Glass ampoules

We make our special expertise in the field of pharmaceutical ampoules available to you around the world as a highly competitive supplier and partner. Even our standard range offers you a wide variety of high-quality products in type I pharma glass (EP/USP/JP compliant). You can choose between:

• Flint and amber glass ampoules
• Filling capacities from 1 to 30 ml
• Straight-stem, funnel-type and closed ampoules (ISO types B, C and D as well as customized special shapes)
• Various break systems such as OPC (One Point Cut), CBR (Colour Break Ring) and Score Ring.

A wide variety of options are available to complete this range. These enable us to match the type and properties of our ampoules to your special requirements and needs in addition to the ISO norms:

• Optimized machine-running properties for high-performance filling operations
• Targeted minimization and consistency of opening force
• Special treatment with ammonium sulfate for greater surface resistance
• Inner surface siliconization to provide a slide coating for optimum emptying of the ampoules
• Optimized designs for lyophilization
• Customized ceramic printing with heavy-metal-free inks
• Identification with up to three colored code rings

In this field, as in all other production operations, Gerresheimer attaches particular importance to innovative technologies. Often in partnership with our customers, we continuously develop and refine these across the entire process chain. The quality of our ampoules is monitored at every stage of the production process by state-of-the-art in-line camera systems right down to complete inspection of the printing.