Equipment

The latest 600-gallon VersaMix Model VM-600 from Ross is qualified for high-speed subsurface powder induction with a proprietary Ross Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM).

The company showcased its compact robotic nest filling machine at CPhI Worldwide 2019 on Nov.–7 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The goal of Design for Reliability (DfR) is to eliminate defects at the design stage; PharmTech interviews Jacobs about DfR for pharma equipment.

MegaShear from Ross is a patented ultra-high shear rotor/stator mixer for high-throughput emulsification, dispersion, and homogenization.

Extrudor by MG America is a new powder dosing unit that only requires one dosing disk per capsule size, regardless of the dosage.

The new Innomech Benchtop Systems developed for and offered by Aston Particle Technologies (APT) combine two benchtop systems to organize small amounts of blended pharmaceutical powders for use in APT’s formulation development projects.

Deitz Company introduced the Pharmafill™ CS2 to its line of automated cotton inserters.

Improving operator skills using flexible, online training benefits pharmaceutical tableting operations.

MG America’s Extrudor system for its capsule filling equipment uses only one dosing disk per capsule size for all dosages.

The new Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer from Protagen Protein Services is used for advanced structural characterization of protein-based biologics and monitoring of vibrational modes of the amide bonds within a protein while in its native state and formulation matrix.

The new Nexera Prep Series Preparative Purification Liquid Chromatograph by Shimadzu improves prep processes for extraction of functional and impurity components, purification of target compounds in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries, and productivity via flexible scalability and preparative workflow.

Airnet II Stainless Steel by Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) aids in cleanroom monitoring in high dust and moisture environments.

VersaMix Multi-Shaft Mixers from Ross utilize a proprietary powder induction feature for charging of thickeners to produce high-quality gels, creams, and pastes.

As tests at GSK have shown, integrating powder testing into overall operations can optimize process understanding, and with it, raw material selection, equipment design, and process development.

The Industry 4. 0 tools of augmented and virtual reality aid pharmaceutical fill/finish equipment design, training, and troubleshooting.

The company’s Custom Single Run product line now has available bioreactors with working volumes of up to 6000 L.

Fette Compacting introduced its next-generation platform of tableting equipment with the F10i for small batches.

Valo Therapeutics has acquired a technology from Helsinki University that is expected to broaden its approach and expand the capability of its cancer vaccines platform, PeptiCRAd.

Equipment and systems for aseptic transfer and manufacture meet cGMP and Annex 1 requirements for pharmaceutical fill and finish.

Charles Ross & Son Company made improvements to the dual-post hydraulic lift and seal design of its 1500-gallon Multi-Shaft Mixer Model PVM-1500.

The SLA5800 Series Biotech and the SLAMf Series Biotech are two new mass flow controller (MFC) models from Brooks Instrument designed specifically for improved gas flow control in biotechnology applications.

The Viscometer CL-10DV for inclusion from Dynatrol consists of a viscometer, a viscosity probe, and a digital converter series that operate in several conditions for a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical chemicals, oil mixtures, and propylene glycol-based fluids, etc.

General Purpose Pro Centrifuge Series centrifuges by Thermo Fisher Scientific are designed to deliver a regulatory-compliant benchtop separation solution to meet the application needs of scientists working in biopharmaceuticals, academic research, and clinical diagnostic applications.

Marchesini Group’s Compact 12 electronic counter with HarleNIR vision system measures product and active ingredient when filling and capping bottles for tablets and capsules.

The ACGcaps H+ capsules work to meet pharmaceutical and nutraceutical needs while remaining gelatin-free.

ACG Engineering, which is a part of the ACG Group, has announced its acquisition of a German-based pharma processing equipment provider, Xertecs.

The Tridex Protein Analyzer from IDEX offers the ability to directly measure protein titer from a bioreactor in real time.

TaskMate Robotic Systems from ESS Technologies now integrate Fanuc America’s new line of selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) robots to create an ultra-compact robotic cell that integrates with cartoners, case packers, and monoblock filler/cappers for collation and machine loading and unloading.

UniFlow FM Fume Hoods by HEMCO Corporation are designed for synthesis, distillation, and other reactor or rack type operations where tall apparatuses are used, or large diameter equipment is rolled into the work area.

Advanced Discharge Systems by Ross are built with mechanisms to fit almost any high-viscosity application and increase efficiency following the mixing process.