Fluid bed processor for granulating, drying, and coating in pilot scale
When scaling from laboratory to production, rely on advanced fluid bed processes to granulate, dry, and coat efficiently, ensuring precise control and quality for your pilot-scale batches.

Processes Granulates, Powders, and Coated Tablets
The CAP 10-80 RC Fluid Bed Processor from DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH is designed for efficient granulating, drying, and coating of powders and tablets, specifically within the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics industries. With its compact design, this processor adeptly addresses space constraints in your production facility while maintaining high-level processing capabilities.
The CAP 10-80 RC features a flexible spray technology system, offering top, bottom, or tangential spraying options, allowing for precise adaptation to a wide array of product requirements—including effervescent, controlled-release, and vitamin tablets. The unit’s Rapid Change principle facilitates easy and quick exchange of product bowls, supporting seamless batch-to-batch transitions and simplifying scale-up operations to enhance production efficiency.
Engineered for automated operation, it includes a PLC system to manage and store various recipes, aligning with your specific batch production needs. The processor’s durable construction ensures it is pressure shock resistant, and the inclusion of inflatable seals enhances its operational safety during high-pressure processes. Compliance with GMP standards and the incorporation of CIP/WIP cleaning systems ensure that your processes remain both compliant and efficient, with minimal downtime required for maintenance.
DIOSNA’s dedication to engineering excellence means the CAP 10-80 RC is a future-proof investment, with customization options available to meet specific processing needs and support from a team of skilled engineers ready to assist in integrating this technology into your existing production line.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with quick bowl exchanges through the Rapid Change system.
- Ensures space-efficient deployment without compromising capacity, ideal for facilities with height restrictions.
- Maintains product quality with precise, adaptable spray technology configurations.
- Reduces downtime and maintenance costs with integrated CIP/WIP cleaning.
- Guarantees compliance with industry standards through GMP-compliant design.
- Applications
- Coated tablets,Granulates,Pharmaceutical tablets,Powders
- End products
- Ibuprofen tablets,Herbal extract tablets,Vitamin c granules,Fish oil capsules (coated),Antacid tablets,Protein powder,Multivitamin tablets,Effervescent tablets,Controlled-release tablets,Energy drink powders
- Steps before
- Purification,Emulsification,Grinding
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packing,Tablet Pressing
- Input ingredients
- granulates,powders,tablets,spray materials
- Output ingredients
- granulates,powders of all kinds,coated tablets,pellets
- Market info
- Diosna is known for its expertise in manufacturing industrial dough mixing machines and systems, primarily for the bakery and food industries, showcasing a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and reliable engineered-to-order mixing solutions.
- Bowl sizes
- 25
- 80 L
- Typical batches
- 5 to 36 kg
- Automation
- Automated processes
- Pressure shock resistance
- Yes
- Installation height
- Low
- Filter access
- Easy access,swivelling centre section
- Cleaning concepts
- CIP,WIP
- Compliance
- GMP-compliant loading and unloading
- Working mechanism
- Fluid bed granulation,drying and Wurster coating
- Automation level
- Automated processes with recipe storage
- Changeover time
- Rapid Change principle for flexible use
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- CIP/SIP
- CIP and WIP cleaning concepts
- Cleaning method
- CIP / WIP
- Cleanability
- CIP / WIP
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Biological compatibility
- GMP compliant
- Granulation method
- Spray granulation
- Coating method
- Wurster coating
- Batch size
- 5 to 36 kg
- Container size
- 25
- 80 L
- Spray technology
- Top,bottom,tangential
- Space requirement
- Low installation height
- CIP/SIP
- Clean-In-Place (CIP) / Sterilize-In-Place (SIP)
- Machine footprint
- Low installation height
- Bowl size
- 25
- 80 L
- Batch size
- from 5 to 36 kg
- Container shape and size
- Mobile,exchangeable with various sizes
- Feed/discharge method
- CIP and WIP compliant loading/unloading
- Swing-out filter section
- Yes
- Space-saving design
- Low installation height
- Exchangeable product bowls
- Rapid Change
- Spray technology options
- Top,bottom,tangential
- Container size flexibility
- Yes