Pharmaceutical roller compactor for dry granulation
When precision and uniformity in tablet production are crucial, optimize your powder processing with a compact solution that ensures seamless integration into continuous pharmaceutical operations.

Compacts and Granulates Pharmaceutical Powders
The BT 120 Pharmaceutical Roller Compactor from Alexanderwerk is designed for efficient dry granulation in pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Employing a precise three-step process of feeding, compacting, and granulating, it produces consistent granules ideal for effervescent and vitamin tablet production. Capable of handling up to 8 kg/hr, it integrates seamlessly into continuous operations with its compact design, featuring a screw feeder and LCD touch screen interface. Enhanced by an integrated electrical pressure control system, it ensures accurate roller drive and scalability across different equipment types. Constructed with corrosion-resistant materials, it adheres to stringent GMP compliance, making it reliable for both research and large-scale production applications. With an emphasis on ease of cleaning and maintenance, its processing chamber features a transparent cover for quick inspection and removal, ensuring minimal downtime during production cycles.
Benefits
- Enhances granule consistency, ensuring high-quality end products like tablets and supplements.
- Increases production efficiency with continuous operation capabilities, reducing material handling time.
- Supports scalable production, enabling process optimization across various compaction equipment.
- Ensures precise and reliable operation with integrated compacting pressure control.
- Facilitates easy cleaning and maintenance with quick-access design features, minimizing operational downtime.
- Applications
- Supplements,Fine chemicals,Pharmaceutical tablets,Nutraceuticals,Pharmaceutical powder
- End products
- Fine chemical granules,Vitamin c tablets,Pharmaceutical-grade excipients,Herbal supplement tablets,Protein powder supplements,Vitamin d soft chewables,Effervescent tablets
- Steps before
- Raw Material Preparation,Material Feeding
- Steps after
- Size Reduction,Granulation,Packing
- Input ingredients
- powder,raw materials
- Output ingredients
- flakes,granulated particles
- Market info
- Alexanderwerk is renowned for manufacturing specialized machinery and equipment for the pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries, particularly known for their high-quality roller compaction and granulation technologies, which enhance production efficiency and product quality.
- Roller Diameter
- 120mm / 4.724″
- Roller Width
- 25mm / 0.984″
- Maximum Throughput
- 8 kg/h
- Maximum Press Force
- 20 kN/cm
- Maximum Roller Gap
- 4mm
- Maximum Roller Speed
- 15 rpm
- Weight Including Control System
- 425kg / 937 lbs.
- Dimensions
- 1m x 0.6m x 0.9m or 39.4″ x 35.3″ x 23.6″
- Operation Mode
- Continuous
- Automation
- LCD touch screen as an integrated operating unit
- Working mechanism
- Roller compaction
- Integrated steps
- Feeding,Compacting,Granulating
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Roller speed
- Up to 15 rpm
- Press force
- Max 20 kN/cm
- Roller gap
- Maximum 4mm
- Throughput
- Up to 8 kg/h
- Control interface
- LCD touch screen
- Changeover time
- Fast removal design
- Automation level
- Integrated electrical control
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Compact footprint
- 1m x 0.6m x 0.9m or 39.4″ x 35.3″ x 23.6″
- Roller diameter
- 120mm/4.724″
- Roller width
- 25mm/0.984″
- Discharge method
- Nozzle for material discharge as flakes
- Control panel type
- LCD touch screen
- Integration possibilities
- Integrated electrical compacting pressure control and generation
- Compact footprint
- Yes