About ASTRACEC
A reference point for IV bag integrity.
ASTRACEC designs and builds container closure integrity testing machines for one type of container only: the IV bag. We are an engineering company in Bologna, Italy, working with manufacturers worldwide.
Our name and our machines
Measurements you can steer by.
Our machines are named after stars that people have used as fixed points for centuries.
POLAR takes its name from Polaris, the star navigators steered by. VEGA is the star that astronomers long used as the zero point of the brightness scale, the reference that other stars were measured against.
That is what a leak test should be for your quality team: a fixed, quantitative reference for every bag, one that holds up when an inspector asks how you know a bag is sealed.
Our story
Built for the bag, not adapted to it.
Most leak testing methods were developed for vials, syringes or rigid packs and later adapted to flexible containers. ASTRACEC was founded in 2022 to start from the other end: from the IV bag itself, as it leaves a real filling line.
- founded in Bologna, Italy
- 2022
- testing technology
- Patented
- machine families: POLAR and VEGA
- 2
- container type: the IV bag
- 1
What we believe
Three principles behind every machine.
Technological advancement is a demanding path, but it is the only one that guarantees long-term success. We follow it with three priorities.
Customer satisfaction first
We measure our work by what it changes on your line: fewer wasted bags, faster release and data your quality team can defend.
Technology that moves forward
Our mission is to give IV bag manufacturers the best container closure integrity testing technology available, and to keep improving it.
Healthy, safe workplaces
Machines that are quiet, compact and safe to operate, built by a team that works in good conditions.
Where we work
Part of Bologna’s packaging valley.
The area around Bologna is one of the world’s leading centres for automatic packaging machinery. Our machines are designed, produced and assembled here, with qualified local partners and a network built over decades.
Meet the team
Come and see us in Bologna.
The best way to judge a machine builder is to visit. Meet the engineers who design and build your machine, see production in Ozzano dell’Emilia and watch your own bags being tested.
Send us your bags. We will show you the result.
A feasibility study on your own bag formats, with a written report your QA team can use.