdical divisions, customrs ar now abl to find suitabl packaging solutions for thir products much fastr. Th nw pags ar adaptd to markt rquirmnts, mphasizs Jaakko Knuutila, Dirctor of th Wipak Group. Our customrs ar looking for solutions for thir individual products, and w hav facilitatd this sarch by mans of th rdsignd wbsit. Customrs and usrs ar gtting a sound ovrviw of th product rang and th xtnsiv srvics such as PackDsign, printing or tchnical support and thy ar abl to find th right contact in thir markt. Th Contact sction lists all Wipak sits, sals partnrs, agncis and distributors. 3 Stril supplis: no compromiss on safty W c r a Th Striking brand has bn a synonym for high-quality, rliabl stril packaging products for narly 40 yars. Now and thn, safty issus ar top priority for stril supplis. In viw of th consistnt global prssur on halthcar costs, w ar challngd to dvlop packaging solutions which idally balanc conomics and quality, mphasizs Ann Lhtovuori, Businss Managr Halth Car Products. This is th background situation for Wipak xhibiting at Mdical, th globally most important mdical trad fair taking plac in Düssldorf in mid Novmbr. In addition to nw and stablishd products for hospitals, pharmacutical companis and manufacturrs of mdical dvics and instrumntation, Wipak Mdical providd information about its srvics. Issus such as procss optimization, sustainability, protction of rsourcs or tchnical support attractd a lot of attntion.

4 Industrial Products Mdical Dvic Packaging What is going on? Jouni Vikman, Businss Managr, Industrial Mdical Wipak Mdical Sals Mting in Tampr: No compromiss in quality 4 In last twlv months th following two trnds hav bn significant in mdical packaging sgmnt, cost savings and contingncy planning. Cost savings ar huntd in many ways: down gauging, squzing currnt supplirs, with highr production fficincy, choosing altrnativ products or supplirs and so on. W at Wipak contribut and support you on ths cost rduction targts and activitis. W can offr various intrsting altrnativs for down gauging on our product portfolio. Thanks to th latst dvlopmnts on rsins, film rcips and machinry a 50-micron film offrs similar strngth and barrir prformancs than th 60- or 70-micron films did until today. Wipak nw film portfolios SC PA, OctaSaf and NICE offr a supr choic. Ths nwly dvlopd films contribut many indisputabl advantags and possibilitis for cost savings. Quality mans oprational conomy! Dspit a strong dmand for cost savings, w shall not forgt th main purpos of a mdical dvic packaging. That is to provid a stril barrir to th packd dvic until its final us. This purpos aims to protct patint s safty. W cannot challng th product s qualitativ aspcts. Pric of a product is on proprty, bing of cours highly important, but it should not b th only proprty. Th cost of a product is comprisd of quality faturs, prformanc in us, consistncy of dlivris, tchnical and othr srvics. W at Wipak strongly bliv in high quality products and fficint tchnical and commrcial customr srvic, which allows you to concntrat on your cor businss, incras your fficincis and mony savings! During ths turbulnt days contingncy planning in all lvls is considrd mor important than vr. Wipak as a financially sound, privat company having a long xprinc in mdical packaging is a rliabl long-trm partnr for you. Our intrnational ntwork of production units guarants you th safty with altrnativ production placs. During latst yars w hav njoyd a succssful growth thanks to our comptitiv offring of films, matrials and srvics that has bn approvd by our customrs. W aim to continu growing organically and by acquisitions fastr than th markt in th futur. W ar forcing to dvlop our product offring and knowldg to srvic you in th most qualitativ way. Accpt our invitation to discuss your packaging nds and how w can hlp you to rach your futur targts. Window Bags Strilization PE-Bags with Tyvk window Tyvk is a DuPont rgistrd tradmark. Strong, durabl, rliabl and brathabl strilization bags for drain tubs, draps and surgical procdur sts and packs. Th window bags ar mad of a highly rsistant polythyln film with a spcial coatd Tyvk window ara which acts as a brathabl mmbran. Th strilization agnt can pntrat into th window bag through th prmabl window, in contrast to thos bags that ar mad purly from plastics film, which impd th transmission of strilization gass. Our standard rang of window bags offrs twlv sizs. W hav xtndd th varity to customizd dimnsions or bags with spcific film combinations. Th multi-layr film can b supplid, for xampl, with a polyamid (nylon) innr layr for nhancd stability and xtra punctur rsistanc. Wipak gladly adviss you with th most optimal siz of brathabl Tyvk window for a succssful transmission of thyln oxid during strilization procss. Th spcially coatd Tyvk nsurs a consistntly sald packag, with clan pl pro- prtis and allows an asptic opning of th pack. Limiting th amount of Tyvk matrial to a strip is an conomic way to cut packaging cost without compromising its quality. Striking Window bags provid an xcllnt microbiological barrir and protction against contamination during transport, storag and subsqunt handling in hospitals or othr facilitis.

