Coatema and Optima Life Science have partnered to form the COMEDCO alliance, a development and technology partner that supports pharmaceutical companies in bringing transdermal plasters (TDP) and oral dispersible films (ODF) products to market. TDP and ODF products require a development work before they are ready for the market, including selecting film carrier materials and suitable application systems. The field of application for the COMEDCO machine system ranges from laboratory level through to series production.        

Coatema and Optima Life Science combined processes for an ODF product. Active ingredients are applied to a carrier film and dried, the carrier film is then cut and wound onto individual rolls. These rolls are processed further and web processing begins. Depending on the product, existing carrier films will be removed, new ones applied and films cut to size, separated, and packaged. This process will either be continuous or intermittent, depending on the performance requirements.