Vacuum tray dryer for pharmaceutical applications

Dries and Contains Sensitive Pharmaceutical Compounds

The CakeStand™ Vacuum Tray Dryer from Powder Systems Limited (PSL) is designed to address the critical drying needs of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. This equipment features a fully sealed vacuum chamber and direct heating shelves, ensuring uniform drying with validated heating precision of +/-1°C. It is particularly suited for drying delicate pharmaceuticals like lyophilized drugs, chemotherapeutic agents, and hormone drugs, where sensitive handling is paramount.

This vacuum tray dryer is applicable across various environments, from clean rooms to containment isolators, and supports batch operations while allowing for manual product loading and unloading. Its capacity ranges with model configurations, offering scalable solutions from 0.18 to 13.0 m² of usable shelf area.

Engineered for cGMP compliance, the system boasts easy-to-clean metallic surfaces, strategically designed to minimize product traps. PSL’s automation platform supports pre-designed process recipes, enhancing flexibility and speed in production, with compliance to GAMP5 and 21 CFR Part 11 standards, ensuring robust data recording and electronic signature protocols.

Additionally, the CakeStand™ can integrate seamlessly into existing containment setups, whether as stand-alone equipment or wall-integrated within isolators, optimizing space and adhering to safety standards for handling potent APIs and HPAPIs. Its design consideration for operator ease and effective containment measures underlines PSL’s commitment to combining performance with safety.