ACG will bring a fully integrated oral solid dosage manufacturing line to interpack 2026, demonstrating how packaging, cartoning, compression, materials, inspection, and track-and-trace technologies can be configured as one connected production system.
At the centre of the Düsseldorf showcase will be Blister X, a high-performance blister packaging solution developed for speed, precision, and integration within ACG’s wider OSD line. Alongside it, Karton X will address the downstream cartoning stage, where manufacturers are handling greater product complexity and more frequent format changes.
ACG will also show ProTab 700, a high-speed tablet compression system built to maintain consistent tablet quality while allowing producers to shift from monolayer to bilayer applications. Together, the systems form part of ACG’s drive to reduce the operational gaps that can appear when pharmaceutical manufacturers assemble lines from multiple suppliers.
Rising SKU variability, tighter campaign windows, and pressure to extract more output from capital equipment are pushing solid-dose producers to look beyond individual machine specifications. In practice, line performance is often shaped by the interfaces between systems, the consistency of materials, and the speed at which operators can move from one product format to the next.
“The biggest challenges in pharmaceutical manufacturing don’t come from individual machines, but from the gaps between them. Fragmented supplier relationships create integration challenges, misaligned accountability, and performance losses across the line,” said Borja Guerra, Vice President, ACG Engineering.
Guerra said ACG’s OSD systems are designed to operate across capsules, machinery, packaging materials, inspection, and track-and-trace as a connected unit, with the aim of improving line efficiency, reducing downtime, and lowering total cost of ownership.
Packaging materials remain a central part of that equation, particularly where manufacturers are trying to maintain speed and consistency across smaller batches and more varied product portfolios. Alignment between materials and machinery can influence stoppages, changeover time, and pack quality as much as mechanical throughput.
“At Interpack, we are demonstrating how packaging materials and machines, when designed to work together, can significantly improve line efficiency, consistency, and changeover performance -helping manufacturers manage complexity with greater reliability,” said Jochen Scheil, Vice President, ACG Packaging Materials.
ACG’s manufacturing operations have also gained external recognition, with its Shirwal facility named a Global Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum. The recognition follows the company’s earlier Lighthouse status for Pithampur in 2023.
ACG will exhibit at interpack 2026 from 7–13 May at Messe Düsseldorf, Hall 16, Stand D57.