5 Industrial Products SC PA Advancd packaging of bulky products Nw Convntional film SC PA: 10 layr giv a spcial pinhol rsistanc NICE Bottom Films Th SC PA film incorporats good proprtis of blown and cast co-xtrusion giving a strong, non-curling and asily thrmoforming film for packaging of syrings, ndls, cathtrs and many othr dmanding mdical dvics. SC PA has bn dvlopd for mor advancd packaging of bulky or voluminous products having sharp cornrs or dgs. All tn layrs of this film giv a spcial pin-hol rsistanc, which is highly critical with th most dmanding mdical dvic applications. Wipak s vry latst tchnology facilitats usag of % thinnr Idal for rplacing rigid films packaging dpnding on th application. Stat-of-th-art co-xtrusion tchnology combins th outstanding mchanical proprtis of convntional blown co-xtrusion with th clarity and transparncy of cast coxtrudd films. SC PA films can b usd for strilization by EO and irradiation. It is availabl in thicknsss ranging from 100 to 270 microns. W c r a 5 Wipak s NICE film is a ral innovation for all applications that currntly work with smi-rigid films lik APET or PVC. This 18-layr film givs ultimat strngth with lowr cost than APET. Additionally it is asy to dispos as you ar abl to twist its volum smallr, bfor throwing it into a wast bin. Thanks to th AquaFrost stat-of-th-art coxtrusion tchnologis w hav dsignd our nw NICE rang of transparnt thickr gaug bottom films. Th standard thicknsss vary from 230 microns up to 500 microns and th film structurs ar mad with or without EVOH. Thy ar fit for us on all convntional packaging lins. NICE films provid for an idal choic to rplac rigid films, lik APET and PVC films, and allow up to 25%-35% lightr packag concpt. Thir symmtric and wll balancd structurs offr addon faturs lik good optical and mchanical proprtis. Thir xcllnt formability allows significant rduction of forming tmpraturs and minimization of thin cornr braks. Rduction of plastics wast and such costs is now concrtly possibl. NICE films offr a sustainabl altrnativ for your packaging nds. Nw NICE is a 18-layr film which givs ultimat strngth with lowr cost than APET

6 Industrial Products OctaSaf Economical PA/PE films for FFS machins Nw Wipak s OctaSaf offrs cost advantags but dos not compromis th prformanc of your packaging, Octa- Saf is your nw solution. It provids you with grat mchanical proprtis combind with good forming and saling proprtis. This PA/PE film givs you ight layrs of scurd protction! OctaSaf is th most conomical PA/PE forming film at Wipak s rang. It is suitabl for EO and irradiation strilization and has xtrmly low shrinkag aftr procssing and strilization. Dspit th non-symmtrical structur it is a vry stabl film with no curling risk that could caus som problm on th FFS procss. OctaSaf film rang in various thicknsss has bn dsignd for th most usd 60 to 100 microns ara. It is suitabl for packing all common mdical dvics, lik syrings, cathtrs, ndls, wound car products and many othrs. Trial rls ar radily availabl. Contact your narst Wipak rprsntativ! 6 Wt Wips Th bst film for ach wip Nw Houshold, cosmtics or body car wt wips hav long bcom part of our daily activitis. For this growth markt, Wipak has now dvlopd nw barrir films which mt th growing industrial dmand. A robust PET/PE compound is th basis for a multitud of packaging options. This combination of matrials can b customizd to ach application. Thanks to th high barrir ffct, ths films ar rsistant to alcohol and oil. Th stabl, multi-layr structur nsurs smooth flow wrap procssing. In addition, ths films can b fittd with rliabl withdrawal opnings and high-quality print imags. Th matt and glossy film typs can b dlivrd in widths of 265, 300, 310 and 360 mm, with othr formats bing availabl on rqust.

