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Dry powder inhaler making equipment

The click and puff of inhalers is a universal signal for respiratory conditions. Inhalers quickly grew into preferred drug delivery systems for asthma and COPD. Dry inhaler powder formulation produces a more stable drug than liquid dosage forms. Moreover, inhaler ingredients are more resistant to bacterial growth.

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Modular assembly line for healthcare products

Modular assembly line for healthcare products

Assembly setups need to be constantly rethought and reconfigured to adapt qui…

Bellows for pharmaceutical powders

Bellows for pharmaceutical powders

Thermal and mechanical changes can lead to stresses in industrial piping systems. These s…

Ball valve

High containment segment ball valve

Valves fitted in blenders and dryers can have dead spaces that prevent complete processi…

high containment sampler

High containment sampler

Drawing a sample for evaluation from a running process is not a simple task, especially when dealing …

removable gmp compliant connections for tubing

Removable GMP compliant connections for tubing

Tubing frameworks can have rough welding joints, corners and sharp angles th…

3D powder mixer for active pharmaceutical ingredients

3D powder mixer for active pharmaceutical ingredients

Proper mixing and homogenization are essential to achieve a reliable…

Accurate multiple dosing system for powders

Accurate multiple dosing system for powders

Dosing multiple powders in a batch process is time inefficient, especially when…

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High containment big bag discharge docking system

High containment big bag discharge docking system

The discharge of materials demands strict containment, particularly in t…

Hygienic floor scale

Hygienic floor scale

The food and pharmaceutical industries require maintaining high levels of sanitations as well as logistic…

Hygienic floor scale with lifting device

Hygienic floor scale with lifting device

The food and pharmaceutical industries require maintaining high levels of sanitatio…

Hygienic mobile scale

Hygienic mobile scale

Having a reliable and accurate weighing and measuring solution is absolutely essential, especially in th…

Fast gravimetric powder microdosing 50 - 200 g

Fast gravimetric powder microdosing 50 - 200 g

Micro-dosing powders of high-value food or chemical products can be challeng…

Gravimetric powder microdosing 2 - 100 g

Gravimetric powder microdosing 2 - 100 g

Powders and granules are commonly dosed for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, n…

Gravimetric powder microdosing 0.400 - 2 g

Gravimetric powder microdosing 0.400 - 2 g

If you need to process high value food, pharmaceuticals or chemicals, there is n…

High containment closing system

High containment closing system

Pharma and biopharma laboratories need fast effective solutions for tightly sealing bags for …

Single-use containment valve

Single-use containment valve

Safe transfer of liquids and hazardous powders into systems can be a challenge in pharma, biopha…

API powders storage bottle

API powders storage bottle

Users who prefer rigid storage over single-use pharma charge bags, require lightweight solutions f…

Metal detector for pharmaceutical powders

Metal detector for pharmaceutical powders

Powdered and granulated pharmaceuticals require careful screening against metal c…

Single-use powder handling bag

Single-use powder handling bag

Containers for handling pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical powders may be disposable, to avo…

R&D V-type powder blender

R&D V-type powder blender

Many pharmaceutical processes rely on the complete blending and homogenizing of different powdered …

GMP Jib crane

GMP Jib crane

Vacuum manual handling systems are the ideal way of quickly and safely moving small to medium sized loads in all …

Powder transfer vessel

Powder transfer vessel

Intermediate bulk storage of pharmaceutical product requires specialist containers. For increased effic…

Container lifter

Container lifter

Container handling in the pharmaceutical industry brings its own set of unique challenges. Traditional barrel …

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Mobile drum lifter

Mobile drum lifter

The production of pharmaceuticals and other hygienic products often requires the handling of large and bulk…

Bin blender

Bin blender

Many pharmaceutical processes require the blending of powders or other granular ingredients, the mixing of settled …

Pharmaceutical container lifter

Pharmaceutical container lifter

Moving larger or heavier containers from height is out of the scope for standard handling equ…

Vacuum sack lifter

Vacuum sack lifter

In the production of pharmaceuticals and other high-hygiene environments, manual handling of inputs or inte…

Fluid bed dryer for production scale

Fluid bed dryer for production scale

Fluidized bed drying (FBD) is a common process in the pharmaceutical industry for dryin…

Fluid bed dryer for lab scale

Fluid bed dryer for lab scale

Fluidised bed drying (FBD) is a common process in the pharmaceutical industry for drying compou…

Fluid bed dryer and mixer for lab scale

Fluid bed dryer and mixer for lab scale

Designed for pharmaceutical R&D, a lab-scale fluid bed dryer and mixer/granulato…

Laboratory-scale vacuum tray drying oven

Laboratory-scale vacuum tray drying oven

Vacuum drying is used to remove moisture from sensitive materials. Drying small bat…

Horizontal paddle vacuum dryer

Horizontal paddle vacuum dryer

Agitated vacuum dryers can be difficult to clean which makes them unsuitable for multi-product…

Vacuum tray dryer with clean-in-place system

Vacuum tray dryer with clean-in-place system

Cabinet tray dryers can be difficult to clean, making their use difficult for …

Rotary vacuum dryer

Rotary vacuum dryer

Powdered products tend to agglomerate during vacuum drying. This adds an additional step to the production…

Horizontal vacuum dryer with eccentric agitator

Horizontal vacuum dryer with eccentric agitator

Conventional dryers are inefficient and can lead to significant mechanical …

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Mill inhaler powder materials to achieve good particle size distribution


The recommended particle diameters for optimal aerosols preparation range from 1 to 5 µm. Smaller particles clump together while larger diameters lose their cohesive properties.


Reduce the diameters of coarse particles before mixing the ingredients for dry inhaler powder formulation. Jet milling applies high-impact forces combined with compressed gas to produce micro sizes.


Engineered blends improve the processing of dry inhaler powder formulations

Add carrier particles to the API mix to improve the processing properties of bulk powders. However, the particles of drugs and carriers must be chemically compatible. Their reciprocal adhesive forces need to be powerful enough to hold the mixture together during filling and storage. At the same time, they need to be quickly detachable during aerosol administration.

Coarse lactose monohydrate improves powder flowability during manufacturing and provides good carrier-particle separation. Lactose blends are formulated with drug contents of 5% (w/w) or less.

HPMC capsules are more stable for mono-dose inhaler systems


Mono-dose inhalers deliver a single serving of powder formulation by loading a capsule into the device before each use. Depending on the system, the capsule is activated by sheer force opening, needle-piercing, or cutting the capsule. But moisture content is a critical consideration for each technique.


Very dry conditions apply pressure on traditional gelatin-based capsules, causing them to crack before use. Hypromellose capsules (HPMC), on the other hand, is less hygroscopic and behaves well in both wet and arid environments.


Processing steps involved in dry-inhaler-powder making

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