Equipment

The Ross PowerMix is a hybrid planetary mixer suited to address the need for high shear in formulations too viscous for conventional dual-shaft mixers.

Sticking and picking are common problems in tablet manufacturing. Considering tablet compression issues before tablet designs are finalized can prevent unanticipated problems during scale-up and full-scale production.

Flexibility and well considered manufacturing approaches could help tablet manufacturers face the increasing pressure resulting from the shifting bio/pharma development landscape.

Waters debuted a range of new TA Instruments innovations and the BioAccord System at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA, on March 17–21, 2019.

The Dual Cell-E Robotic Palletizer from ESS Technologies integrates a FANUC robot with custom-designed end-of-arm tooling for palletizing in a small footprint.

Bruker highlighted new analytical systems for several industry applications, including pharma, materials science, and clinical/preclinical research.

The Tandem 4.0 augmented reality-enhanced collaboration tool from Apprentice.io has a new user experience and user interface design.

AST will unveil its multi-format robotic filling system, the GENiSYS R, at INTERPHEX.

The Marchesini Group will introduce the CMP pharma inspection system to the US market at INTERPHEX 2019.

Identify the warning signs and follow best practices for refurbishment to improve tablet press yields.

Containment valves and smart monitoring can keep employees safe and improve manufacturing efficiency when handling potent APIs, intermediates, and solid-dosage drugs.

The Pulse-Flow PTA dense phase pneumatic conveying system from Gericke USA directs air or nitrogen into the pressure vessel and pipeline in timed, regular pulses that form the dry material into separate, wavelike, pulsed slugs.

UniFlow FM Fume Hoods by HEMCO are suited for synthesis, distillation, and other rack-type operations where a tall apparatus is used or equipment is rolled into the work area.

The VMC VersaMix by Charles Ross & Son Company is suited for temperature-critical formulations of medium to high viscosity under stringent vacuum/pressure constraints.

Mixing Dynamics has been selected as North American representative for Italvacuum dryers and pumps.

A new reactor flask heating system now offered by Asynt allows the conduction of safe experiments in academic teaching and research labs.

The Pharmafill PS1 Packserter desiccant inserter from Deitz Company features a proprietary cut length sensor system that automatically verifies the desiccant, oxygen absorber, or other packet has been properly fed from the continuous strip before allowing it to be cut for inserting.

The Ross VersaMix is a multi-shaft mixer suited for viscous applications requiring a high level of accuracy and batch-to-batch consistency.

New alert customization and expanded Open Platform Communication support in Emerson’s DeltaV Mobile app improve notification and third-party system monitoring.

The company has built a fit-for-purpose liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) system to streamline analytical monitoring tests for biopharmaceuticals.

Boulting’s inspection software is a paperless, cloud-based system for maintenance of equipment in hazardous areas.

Fette Compacting America has introduced the FEC20 Capsule Filling Machine, capable of producing up to 200,000 capsules per hour, to the North American market.

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

Fluid Air’s portable PolarDry Electrostatic Spray Dryer Model 0.1 is compact in size while retaining the same features of previous spray dryers.

GEMÜ’s 1205 electrical position indicator is suitable for demanding applications in category 2, zone 1, and/or zone 21 ATEX areas, as well as for robust use at low temperatures down to -20 °C.

Capital Recovery Group, Federal Equipment Company, Heritage Global Partners, and PPL Group purchased a 110-acre campus with a flexible pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging facility from a generics manufacturer in Huntsville, AL.

The SafeGuard Preventative Maintenance Solution from PSG’s Griswold provides remote monitoring for a centrifugal pump and its motor.

Charles Ross & Son Company recently developed two specialty customized 150-gallon double planetary mixers (Model DPM-150) with patented high viscosity blades.

A robotic tray-loading system from ESS Technologies gently handles glass prefilled syringes.

Wilden’s new air-operated double-diaphragm pumps can be installed in vertical or horizontal positions with various inlet and discharge options.