7 Halth Car Products Striking SC250 Sal Control Uniqu patntd documntation systm Sal Control offrs a practical documntation systm for daily hat-salr validation and sal quality tst. This concpt is patntd and only availabl from Wipak. Training Prsntation on DVD Cntralizd stril supply procss in hospitals Th strilization packag has to b sald against ingrss of micro-organisms. Two typs of hat salrs ar usd for closing strilization pouchs: rotosalrs or impuls units. Th Striking SC250 Sal Control is suitabl for tsting both typs. It is dsignd for improvd usr convninc and th shts ar supplid in practical dispnsr boxs. Practical documntation systm for daily sal quality tst In Octobr 2008 was th grat prmir of th DVD training prsntation during th annual national CSS congrss in Finland. Th prsntation was producd by a highly profssional tam of xprts from hospital practics and from industris. Th sponsoring consortium comprisd of companis rprsnting manufacturrs for strilizrs, watr supplis, washing and claning dvics, dtrgnts and disinfctants, and strilization packaging. Wipak Mdical joind th consortium. Striking Sal Control simulats a pl pouch concpt Striking and othr brands for a hat-salr validation. Pl pouchs ar widly usd for packing mdical dvics in hospitals and industris. Th rcommndd saling tmpraturs ar within a rlativly narrow window ( C). Thicknss and quality of papr affct th sal strngth and its quality. Th SC250 Sal Control is dvlopd for tsting th saling unit prformanc and as such can b usd though Striking products ar not in us. Striking Sal Control simulats a pl pouch concpt Th DVD was aimd to train and to promot good practics in Finnish hospitals and othr halthcar institutions. During this yar Wipak has mad an addd contribution as its stand-alon projct and has organizd various languag vrsion convrtd from th original Finnish prsntation. Th training prsntation offrs a valuabl tool for our partnrs and customrs worldwid to xchang knowldg in this dmanding sgmnt of packaging. 7 Sal Visual Apparanc mans th sal width and its homognous stability throughout th sald surfac. Th rotosalr modl may offr a validation function, but it cannot offr this visual apparanc valuation. Th Striking SC250 Sal Control Sht is dsignd xclusivly for this purpos. It is mad of ESPP film and mdical grad papr and simulats ffctivly th closing procss. Th colord film of th SC sht turns to a darkr shad in th sald aras that provids clar documntation of visual valuation on sal quality. Th shad of a darkr color is rfrncd by pr-sald dgs of th sht. Th sht papr is prprintd with a marking ara for corrctiv actions and authorizd approving signatur. Sal Control is a mor prcis tst mthod than such that involvs placing an xtra tst body btwn th layrs. Th manufacturr of a pl pouch systm is rsponsibl for th quality of th sid sals and th opning sal of such a packag. Th final closing of a packag nds to b a validatd procss, too. That is th rsponsibility of th packr. This applis for both industrial and clinical usrs.

