Santapet Polymers - Manufacturers of Plastic Eye Dropper Bottles (Injection-Blow)

Santapet Polymers is a leading supplier of injection-blow moulded eye dropper bottles to various multinational pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad. We manufacture 5ml and 10ml eye dropper bottles in Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP).

INJECTION-BLOW MOULDING TECHNOLOGY

"Injection-Blow Moulding" in relative terms is the fusion of two processes, i.e. the injection process and the blow process. It is a two-step process, where the bottle pre-form is initially made at the injection stage and the pre-form is later blown at the blowing stage.

FEATURES OF INJECTION-BLOW TECHNOLOGY

1. Tight tolerances: - since the threading part of the dropper bottle is injection moulded, it makes it possible to maintain tight tolerances and consistent dimensional accuracy, of the neck portion of the bottle. Therefore the IBM technology plays a very critical role in preventing leakage.

2. No finishing: - the IBM Technology is very unique, whereby a fully finished dropper bottle comes out the machine without any scrap. There is no finishing required of these bottles, hence no human touch thereby avoiding a major source of contamination.

To ensure that the particulate count is maintained within the IP and USP standards, the following facilities have been installed at our premises.

PRODUCTION AREA - AIR-HANDLING UNITS FITTED WITH 3.0 MICRONS FILTERS AND SUCTION FILTERS OF 10.0 MICRONS

The production area is provided with air-handling units fitted with 3.0 microns filters and suction filters of 10.0 microns. Class 1,000,000 clean room facility provides the filtration accuracy up to 3.0 micron and above. The maximum permissible particle count is 1,000,000 particles of the size of less than or equal to 5.0 micron per cubic feet.

This clean room provides high degree of protection to the product, operator & environment. The floating particles (if any) are sucked within the working area towards the pre-filters with filtration accuracy of 10.0 microns. The filtered air then moves from the pre-filters to discharge filters with filtration accuracy of 3.0 microns. Thus creating a positive pressure zone of 2-3 MM WG within the working area. This positive pressure helps in isolating the working area from the ambient.

The Class 1,00,000 has been certified using met-one particle counter.

DROPPER BOTTLES - LAMINAR AIR-FLOW

The dropper bottles are manufactured under the "laminar air-flow" which is fitted over the machine. The CLASS 100 has been certified using met-one particle counter.

The production area is epoxy coated (US FDA approved) and is fully air-conditioned.

DESIGN FEATURES OF IBM BOTTLES

Fibre free - since the IBM technology eliminates the secondary operations at source, thereby avoiding a major source of contamination.

Leak proof - to provide an efficient leak proof pack, we have given a groove in the nozzle, and a corresponding collar on the neck of the bottle, when the nozzle is fitted on the bottle, there is an audible click, which signifies a snap fit, making the pack leak proof.

Tamper evidence - to provide a seal of tampering, the dropper bottle has been designed in such a way that once the cap fits over the thread and the ratchet smoothly and after fitting, on unscrewing the cap, the seal breaks, giving evidence of tampering.

Registered design - our product design has been registered under Patent Registration No. 182171 / 72.

Our other range of products includes:

• Dropper assembly (plastic bellow)
• Vaginal tablet applicator
• Vaginal cream applicator