The Integra Laboratory Crimper is a small vial crimper that is ideal for development, pre-clinical, clinical, pilot and compounding pharmacy operations. Available in four configurations the Integra can meet your small batch size needs assuring the best possible seal integrity.
The Integra uses a proven three spinning roller sealing head design to crimp seals on your vial. A servo driven actuator will bring the sealing head to the vial and utilize a load cell to accurately provide proper sealing pressure. This functionality provides a quality seal despite variations in vial height.
A stoppered vial is a prevalent parenteral drug container closure system. The system however should not be considered integral until the rubber stopper is crimped firmly in place with sufficient compression against the vial, assuring all potential leakage is cut off at the seal interface. It is well understood that seal quality is critically important to maintaining sterility and stability of the drug product.
Seal integrity is achieved by adequately compressing the elastomeric closure against the sealing surface of the vial and maintaining that compression with a crimped aluminum ferrule. The amount of elastomeric compression is determined by the force applied during the crimping process. The Integra Westcapper® controls the force being applied to the elastomeric closure during this process which in turn, reduces variability of stopper compression, producing more consistent seals.