Pharma Track & Trace: UHF RFID Compliance Case Study

• Client: Sanjeevani Pharma Packaging Pvt Ltd
• Sector: Contract pharmaceutical packaging
• Location: Mumbai Metropolitan Region
• Engagement: 3-month pilot, phased plant-wide rollout
• Scope: Resin ribbon qualification, UHF labeling pilot, print-and-apply integration

Overview of the Customer

Sanjeevani Pharma Packaging is a contract packaging operation serving pharmaceutical manufacturers across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, printing serialized barcodes for track-and-trace compliance directly onto secondary packaging at line speed. Packaging surfaces are routinely wiped down with alcohol-based sanitizers as part of standard hygiene protocol, and the existing ribbon grade in use was showing print degradation under that exposure — an unacceptable risk where a single unreadable serialized code can hold up a batch. Select export SKUs also required RFID-enabled traceability, which the plant had not yet implemented. Sanjeevani engaged SNA Infotech to resolve both.

Scope of Work

• Resin Ribbon Qualification: Testing and qualifying resin ribbon grades resistant to alcohol and gasoline exposure for serialized barcode printing.
• UHF Label Pilot: Adding UHF inlay labels for export SKUs requiring RFID-enabled traceability, alongside existing barcode serialization.
• Print-and-Apply Line Integration: Integrating print engines and applicators at packaging-line speed.
• Validation & Documentation Support: Assisting with print-quality validation runs and documentation for the client's audit trail.

The Requirements

• Chemical resistance: Printed serialized codes had to remain scannable after repeated alcohol-based sanitizer wipe-downs, standard on the packaging floor.
• Zero tolerance for unreadable codes: Track-and-trace serialization requires effectively 100% first-pass read-rate — an unreadable code can hold up an entire batch.
• Line-speed application: Any new label or ribbon had to apply cleanly at existing packaging throughput, without slowing the line.
• Audit-ready documentation: Changes to print consumables needed supporting validation documentation ahead of a regulatory inspection.

The Solution

A. Resin Ribbon Qualification

SNA Infotech tested and qualified higher-grade resin ribbons from its portfolio for alcohol and gasoline resistance, matched to Sanjeevani's sanitization protocol, replacing the ribbon grade that had been degrading under repeated wipe-downs.

B. UHF Label Layer for Export SKUs

UHF inlay labels were added for the specific export SKUs requiring RFID-enabled traceability, layered onto the existing barcode serialization workflow rather than replacing it — so the plant's core track-and-trace process stayed unchanged for domestic SKUs.

C. Print-and-Apply Line Integration

SNA-supplied print engines and applicators were integrated at existing line speed, reducing manual labour and the risk of label misapplication on high-volume runs.

D. Documentation & Validation Support

SNA assisted with print-quality validation runs and supporting documentation to strengthen Sanjeevani's audit trail ahead of a scheduled regulatory inspection.

The Results

• Reliable serialized codes: The qualified resin ribbon held up to sanitizer wipe-downs, meeting the plant's required first-pass read-rate for serialized codes.
• Less ribbon-related rework: Print degradation incidents tied to the previous ribbon grade dropped.
• Successful UHF pilot: The RFID labeling pilot on export SKUs ran without disrupting the existing barcode serialization process.
• Inspection-ready documentation: Validation records were delivered ahead of the client's regulatory inspection window.

Conclusion

The Sanjeevani engagement demonstrates SNA Infotech's ability to operate inside compliance-sensitive, high-throughput packaging environments — pairing ribbon chemistry expertise with RFID capability and validation support, rather than treating consumables as a commodity purchase.