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Pharmaceutical powders provide longer shelf life and better stability than liquid dosage forms. But the processing of pharmaceutical powders is crucial for growing segments besides pharmacy. Functional foods and cosmetics formulated with active ingredients and excipients depend on powdered forms to fulfill their promises.

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Flexible contained handling of powder transfer bags

Filling of transportation bags and discharging them into mix tanks or...

Flexible contained powder charging solution

Filling of transportation bags and discharging them into mix tanks or reactor ...

Flexible contained powder discharge into FIBC’s

Flexible intermediate bulk containers known as FIBC’s are commonly used ...

Flexible contained powder discharge into drums

Powdered products are handled every day in the pharmaceutical and bioproces...
Bellows for pharmaceutical powders

Bellows for pharmaceutical powders

Thermal and mechanical changes can lead to stresses in industrial piping systems. These ...

Powder transfer vessel

Intermediate bulk storage of pharmaceutical product requires specialist containers. For increased effi...

R&D V-type powder blender

Many pharmaceutical processes rely on the complete blending and homogenizing of different powdered...

Single-use powder handling bag

Containers for handling pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical powders may be disposable, to av...

Metal detector for pharmaceutical powders

Powdered and granulated pharmaceuticals require careful screening against metal ...

API powders storage bottle

Users who prefer rigid storage over single-use pharma charge bags, require lightweight solutions ...

Gravimetric powder microdosing 0.400 - 2 g

If you need to process high value food, pharmaceuticals or chemicals, there is ...

Gravimetric powder microdosing 2 - 100 g

Powders and granules are commonly dosed for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, ...

Fast gravimetric powder microdosing 50 - 200 g

Micro-dosing powders of high-value food or chemical products can be challen...

Powder transfer system

Loading powder from a container source to vessels, tanks, or mixers that are under pressure may be haz...

Pharmaceutical powder mixer

Large batches of powders with different characteristics are commonly mixed in pharmaceutical ind...

Aseptic filling machine for liquids and powders

Aseptic filling of containers such as vials, syringes, bottles, and cartri...

Powder micro-dosing system

Pharmaceutical powders in metered doses demand maximum filling precision. This is particularly ch...

High-speed powder dosing system

Balancing speed and accuracy in powder dosing is crucial to fulfilling production viability....

Accurate multiple dosing system for powders

Dosing multiple powders in a batch process is time inefficient, especially whe...

Stickpack Machine

If you are looking to pack your product into stick packs from 17 x 40 mm to 100 x 200 mm in size, you may b...

Premium vacuum conveyor

When you have a need to tailor make your conveyor and still have the high requirement on hygiene, e.g...

Ultrafine air classifier

For ultrafine classifying operations of mineral fillers such as limestone or calcite, dolomite, talc...

High performance classifier

For ultrafine classifying operations in inline mode of all types of fine to medium-fine products...

Air classifier mill

Suitable for the comminution of numerous products and it's utilized in every branch of industry. It is al...

Spiral jet mill

Jet mills are frequently used in the pharmaceutical industry and also for the production of fine-grade chemica...

Conical screw mixer

When you want to mix segregative, free-flowing powders and pastes that require perfect mixing quality and...

Conical screw vacuum dryer

The conical screw vacuum dryer is particularly suitable for the final drying of powders, granules...

Fluidized bed opposed jet mills

Fluidized bed opposed jet mills rely purely on particle-to-particle attrition in the center ...

Laboratory roller compactor

For the laboratory or small amount compaction, granulation and briquetting of mineral and chemic...

Pharmaceutical granulator

Pharmaceutical granulators are often used with active substance mixtures to be processed into gran...

Laboratory fine impact mill

A laboratory fine impact mill is used for fine and ultrafine grinding, for defibration, and for ...

Laboratory spiral jet mill

Ideal for the ultra-fine size reduction on a laboratory scale of dry materials up to Mohs' hardne...

High-shear impact mixer

When you need to mix cohesive powders with liquids or melt binders and require a homogenous end-produ...

