IMA Active has hosted a lavish world première of its new tabletting equipment range update. The new tablets presses are called DOMINA and SOLIDA.
IMA Active is a division of IMA Pharma, and frames the new offerings as a brand-new concept of tablet presses, with one exec saying it truly “completes their portfolio”.
Conceived as a modular technological platform, where all the functional blocks are easily removable and interchangeable, DOMINA allows a plug-and-play shift among different machine configurations. On the other hand, SOLIDA makes itself an easy choice, allowing efficient functional upgrades.
With innovations like the patented Dynamicam and access design, the new offerings have now been launched to the global market.
The launch event, called “NEXTEN”, was hosted at Villa Erba on Lake Como. The fantastic villa (pictured below) is of Ocean’s 12 fame. The villa was built by Luigi Erba, brother of the prominent Italian businessman Carlo Erba (founder of the Erba pharmaceutical company).
NEXTEN hosted clients and press from across the world for two days of talks, exclusive equipment insights, and networking, all while overlooking the stunning Lake Como views.
In a press briefing with a few of the main executive officers, IMA Active spoke about continuous conversations with regulators, and Andrea Semprini Cesari, IMA Active Vice President, told Manufacturing Chemist: “The challenge when you are doing something new, is [that it] is always going to be a new conversation.”
Alberto Vacchi, Chairman and CEO of IMA, explained that within this “newness”, digitalisation and sustainability were heavy factors in the decision-making process for the new equipment. “Energy saving, waste reduction, use of new materials, reduction of emissions: these are all issues at the centre of our attention, given that being “sustainable” nowadays is not just a moral obligation.”
The company is also looking to complete its offering with its after sales service. Massimo Marchesini, Chief Global Business & Operations Officer and Board Member of IMA, also gave some information about the IMA Active After Sales unit: “We are already preparing digital services and supplies for all our tabletting machines, with insuperable timing and technical specifications.”
Design features
IMA Active offers a complete range of machines for the processing of oral solid dosage forms: granulation equipment, tableting machines, capsule filling machines with a wide range of filling and control systems, capsule and tablet coating machines in perforated pan and solid wall, capsule and tablet weighing machines, product handling and washing systems.
For DOMINA and SOLIDA, designed with Pharma 4.0 in mind, the new IMA Active tablet presses are easily adaptable to state-of-the-art production environments, able to learn and suggest improvements.
The Dynamicam, a unique filling cam, covers the entire filling range: this innovative patented solution, combined with motorisation of the independent paddles, is the best for product-centric fine tuning.
IMA Active also highlighted the smart design for enhanced user experience. The processing area is fully accessible once the external doors are opened, while access to the machine basement is required only for maintenance. Thanks to a rotating arm nested in the machines, turret changeover is accomplished in a matter of minutes. DOMINA features servo-assisted phases minimising operator’s intervention, while SOLIDA takes the operator through comfortable procedures fully guided via the HMI. Operating errors are practically eliminated.
Based on the proven PREXIMA concept, the new IMA Active tablet presses are designed with an extremely robust structure, allowing both pre-compression and main compression forces up to 100 kN. The upper and lower cast iron structures are rigidly connected ensuring maximum reliability even at high production speed.
Andrea Semprini Cesari, IMA Active VP, stated: “At NEXTEN, we are reimagining the pharmaceutical landscape. This is more than just an event: it is a celebration of tableting innovation. The two-day event is dedicated to the world première of the new IMA Active tablet press range. A unique opportunity to preview the new machines, learn about the main innovations during the technical sessions and network with the leading players in the pharmaceutical market”.
Luca Cavazzini, IMA Active Sales & Marketing Director, added: “We are delighted to present to our customers from all over the world DOMINA and SOLIDA, a brand-new concept of tablet presses, ready to change the meaning of production in the pharmaceutical industry. We have invested a lot in these new IMA Active tablet presses, which have been designed with an eye to Pharma 4.0. They are easily adaptable to state-of-the-art production environments, able to learn and suggest improvements”.