Pharmaceutical freeze dryer
In the pharmaceutical industry, producing free-flowing, sterile bulk pharmaceuticals requires advanced drying technologies. Traditional tray freeze dryers often demand significant manual handling and post-processing, posing challenges in efficiency and product quality.
Produce sterile bulk powder efficiently
The Active Freeze Dryer (AFD) from Hosokawa Micron is designed to produce consistent, high-quality free-flowing powders in a single, contamination-free process. This system agitates the material in a specially designed chamber, freezing it to form free-flowing granules regardless of whether the starting material is a liquid, paste, or granular solid. The subsequent vacuum drying process sublimes the frozen water, transforming the granules into fine, dry particles. Heat applied to the vessel jacket ensures an even distribution of temperature throughout the material. With excellent cleanability and minimal labor requirements, the AFD system is suitable for producing antibiotics, APIs, collagens, and proteins. The system is available in three models, catering to different volumes and sublimation capacities.
Benefits
- Contamination-free processing
- Superior cleanability with CIP/SIP capability
- Handles various material consistencies
- Less labor-intensive compared to traditional methods
- Consistent, fine, uniform particle size