8 Halth Car Products Strilization & Stril Packaging Global practics or standards inconsistnt! Hanna-Kaisa Kyyrönn, Clinical Product Spcialist, Striking Halthcar Products 8 Strility is absolutly ssntial for all surgical procdurs. From strilization procsss to th slction of th most suitabl stril packaging th safty of patints is always top priority. It is amazing and inspiring to rcogniz how th national rgulations, rcommndations and policis diffrntiat in various markts and countris. Hr blow a fw xampls. How to load pl pouchs into an autoclav tray? In Europan countris it has bcom quit an stablishd procdur and a rcommndd practic to load th pouchs vrtically placing thm papr-to papr and plastic-to plastic. In th North Amrican countris, howvr, th rcommndations (US: AAMI ST79 and Canada: csaz314.3) for propr placmnt of papr plastic pouchs ar just th othr way round: papr to plastic and papr to plastic. In both continnts, th diffring mthods ar practicd for yars and yars. This lads us to a conclusion that in pr vacuum autoclaving procsss th packs can b stackd in both ways, mphasizing th importanc of packs bing loosly spacd nsuring complt air rmoval and propr pntration of th strilizing agnt. Diffrnt strilization paramtrs Anothr astonishing diffrnc in practics concrns strilization paramtrs. Minimum strilization xposur tmpratur according to th US AAMI Standards and Rcommndd Practics is in most cass 132 C for 4 minuts. In th Europan norm EN 285 it is spcifid as 134 C for 3,5 minuts or 121 C for 15 minuts. This can b a littl troublsom for manufacturrs whn providing th most suitabl indicators matching th rquirmnts of th strility assuranc programs in th diffrnt countris. Complianc with standards In gnral trms, th Europan norms EN 868 sris ar constructd with mor spcific dtaild product and tsting rquirmnts than th Amrican standards. Th nw updatd vrsions of EN 868 Parts 2-10 wr publishd arlir this yar. Th ISO EN harmonizs all standards but discusss rquirmnts on manu- facturing and product safty rliabilitis only. It dos not stat any concrt product rquirmnts as dos th EN 868 sris. For xampl, th dsign of a pl pouch is dscribd in EN in dtails that cannot b found in th ISO standard. This concluds that on can find varity a of product prformanc qualitis in diffrnt trritoris following diffrnt standards. Striking is doing wll in all continnts and in all uss as it is dsignd and manufacturd to th highst standards dscribd by our long xprinc in making ths products in clos coopration with our partnrs and nd usrs worldwid.

9 Halth Car Products Strilization monitoring Hanna-Kaisa Kyyrönn, Clinical Product Spcialist, Striking Halthcar Products Stam strilization is no doubt th most favord mthod of strilization in hospitals worldwid. All surfacs of packd products and packaging matrials shall b xposd to strilizing conditions; not only th outr surfacs but spcially th intrnal sids. Th wid varity of products to b strilizd in clinical nvironmnts maks th strilization procss vry challnging. Porous loads and Bowi&Dick typ tsting Porous itms, lik linn shts, draps and such txtils pos thir spcific challngs to gt ths fibrous matrials xposd to stam in all thir cornrs, layrs and folds. Instrumnts with cavitis, lik ndoscops with narrow lumn, ar anothr challnging group of products to hav saturizd stam ntring into ths small but long cavitis. Th Bowi & Dick tst was long ago dvlopd for assuring stam pntration in a stack of foldd linn shts. It is intndd that a Bowi and Dick typ tst is prformd ach day aftr th strilizr is hatd up to its oprating tmpratur. If a strilizr was in us for 24 hours nonstop th tst could b prformd whn th probability of a failur in crating th appropriat stam strilization conditions is th gratst. A satisfactory tst will indicat fficint stam pntration, adquat air rmoval and frdom from significant air laks. Hollow instrumnts and Hlix tst Sinc thos tims, txtils ar hardly strilizd in hospitals but instad ar outsourcd to spcializd laundris. Us of all kind of scops and such lumn instrumnts hav grown gratly, thus thr was an indisputabl nd for dvloping a rliabl tst for ths kinds of product loads. Procss challng dvics (PCDs) ar dvlopd for simulating th worst cas scnario in th autoclav loads with hollow instrumnts. PCDs ar idal for routin batch control. For rliabl rsults thy shall b placd in th strilizr and within th load to th most difficult-to striliz location, calld th procss challng location (PCL). Sinc in most cass th PCL can b an assumption only, th us of mor than on PCD could b rasonabl. Strilization fficincy may not rmain constant for all conscutiv cycls during th day. Espcially non condnsabl gass (NCG) may block