Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

• 1. Planning and regulations

  Depending on the project, planning ideally begins up to six months or a year before the relocation phase. HARDER logistics clarifies all the details in advance.

  These include:

  • Various legal regulations as well as national and international ordinances.
  • Individual behavioural measures and special regulations that vary greatly due to different corporate cultures and histories as well as individual safety rules.

  Just as important are the requirements that service providers specialising in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics must meet. HARDER logistics provides the following expertise, among others:

  • Expertise in the field of hygiene regulations
  • Specialists: Mechatronics engineers, electrical engineers, master electricians, master mechanical engineers, plumbers
  • Often required: Combination of mechanical and electrical expertise
  • References, experience in the pharmaceutical segment
  • Investments in specialised equipment
• 2. Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals wanna be dust-free

  Dust-free relocation is the biggest challenge in this segment. At every step of the relocation process, we are aware that the well-being of the patient ultimately determines the success of the company. 

  The filling processes themselves often take place in clean rooms or clean rooms. These are zones that may only be entered with protective clothing and are air-conditioned accordingly. 

  The following rules apply to HARDER logistics in your rooms:

  • We install airlocks in which the components are isolated. 
  • Only employees with access authorisation to clean or clean rooms may take over the machines for assembly. 
  • The different access authorisations and functions are optimally coordinated (personnel inside and outside the interlock).
• 3. Sensitivity in the selection of packaging

  HARDER logistics has some of the aids manufactured to order, such as the transport floors on which the machines are moved. Hardwood is predominantly used here - sometimes in combination with an aluminium floor. The machine is also fitted with a dust cover during transport to prevent the ingress of particles. National and international packaging regulations must be observed for overseas shipments. This includes the addition of desiccant in switch and control cabinets, which absorbs moisture so that no overvoltage occurs when the systems are switched on. In the case of pharmaceutical systems, a vacuum is also created to prevent humidity from penetrating before the freight is stowed in overseas crates or containers.

  Incidentally, the actual move is realised comparatively quickly. The minimum time required for an in-plant relocation is half a day. For larger projects, those involved in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors need to plan two to three weeks for a relocation.