ACG Worldwide, a global multifaceted group of companies that delivers an unmatched range of products and services for pharmaceutical and allied industries focussed on solid dosage form delivery, with its experience of over four decades in manufacturing solid dosage systems, is working with its customers to create innovative and practical solutions as per world-class standards.
The company has a worldwide presence with subsidiaries in USA, UK, Indonesia, and the Philippines. With the recent acquisition of Lukaps in Croatia, ACG Worldwide will be able to meet the huge demand in Europe and the Russian continent for hard gelatin capsules.
Formerly known as the Associated Capsules Group of Companies, ACG Worldwide offerings include end-to-end manufacturing solutions, packaging solutions and security solutions. Its group companies are:
● Associated Capsules Pvt Ltd (ACPL)
● Pam Pac Machines Pvt Ltd
● Packshield (ACG Pharmapack Pvt Ltd)
● Pam: Pharmaceuticals and Allied Machinery Company Pvt Ltd
● Lukaps (A recent acquisition in Croatia, Central Europe)
● Ajas Components Pvt Ltd
● Pam Glatt Technologies (Pam Glatt is a joint venture between ACG Worldwide and Glatt International operating within India and select international markets)
The company's pharmaceutical manufacturing solutions include fluid bed granulation systems, empty hard capsules, encapsulation machinery, tablet compression systems, tablet tooling, coating systems, on-line & in-line analytical & inspection systems and a wide range of performance enhancers.
Blister packing and cartoning systems are offered by the Pam Pac division of ACG Worldwide and the Vision Systems, candy-wrapping machines, pouch-packing systems, unit dose packaging equipment and end-of-line case packers and palletises are manufactured and marketed by Pam.
The company's packaging solutions include high barrier packaging films, blister-packing machines, cartoning machines, vision systems, candy-wrapping machines, pouch-packing systems, unit dose packaging equipment and end-of-line case packers and palletises.
Packshield from ACG Pharmapack caters to the market needs of PVdC duplex and triplex packaging films. It has partnered with world leaders like Alcan Packaging of Germany and Honeywell of the US to bring Formpack flexible aluminium films and Aclar transparent barrier films to customers in India. Packshield also offers a whole range of printed flexible laminates printed on PVC, BOPP, board, paper, aluminium foil etc.
Associated Capsules Pvt. Ltd (ACPL) is amongst the world's largest hard gelatin capsule producers with three factories located in and around Mumbai, the business capital of India. All capsule plants are ISO-certified and have DMF registration. Associated Capsules are the only manufacturing units to have been inspected by the US Food and Drug Administration. ACPL also has Naturecaps, a specialty line of HPMC (cellulose) capsules, and Flofit, hard capsules for filling liquids.
The company produces coating systems from Pam Glatt, whereas the encapsulation machinery, tablet compression systems, online analytical & inspection systems are technologically advanced offerings from Pam. Hi-precision tablet tooling comes from Ajas.
Pam, the flagship engineering company of ACG Worldwide offers solutions in solid dosage systems, from high-speed capsule filling machines, the Legend series, with outputs of up to 200,000 capsules per hour, to unique capsule fillers capable of filling powders, pellets, tablets and liquids in hard gelatin capsules. Pam has recently introduced a high tech tablet compression system, the Legacy 6100. Pam has an installation base of over 20,000 in over 80 countries.
Pam was recognised for its excellence in equipment and service by Febrafarma, the Brazilian Pharmaceutical Industry Federation by giving it the best capsule filling machine supplier award. Pam is the first Indian company to get this international recognition.
The group companies under the ACG Worldwide umbrella have specific products for use in formulation research and development. The deliverables of ACG to the R&D fraternity are presented as ACG R&D solutions. The advantage that ACG offers is that all the R&D products offered have the scaled up commercial models. ACG can thus, support product development and then assist in scale up to commercial batches.