Industrial rotary press for single-layer tablet production
Optimize your tablet production with precision-engineered rotary technology, designed to handle diverse materials like nuclear fuel pellets and confectionery. Experience seamless integration into high-speed, continuous operations with fully automated control, ensuring consistency and efficiency in every batch.
Compresses and Ejects Industrial-Grade Tablets
The R55 Tablet Press from GEA is an industrial rotary press designed for high-pressure tablet production. Featuring a nickel-coated forged steel turret with replaceable wear plates, it minimizes wear and ensures long-term operation. It is ideal for applications such as nuclear fuel pellets, tungsten carbide inserts, and lithium-ion battery electrodes, among others. With a maximum compression force of 130 kN and output capacities up to 30,720 tablets per hour, it supports continuous and fully-automated industrial operations. The R55 offers advanced automation with a 21.5-inch HD touchscreen and inline tablet density measurement, alongside a robust design that includes a stainless steel casing and automated punch lubrication for enhanced maintenance efficiency.
Benefits
- Maximizes production efficiency with high compression force for dense tablets.
- Reduces maintenance costs with design minimizing wear and spare parts.
- Enhances product consistency through inline tablet density measurement.
- Increases operator efficiency with user-friendly touchscreen controls and automated systems.
- Supports continuous high-speed operations for large-scale manufacturing.
- Applications
- Catalysts, Coffee pods, Detergents, Confectionery, Abrasive powders, Corrosive powders, Hard metals, Nuclear fuel pellets, Batteries, Salt tablets, Automotive parts
- End products
- Chocolate tablets, Espresso coffee pods, Tungsten carbide inserts, Powder laundry detergents, Zeolite catalysts, Lithium-ion battery electrodes, Uranium dioxide pellets, Silicon carbide abrasive, Ferric chloride powder, Brake pads, Sodium chloride water softener tablets
- Steps before
- Grinding, Mixing, Powder in-feed, Emulsification
- Steps after
- Tablet Coating, Packing, Tablet Ejection, Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- nuclear fuel pellets, hard metals, batteries, confectionery, powders, pellets with vertical holes, fragile powders, abrasive powders
- Output ingredients
- single-layer tablets, compressed components, pellets, tablets with vertical holes, fragile tablets
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Max. compression force
- 130 kN
- Max. fill depth
- 55 mm
- Max. range / set of fill cams
- 25 mm
- Max. top punch penetration
- 16 mm
- Outside die diameter
- 48-70 mm
- Punch-holder body diameter
- 40-45 mm
- Max. output capacity
- 23, 040 - 30, 720 tab/h
- Outlet height
- 1, 540 mm
- Press height
- 2, 800 mm
- Floor space
- 1, 200 x 1, 200 mm
- Net weight
- 5, 200 kg
- Tooling sizes
- R55/16, R55/12
- Tablet density measurement
- Inline
- Automation
- Fully automated with HD touchscreen
- Tablet ejection system
- Hold-down for preventing tablet capping
- Air compensators
- At main compression
- Drive system
- Directly driven by drive belt
- Punch lubrication
- Automatic
- Die table
- Replaceable wear plates
- Force
- 130 kN
- Automation level
- Fully-automated with HD touchscreen
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Single-sided tablet production
- Cleaning method
- Easy access for maintenance
- Compression force
- Up to 130 kN
- Tablet ejection system
- Hold-down system for preventing tablet capping
- Maintenance
- Robust, low maintenance
- Punch removal
- Easy access for punch removal
- Ejection force management
- Ejection with hold-down feature
- Air compensator
- For constant density compression
- Automatic lubrication
- Automatic punch lubrication system
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Corrosive resistance
- Nickel-coated components
- Density/particle size compatibility
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Cleanability
- Stainless steel casing
- Machine footprint
- 1, 200 x 1, 200 mm
- Machine height
- 2, 800 mm
- Net weight
- 5, 200 kg
- Punch penetration
- Max 16 mm
- Outlet height
- 1, 540 mm
- Control panel type
- 21.5 inch HD touchscreen
- Punch holders
- High-pressure heads with guiding rollers
- Die table
- Replaceable hard chromium wear plates
- Turret material
- Nickel-coated forged steel
- Compression zone
- Isolated with stainless steel casing
- Automation level
- Fully-automated
- Tablet density measurement
- Inline with press feedback
- Cooling Type
- Air compensators at main compression
- Punch lubrication
- Automatic punch lubrication system