Active freeze dryer

Freeze-drying is used for dehydrating high-value products that are too sensitive for conventional drying ...

Laboratory scale active freeze dryer

The laboratory-scale active freeze-drying is used for dehydrating high-value products ...

Laboratory conical screw vacuum dryer

The laboratory conical screw vacuum dryer is particularly suitable for the final dryi...

Laboratory high shear impact mixer

A Laboratory high shear impact mixer can be used to simulate different processes; from s...

Miniature scale high-shear mixer

When you have a very limited amount of powder available, you can still test your processes ...

Vertical paddle dryer

Enable vacuum, atmospheric and pressurized processing of a variety of materials such as powders, filter...

Downflow booth

Provides the highest levels of operator protection from potentially harmful airborne contaminants generated dur...

Flexible contained charging for split butterfly valves

Poly bottles with split butterfly valves are often used to transfe...

Crimping system

Flexible disposable containment systems in the form of specially designed plastic bags are an excellent choice...

Flexible contained drum transfer system

Transferring powders from drums to process equipment such as reactors or mills can ...

Disposable tank liners

Manufacturers in the bioprocessing industries are increasingly turning to single use solutions for the...

Spherical dryer

Drying vessels that are simple, reliable, and easy to maintain increases product quality and process efficienc...

Inline batch mixer for solids and liquids

Several issues often arise when your process requires batch-wise mixing of powde...

Dust-free continuous homogenizing system

Producers in a wide variety of industries benefit from equipment that can continuo...

Small-scale laboratory dispersing machine

Developing and validating new processes requires reliable and highly versatile e...

Laboratory dispersing machine for low-viscous masses

Laboratory mixers have not always been easy to work with.  Getting a...

Agitator for medium viscosity media

Mixing fluids of medium viscosity for many production processes requires an agitator wi...

High containment split butterfly valve

Powder containment is the cornerstone of chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing. ...

Feeder with flexible wall hopper

The varying properties of dry powder products mean that specialized feeders are required fo...

Small feeder with flexible wall hopper

In many laboratory applications and production processes, smaller quantities of powd...

Hygienic automatic iris valve

In automated systems where controlled discharge of powders and bulk solids is required with a ...

Hygienic hand-operated iris valve

Hand-operated valves are required for the walls of clean rooms for glanding around cables...

Slide gate valve

In the powder and bulk handling industries, in-line shut off valves are required to provide uninterrupted smo...

Roller gate valve

In large scale operations, modular and configurable valves are required to isolate and control dry powders,...

Tumbler sieve for classifying and dedusting granular materials

For the classification of delicate granular material, scr...

Drum tipper

Many pharmaceutical processes require drums of powders or liquids to be fed from one part of the process to the ne...

Bin blender

Many pharmaceutical processes require the blending of powders or other granular ingredients, the mixing of settled...

Container lifter

Container handling in the pharmaceutical industry brings its own set of unique challenges. Traditional barrel...

Metal detector for granulated products

Free-fall applications, such us flour, sugar, spices and other granulated or powdere...

Single-use containment valve

Safe transfer of liquids and hazardous powders into systems can be a challenge in pharma, bioph...

Continuous centrifuge for lithium hydroxide

Lithium hydroxide, a lithium compound used in making lithium batteries, is ind...
Tablet press

Eccentric press for refill tablets

Hundreds of different refill tablets, of various shapes or sizes, are on the market toda...

Drum emptying system

Handling products from the pharmaceutical and chemical industries requires careful attention and extreme...

Drum filling system

Pharmaceutical and chemical products may be toxic or prone to contamination from environmental exposure. ...

Jet mill for clinical trials

R&D laboratories may need to reduce the size of powder particles in small quantities for cl...

Laboratory jet mill

Manufacturing small quantities of high-value products requires efficient machines that can process these ...

Pilot scale jet mill

In a pilot scale level or preliminary study, all the production process steps have to satisfy the small ...

Jet mill micronizer

Small scale manufacturers that require effective micronization of powders for their process lines may nee...

