Chemical and pharmaceutical solid-liquid separation pilot plant
Optimize your pilot-scale production of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals with advanced filtration and drying solutions, ensuring precise moisture control and efficient solid-liquid separation for high-quality end products.

Performs Filtration, Drying, and Mixing Operations
The Filter Dryers MAVALAB from GMM Pfaudler offer a versatile, modular solution for pharmaceutical and chemical industries, prized for efficient solid-liquid separation and drying of active pharmaceutical ingredients and specialized chemical reagents. This mobile unit utilizes a hydraulic-free compact design, enhancing maneuverability in pilot plant settings or low volume production scenarios. Equipped with a purged double mechanical seal and a mechanical speed variator, the MAVALAB allows precise control over the filtration and drying processes, ensuring high-quality product output.
Common applications include laboratory chemical synthesis and pilot-scale drug formulation, addressing challenges in moisture removal and particle sizing. This pre-engineered unit supports integration within existing processing lines, suited for manual operation with full ATEX or NEMA compliant controls, ensuring safe use in explosive environments. The MAVALAB also features WIP/CIP devices for easy, contamination-free cleaning, and its construction in corrosion-resistant materials makes it ideal for handling aggressive substances. Additionally, the unit is adaptable to specific process conditions, backed by GMM Pfaudler’s engineering support for customization.
Benefits
- Enhances process efficiency with precise manual control for optimal product quality.
- Ensures operational safety with ATEX and NEMA compliant components.
- Facilitates easy cleaning and maintenance with integrated WIP/CIP systems.
- Adaptable for diverse applications with modular, corrosion-resistant design.
- Provides flexibility for pilot and low volume production with a mobile, compact setup.
- Applications
- Fine chemicals,Chemical compounds,Corrosion-resistant solutions,Low volume production,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients,Laboratory chemicals,Pilot-scale drug formulations,Corrosion-resistant coatings,Specialized chemical reagents
- Steps before
- Purification,Extraction,Mixing,Solvent Regeneration
- Steps after
- Drying,Filtration,Control Panel Operation,Dust Filtering
- Input ingredients
- chemical raw materials,pharmaceutical intermediates,solid-liquid mixtures,fine chemical precursors
- Output ingredients
- purified chemicals,pharmaceutical compounds,separated solids,liquid extracts
- Market info
- GMM Pfaudler is known for manufacturing glass-lined equipment, reactors, and engineered-to-order (ETO) solutions for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and allied industries, recognized for their innovation, quality, and global presence.
- Design Type
- Pre-engineered mobile turnkey
- Compliance
- ATEX or NEMA
- Sealing Type
- Purged double mechanical seal
- Agitator Drive Type
- Mechanical speed variator with pneumatic spindle
- Operation Type
- Manual
- Discharge Valve
- Manually operated side discharge valve
- Filter Type
- Dust filter
- Cleaning System
- WIP / CIP devices
- Integration Feature
- Integration in isolator / glove box
- Application
- Pharmaceutical pilot plants and low volume production in fine chemical industries
- Working mechanism
- Hydraulic free compact design
- Integrated steps
- Agitator drive with mechanical speed variator
- CIP principles
- WIP / CIP devices
- Batch vs inline flow
- Manual solutions
- Automation level
- Manual
- Cleaning method
- Integration in isolator / glove box
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Footprint
- Compact
- Design Type
- Hydraulic free compact design
- Discharge Method
- Manually operated side discharge valve
- Integration
- Integration in isolator / glove box
- Size
- Mobile unit
- Compact footprint
- Hydraulic free
- Control panel type
- ATEX or NEMA compliant
- Discharge method
- Manually operated side discharge valve
- Integration possibilities
- Integration in isolator / glove box