Pilot-scale milling and screening platform
Achieve precise powder consistency and integrity with flexible milling and screening capabilities, ensuring optimal production efficiency in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.
Processes and Screens Powders for Precise Size Reduction
The SDx™ Series from Fitzpatrick and Quadro offers a versatile multi-head milling and screening solution tailored for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food processing sectors. This platform excels in incorporating conical milling, security screening, and hammer milling functionalities, all manageable on a single, efficient drive. It features SMARTdetect™ technology, allowing for instantaneous recognition and adjustment of milling heads, which streamlines operations and enhances production efficiency. This system suits applications ranging from pharmaceutical tablets to cannabinoid isolates, providing precise size reduction and consistent product outcomes. With adherence to GMP, ATEX, and UKEX standards, the SDx™ Series ensures both safety and compliance in demanding production environments. The platform supports seamless transitions from pilot to full-scale production, and its greaseless gearbox design enhances reliability and reduces maintenance needs. Offering stainless steel construction options for durability and chemical resistance, it’s a robust choice for high-performance powder processing.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with rapid head swaps enabled by SMARTdetect™ technology.
- Adapts easily from pilot to full-scale production, reducing time to market.
- Minimizes maintenance with a greaseless gearbox, ensuring continuous operation.
- Complies with international safety standards for use in explosive atmospheres, ensuring operational safety.
- Offers precise size reduction, improving the quality and consistency of final products.
- Applications
- Food,Vitamins,Supplements,Fine chemicals,Nutraceuticals,Pharmaceutical powder,Cannabis
- End products
- Protein powders,Pharmaceutical tablets,Instant drink powders,Food flavorings,Vitamin supplements,Cannabis oils,Amino acid supplements,Cannabinoid isolates
- Steps before
- Mixing,Purification,Drying
- Steps after
- Discharge,Packing,Coating,Tablet Pressing
- Input ingredients
- powder,pharmaceutical ingredients,nutraceutical ingredients,food ingredients,chemical ingredients,cannabis
- Output ingredients
- processed powder,milled pharmaceutical products,milled nutraceutical products,milled food products,milled chemical products,milled cannabis products
- Market info
- The Fitzpatrick Company is known for its expertise in designing and manufacturing particle processing equipment, specializing in dry granulation, roll compaction, and size reduction technologies, earning a strong reputation for quality and innovation in the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors.
- Conical Milling
- Quadro® Comil®
- Security Screening
- FlexSift
- Hammer Milling
- Fitzpatrick
- Head Recognition
- SMARTdetect™ technology
- RPM Range Adjustment
- Automatic
- Capacity Increase
- 40%–50%
- Gearbox
- Greaseless
- Screen Options
- High-efficiency
- CIP Improvements
- CIP Compatibility
- Automation
- Head Change in Seconds
- Operating Scale
- Pilot to Production
- Explosion Safety
- ATEX/UKEX Certified
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Seconds
- Automation level
- SMARTdetect™ technology,PLC
- CIP/SIP
- CIP
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Energy efficiency
- Efficiency improvements
- Head recognition and RPM adjustment
- Automatic
- Multi-head functionality
- Conical milling,security screening,hammer milling
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Footprint
- Compact
- Control panel type
- Integrated
- Machine configuration
- Multi-head
- Drive system
- Common drive
- Head recognition technology
- SMARTdetect™
- Transfer system
- Easy transfer between milling types
- Multi-functionality
- Conical milling,delumping,security screening,hammer milling
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Head changeover time
- Seconds