Production scale jet mill

Large volume manufacturers demand the most out of their production process, including powder milli...

Big bag discharger

Big bags offer suitable material handling for powder products from pharma and food ingredients to bulk and...

API containment isolator

Contamination is a major concern in powder handling, not least when processing pharmaceutical produc...

Big bag filling machine

Active pharmaceutical ingredients demand high handling standards to prevent cross-contamination. More...

Contamination free filling system

Liners for powder handling across industries must prevent contamination of materials to c...

Filter dryer discharging isolator

Contained discharging is critical to the quality of filtration and drying processes. But ...
micronizing isolator

High containment micronizing isolator

Powder processing for chemical compounds demands product-specific micronizing solutio...

Disposable isolator

Pharmaceutical powders need to be contained in the strictest conditions. But handling powders and cleanin...

Single-use containment valves

From GMP and HSE perspective material transfer is critical for chemical and pharmaceutical for...

Container blender for pharmaceuticals

Manufacturing pharmaceutical solids like tablets requires using a proper blender to b...

Continuous roller compactor for dry granulation of pharmaceuticals

When making tablets, pharmaceutical manufacturers ne...

Fluidized bed system for the granulation and drying of pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical industries employ several process...

Horizontal Agitated Media Mill

If you are looking for high end-product fineness for suspensions with good flow properties wi...

Conical gentle crusher

For the gentle crushing of soft to medium-hard substances. Widely used in food industries for size red...

Hammer mill

A hammer mill crushes aggregate material into smaller pieces; the most common applications can be found in food, c...

In-line continuous blender

When you consider shifting pharmaceutical mixing processes from batch to continuous, accurate in-...

Laboratory hammer mill

A Laboratory hammer mill in pharma design for the comminution of pharmaceutical and chemical products....

Laboratory horizontal agitated ball mill

Tabletop model for the wet grinding of small to ultra-small product batches down t...

Laboratory mill for small batches

The Alpine Picoline is a series of miniature laboratory machines for processing samples d...

Pusher centrifuge

Pusher centrifuges are continuously operating filter centrifuges and can have several basket stages dependi...

Vertical scraper centrifuges

Vertical Bottom discharge Centrifuges work discontinuously, discharging the solids to the botto...

Vertical peeler centrifuge

A vertical peeler centrifuge is used to separate solids, usually to separate fine particles from ...

Vertical top discharge centrifuge

Discharge solids vertically upward through manual action, optionally using a filter bag o...

Mobile pilot plant centrifuge

The system is perfectly suited for pilot plants as well as small-quantity productions in the f...

Isolator centrifuge

For transferring highly active pharmaceutical ingredients (HAPI) without contamination from the isolator ...

Horizontal pharmaceutical scraper centrifuge

For slurries difficult to discharge, a scraper can improve process reliabilit...

Horizontal chemical scraper centrifuge

For slurries difficult to discharge, a scraper can improve process reliability, effi...

Restricted-access barrier systems

Create a physical barrier between the operator and the product. More flexible than an iso...

Aseptic barrier systems

Designed for sterile product and Potent API’s either with low or high OEL requirements.

Transfer system for high-containment environments

A high-performance transfer port system that combines ultimate safety, ...

Glove tester

Testing device of the containment capability of gloves, which is as important as the other parts of the integrate...

Half-suit tester

Designed to allow operators to perform sterility testing in an aseptic environment providing assurance of mat...

Sterility test isolators

Designed to avoid this risk and protect the product from both the process and externally generated f...

Vertical laminar flow cabinet

HEPA filtered vertical laminar airflow (down flow) creates an ISO 14644-1 (Class 5) work area ...

Horizontal laminar flow benches

HEPA filtered horizontal laminar airflow (crossflow) creates an ISO 14644-1 (Class 5) work a...

Compact horizontal laminar flow bench

HEPA filtered horizontal laminar airflow (cross-flow) creates an optimized free space...

Microbiological safety cabinet class II

This handy device offers the most advanced features in product-operator protection ...

