ACHEMA: GEA highlights compression technology

Published: 19-May-2015

The company also promises a significant product announcement


GEA promises a 'significant product announcement' at the show, which is being kept under wraps, while showcasing developments in compression, containment and continuous processing.

The company is now the European distributor for Viswill (formerly known as Kanebo), which has added the new TVIS-NSE visual tablet inspection system to its NS series that is specifically designed for the European market.

The TVIS-NSE sets new quality standards by combining high speed, accurate inspection with GMP compliance and user-friendly implementation, says GEA.

In addition to colour cameras supplied as standard, the system also features 3D laser technology, enabling accurate and stable images of embossed tablets to be taken. Plus, compared with the conventional direct-lighting technology widely used on other inspection systems, the 3D laser provides stable, clear and sharp images without the unwanted noise caused by light reflecting off the surface and edges of the tablet. GEA has a full-option TVIS-NSE available for trials at its facilities in Halle, Belgium.

GEA’s tableting technologies on show include a system that independently and simultaneously measures and controls both tablet weight and hardness, and a weight control system that provides increased sensitivity at lower forces.

The company will also be displaying the Performa Lite rotary tablet press for medium-scale solid dosage form production at rates of up to 320,000 tablets per hour.

GEA's Wash-off-Line Exchangeable Compression Module (WOL-ECM) will also be highlighted. Much more than a conventional exchangeable die table, the ECM is a sealed unit that is isolated from the remainder of the tablet press and not only contains the turret and compression tooling, but also the product-contact parts. Providing both operator and product safety, the WOL-ECM can be easily removed and replaced with a clean unit in just 30 minutes for fast product changeovers of less than two hours.

A GEA MODUL P tablet press will be producing MUPS tablets during the show. MUPS (Multiple Unit Pellet System) is a pharmaceutical solid dosage form produced by compressing a mixture of drug-containing pellets and powder excipients. It eliminates segregation and significantly increases process yields. Once compressed, the MUPS tablets will be fed into GEA’s ConsiGma continuous coater.

Hall 4 Stand F46

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