Industrial tablet coating solution

Achieve precise film and sugar coatings on a versatile range of tablet and pellet forms, enhancing your production efficiency with optimized mixing, drying, and cleaning processes while maintaining high product integrity and reduced operator exposure.

Ensures Uniform Coating on Tablets and Pellets

The PERFIMA from IMA Group is a perforated coating pan designed to meet the rigorous demands of pharmaceutical coating processes. Its unique design facilitates efficient mixing and uniform coating for a wide range of tablet forms, including film-coated ibuprofen and sugar-coated aspirin. With a capacity range adaptable to batch sizes from 25% to 100% of the pan volume, PERFIMA accommodates varied production needs. It features automatic loading and discharging systems, minimizing handling time and labor. Energy efficiency is bolstered by an air recirculation system that reduces consumption. The equipment is equipped with an Automatic Clean-In-Place system, ensuring compliance with GMP standards while simplifying maintenance. The system’s modular components, including interchangeable drums and mixing baffles, offer enhanced flexibility, making it suitable for pharmaceutical, biotech, and personal care manufacturing.

Benefits

  • Enhances product consistency with uniform coating across diverse batch sizes.
  • Reduces energy consumption by optimizing air recirculation and drying processes.
  • Minimizes manual intervention with automated loading, discharging, and cleaning systems.
  • Complies with GMP standards, ensuring safe and regulatory-compliant production.
  • Offers flexible production capabilities with customizable drum configurations.

General


Applications
Pellets,Minitablets,Coating materials,Pharmaceutical tablets
End products
Probiotic film-coated tablets,Film-coated ibuprofen tablets,Sugar-coated aspirin tablets,Extended-release paracetamol pellets,Enteric-coated minitablets,Anti-inflammatory drug pellets,Vitamin d minitablets
Steps before
Mixing,Tablet Core Production
Steps after
Drying,Packing,Inspection,Quality Control
Input ingredients
tablet film,sugar,pellet,minitablet,tablet
Output ingredients
coated tablets,coated pellets,coated minitablets
Market info
IMA is known for its expertise in manufacturing automated packaging machines and solutions, particularly for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee industries, offering innovative, high-quality equipment and comprehensive customer service.

Technical Specifications


Pan Capacity
25% to 100%
Minimum/Maximum Capacity (litres)
6 (1.5 – 6),10 (3-10),30 (8-30),70 (18-70),30-120 (12-120),60-250 (25-250),90-360 (30-360),140-550 (55-550),240-950 (95-950)
Pan Diameter (mm)
715,765,865,985,1,200,1,360,1,516,1,716,1,985
Pan Motor Power (kW)
1.5,4,5.5,7.5
Process Air Delivery (m³/h)
1,100,2,500,4,000,5,000,6,000,8,000
Automation
Automatic product loading and discharging systems
Clean-In-Place System
Automatic
Batch Size
From 25% to 100% of pan capacity

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
PLC / SCADA
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch
CIP/SIP
Automatic Clean-In-Place system
Energy efficiency
Optimized through AHU
Cleaning method
CIP

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Containment capability
Operator exposure reduction
Batch range compatibility
25% to 100% of pan capacity


Clean-In-Place Validation
University of Parma

Physical Characteristics


Pan diameter
715 mm (for 6 L drum),765 mm (for 10 L drum),865 mm (for 30 L drum),985 mm (for 70 L drum),1,200 mm,1,360 mm,1,516 mm,1,716 mm,1,985 mm
Pan mouth diameter
474 mm,540 mm,580 mm,732 mm
Pan shape
Perforated coating pan
Discharge method
Automatic product discharging systems
Drum size
6-950 liters depending on model

Custom Options


Control panel type
MAX new corporate HMI
Discharge method
Automatic product loading and discharging systems
Mixing baffles
Welded / Removable
Installation
Through-the-wall machine installation possible