stam pntration in critical aras of porous loads and hollow dvics. A procss challng dvic, lik Hlix, is usd to dtct th potntial changs of a program by NCG during th day. Th Hlix tst shall b put insid a packag bcaus th packag itslf is incrasing th difficulty of air rmoval and stam pntration. At th WFHSS Confrnc on Strilization and Disinfction in Halth Car Organizations which was hld in Croatia in March 2009 on of major topics was th corrct us of ths procss challng dvics. Th prsntations and discussions pointd out that a Hlix tst and a Bowi and Dick typ tst ar two compltly diffrnt tsts and that ths both ar ncssary for rliabl assuranc of strilization fficincy. Monitoring and control of th strilization procss Th routin monitoring and control of th strilization procss is an important aspct of a comprhnsiv strility assuranc program. Frquncy of us and numbr of chmical indicators pr load or cycl dpnds on national rgulations and rcommndations, or local policis of th institution whr th strilizr is locatd. Onc an indicator product is slctd, it is valuabl for strility assuranc only if it is usd and intrprtd corrctly, and if th usr taks appropriat action in rspons to th rsults. Guidanc and xampls of pass and fail rsponss of indicator changs should b availabl from th manufacturr and clarly undrstood by th usr. Intrnational standard EN ISO Strilization of halth car products Chmical indicators Guidanc for slction, us and intrprtation of rsults is in implmntation in all EU countris sinc March EN ISO provids usrs guidanc on slction of th corrct chmical indicator for thir particular strilization procss and critical paramtrs as wll as guidanc on its appropriat us. Information about th last accssibl locations for th strilizing agnt within th strilizr chambr and loads can b dfind during strilizr s procss validation. W c r a 9

10 Halth Car Products ProWrap: Wrapping Shts for Strilization Uniqu multilayr SMX concpt Nw Wipak introducd th rvolutionary multilayr tchnology in strilizabl flxibl films in lat 1980 s. Non of our compting manufacturrs has managd to copy our strictly safguardd rsin rcip. Som ar trying to achiv sam faturs just by adding th account of layrs. To our bnfit, it is not so asy and simpl. Th Multi-X film is still uniqu and it is indisputably contributing to th suprior prformanc of our Striking pl pouchs and rolls. Multi-X provids for xcllnt saling and plingoff quality without matrial braks. All SMX ProWrap grads compris of fiv spunbondd and mltblown layrs (SSMMS) and provid suprior toughnss and a light-wight apparanc. 10 Striking nonwovn wraps offr xcllnt watr rpllncy. Th phrasing SMS has bn in th markt plac for quit a whil alrady. It stands for a fibr constructd wb that is mad of a mltblown layr covrd by two spunbondd layr on both its sids. Ths matrials ar widly usd CSR wraps and OR gowns, masks and such. Wipak is now utilizing its multilayr concpt in th fibr wb nginring. Stat-ofth-art tchnology has nabld our uniqu Multilayr SMX concpt to b dvlopd. Convntional grammag counting is no longr ssntial. Basd on polypropyln, ProWrap is xtrmly durabl with high tar strngth and xcllnt watr rpllncy. Th rang also includs a varity of alcohol-rpllnt grads. Th products ar strilizabl in stam, EO, FO and hydrogn plasma. ProWrap shts offr optimal softnss and drapability for usr convninc. Th SMX ProWraps can b combind particularly wll with standard nonwovns or crpd paprs, and ar dsignd for small, mdium-siz and havy-duty trays and sts and ar also suitabl as containr innr wraps. Nw Hlix Challng Tst HX is an idal procss challng dvic (PCD) with indicators to simulat a worst-cas scnario in th autoclav. It can b usd to tst th stam pntration in hollow instrumnts with small lumina. It complis with th EN standard and also with th spcifications of ISO Th indicators on th tst strips conform to Class 2 and 6. Th colour chang is prmannt and th product is supplid with a tap backing for asy attachmnt to documnts prior to filing. Th Striking HX is dsignd to b usd as a charg control and as a stam pntration tst. It is suitabl for all strilization procsss in a loadd autoclav for 3 ½ minuts at 134 C or for 15 minuts at 121 C. Daily Control DCG2 is a nw gnration of Bowi & Dick tst pack for dtcting stam pntration and air laks in porous loads in accordanc with th standard EN 285. Th product mts th rquirmnts of ISO (Class 2 and 6), ISO and EN Th Daily Control DCG2 faturs a nw minimizd siz and dsign. Th tst pack consists of nvironmnt-frindly unblachd filtr papr. Th outsid bag is printd with a procss indicator. Th havy-mtal-fr indicator ink of th built-in indicator sht conforms to Class 6 and provids for a prmannt colour chang.

