Pharmaceutical r&d granulation system
Optimize your pharmaceutical research with a versatile small-scale granulation system that seamlessly handles blending, drying, and pelletizing, ensuring precise and homogenous outcomes for innovative inhalable and solid dosage formulations.
Processes Pharmaceutical Powders and Inhalable Ingredients
The PharmaConnect® R&D Processing System by GEA is a versatile platform designed for pharmaceutical manufacturers and R&D laboratories, featuring a modular design that allows multiple processes from granulation to blending to be docked to a single control unit. This system excels in creating uniform micronized active ingredients and lactose carrier blends for inhalants, crucial for producing dry powder inhaler products and oral solid dosage tablets. With batch capacities ranging from 200 g to over 25 kg, it supports pilot, laboratory, and bench-top operations, making it ideal for high-speed and mobile production environments. The PharmaConnect® offers seamless integration with existing systems through its proprietary Module Recognition System, ensuring accurate configuration and operation. Constructed with GMP-compliant materials, it meets stringent pharmaceutical standards, while its plug-and-play operation simplifies use. The system is also PAT-compatible and designed for efficient cleaning, which reduces downtime and contamination risks. Furthermore, GEA offers extensive customization and engineering support to suit specific production needs, enhancing flexibility across various pharmaceutical applications.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility with interchangeable process modules for diverse applications.
- Ensures product consistency and quality with precise control and PAT compatibility.
- Reduces contamination risk through efficient cleaning and containment design.
- Supports scalable production from laboratory to pilot scale without compromising data integrity.
- Decreases downtime with quick module swapping and easy-to-use interface.
- Applications
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients,Pharmaceutical tablets,Oral solid dosage forms,Dry powders,Inhalable products,Excipients,Pharmaceutical powders
- End products
- Oral solid dosage tablets,High-shear blended apis,Excipient base mixes for tablets,Micronized active ingredients for inhalers,Lactose carrier blends for inhalants,Granulated pharmaceutical tablets,Dry powder inhaler (dpi) products
- Steps before
- Dispensing raw materials,Purification,Drying,Grinding
- Steps after
- Tablet Pressing,Coating,Packing,Sterilization
- Input ingredients
- raw materials,pharmaceutical powders,active pharmaceutical ingredients,base excipients,lactose carrier,aqueous or solvent formulations
- Output ingredients
- finished tablet,homogenous and stable blends,pellets,formulated products,granules
- 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.
- Batch size
- 200 g to 25 kg+
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- High Shear Granulation
- Bottom-driven/Top-driven
- Impeller Speed
- up to 20 m/s
- Working capacity
- 150 g to 30 kg
- Batch vs. continuous
- Batch
- Energy input
- High energy input
- Drying,Milling
- Included
- Pelletization
- Available
- Blending system
- BUCK® IBC
- Module Recognition System (MRS)
- Yes
- Control Interface
- Touchscreen
- Processing Temperatures
- cGMP-compliant
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- PLC
- Cleaning method
- CIP / SIP
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- GMP Compliance
- cGMP-compliant
- PAT Compatibility
- PAT-compatible
- Machine Footprint
- Compact
- Batch size
- 200 g to 25 kg
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen interface
- Interchangeable bowls
- Geometrically scalable
- Plug-and-play operation
- Yes
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Integration possibilities
- Through-the-Wall or Mobile Module
- Modularity
- Interchangeable process modules
- Module detection system
- GEA’s Module Recognition System (MRS)
- Scalability
- Geometrically scaled bowls