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My grandfather started Wickert in 1901. He was a blacksmith who was involved in the production of horseshoes – the tires of their time! Living in an area with plenty of vineyards, the company went on to make wine presses before switching to rubber presses after WW2. <br />The invention of the rubber sole for shoes completely changed the company’s destiny. A lot more presses were needed to produce the soles – so production ramped up. This specialism eventually led Wickert on to creating presses for pharmaceutical rubbers. And that’s where our story and West’s come together.

Hans-Joachim Wickert

Managing Director of Wikert Maschinenbau

This is the first in a series of posts that will discuss the major issues that pharmaceutical manufacturers should consider when evaluating a packaging component supplier&rsquo;s regulatory support.

Stephen LoCastro

Director, Regulatory Affairs

West&rsquo;s Mike Schaefers and Heike Kofler recently published a chapter entitled, &ldquo;Primary Packaging Components Elastomeric Closures for Pharmaceutical Applications&rdquo; to APV Basics&nbsp;<em>Pharmazeutische Packmittel</em>&nbsp;(Elastomeric Pharmaceutical Packaging).

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