11 Panorama Customr Srvic Upgradd dalr ntwork for th Grman markt Wipak Shanghai Opning doors with nw srvics Th Striking brand has bn a synonym for high-quality, rliabl stril packaging products for narly 40 yars. In ordr to improv its srvics in th Grman markt taking in considration th rgional and usr-sgmnt covrag and to allow for fastr dlivry to hospitals and othr halthcar facilitis, Wipak Mdical-HCP has rstructurd and xtndd its dalr ntwork. Our authorizd Striking dalrs with thir xtnsiv manpowr in th fild and with thir warhousing facilitis will distribut th ntir rang of Wipak products including s-through pl pouchs and rolls, wrapping shts of papr and nonwovn as wll as chmical indicators and salrs. Th ky partnrs compris of ight spcializd dalrs for public and privat hospital markt, thr ddicatd dalrs for doctor practiss and on spcific dalr for dntal practics and two dalrs for vtrinarian clinics. Th goal of th rstructuring is to bttr customiz our consulting and srvic to th rquirmnts of hospitals and halthcar customrs, confirms Udo Lückmyr, Ara Sals Managr. Hans Richrt has bn appointd as junior sals managr. H is focusing on markt trnds and customr nds to furthr nhanc our comptitivnss in th Grman halthcar fild. H is th link btwn profssionals along th supply chain: nd usrs, distributors and us. H is kn to consult stril supply managrs on advantags and safty faturs of qualitativ packaging choics, lik our Striking. Good and rliably prforming products provid for cost savings in thir us. Individual consulting: Hans Richrt, Junior Sals Managr (right), informs a customr about safty faturs To crat mor succss with nw opportunitis th tam of Wipak s Shanghai offic (lft to right): Trry Zhang, Hlna Wang and Jaff Sun, Sals Offic Managr Globalisation and China phnomnon ar phrass usd frquntly ovr th past yars. For us this situation is most wlcom as it brings us nw opportunitis to lvrag our srvics. Wipak startd its China businss on "Nosocomial infction controlling through disciplind stril supply managmnt and saf packaging solutions" in th arly 1980's. Ovr th past 20 yars, our country has changd a grat dal. W hav bn partnring and supporting our good contacts xploiting our bst knowldg to promoting patint safty. Wipak Shanghai Trading Company (WSTC) is now an stablishd company trying to nhanc our markt prsnc and to provid our partnrs with xcllnt tchnical, commrcial and logistic srvics. 11 WFHSS Congrss in Crt Strilization procsss using thyln oxid or formaldhyd, rprocssing of singl-us products and vntrlatd shlf lif of stril itms ths wr th main subjcts on th WFHSS-Congrss which took plac on th Grk island Crt in Octobr Wipak sponsord th congrss by participating in th xhibition and informd th global audinc about stril supplis. From lft: Hanna-Kaisa Kyyrönn, Jyri Mäkinn (Wipak), Yota Kalaskani (Gnral Chmical Products S.A.)

12 Wipak Mdical Packaging Nws Fairs, Exhibitions, Congrsss Wipak will b prsnt at th following xhibitions: 2009 MEDICA Dussldorf, Wipak Oy Mdical Division P.O. Box Nastola, Finland Tl Fax striking@wipak.com Complt list of locations and partnrs: ZDRAVOOKHRANENIE Moscow, ARAB HEALTH Dubai, W MEDTEC Europ Stuttgart, WFHSS (World Forum for Hospital Stril Supply) Sao Paolo, MEDTEC China Shanghai, MEDICA Dussldorf, ZDRAVOOKHRANENIE Moscow c r a Publishing tam Editor-in-chif: Ann Lhtovuori ann.lhtovuori@wipak.com Editor: Holgr Ulrich, Ulrich Kommunikation Layout: Buchholz Grafik-Dsign Imags: Wipak Group Thomas Widnr fotolia Translator: Jürgn Zignbin Printd by: Druckpunkt Cols