Biosafety cabinet class II for cytotoxic medicines

For the manipulation of hazardous substances utilized during the prepa...

Positive pressure isolator

Ideal for products which have no biological risk but require high sterile conditions.

Biological safety cabinet class III

Specially designed for the handling of microbiological agents, when working with indige...

Negative pressure isolator

Used for products biologically hazardous, that also require minimized cross contamination.

Checkweigher for sachets and sticks

The checkweighers for multiple lanes have a 1.5 times faster response speed and 2 times...

Checkweigher for stand-up pouches

When working with several lines of stand-up pouches, you can benefit from controlling the...

Mobile pallet turner

Turning your pallet may allow for more effective pallet changing than the conventional lifting and grabb...

Mobile pallet turner for higher stacks

When you need to opt a pallet changer that is capable of lifting and turning loads a...

Versatile mobile pallet turner

Here is the versatile mobile pallet turner that completes the typical features of all mobile ...

Mobile pallet changer without turning

If you are looking to change the pallet without turning the load, through a lateral p...

Pallet changer

For turning loads and exchanging them on pallets, here is a stationary pallet changer that will load and unload...

Pallet changer floor level

For transferring goods from wooden pallets to plastic pallets, or vice-versa, this Pallet changer...

V-shaped pallet changer

If you are looking for a sturdy pallet changing solution, a stationary V-shaped pallet changer can be...

Non-tilting pallet changer

Stable vertical lifting of the load from the pallet to enable EPAL or industrial pallet exchange.

In-line pallet changer

When you need to transfer load from one pallet to another without tilting or turning, then selecting t...

Flexible enclosures

Maintaining the purity of products as well as avoiding worker exposure to potentially harmful substances ...

Centrifugal disc filter

The pharmaceutical and bioprocess industries need filtration processes of particularly high quality t...

Dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions

Equipment operating under the rotor/stator principal is often employed wh...

Economic dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions

For products of medium viscosity and relatively consistent par...

Dispersing machine for very fine emulsions and suspensions

For continuous high performance mixing of solid and liquid ra...

Ultra-fine dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions

Producing the finest micro-emulsions and suspensions require...

Colloid mill

For creating extremely fine emulsions and high quality dispersions a high pressure homogenizer is often chosen.  ...

Cone mill machine

When your raw materials include agglomorated suspensions of grainy or crystalline solids and your process n...

Corundum disk mill

Wet milling and grinding of viscous liquids or pastes containing solid particles such as peanut butter,mus...

Continuous homogenizing system

Certain mixing tasks present unique challenges and manufacturers need equipment that is speci...

High accuracy homogenizing system

When extremely high accuracy is required in your recipe or formulation traditional mixing...

Horizontal kneader

For high viscosity products, better results and reduced process times can be achieved with kneading type r...

Vertical kneader

Production of highly viscous products with high solid content often benefits from kneading processes rather t...

Continuous kneader

Effective mixing of highly viscous products with extremely high solids content can be difficult and the re...

Batch dispersing machine

Equipment operating under the rotor/stator principal is often employed when more traditional methods...

Batch dispersing machine for abrasive products

For mixing and dispersing tasks that cannot be completed by conventional st...

Batch dispersing machine for bottom entry into vessels

When your process requires high performance mixing or dispersion b...

GMP homogenizing system

Manufacturers need production mixing equipment that is capable, flexible, and easy to maintain. Accur...

Cost-effective homogenizing and emulsifying system

Manufacturers of cosmetic products need mixing equipment that is capab...

Dilution system for two or more liquids in one pass

Onsite dilution of liquid process ingredients has historically been a...

Pilot dispersing machine for testing and scale-up

Innovators in process development need laboratory equipment that helps ...

In-line laboratory dispersing machine

Innovators in a wide variety of industries need laboratory equipment on which process...

Jet flow agitator for high-viscosity media

Processes including homogenization, dispersing, suspension, emulsification and ...

Agitator for low viscosity media

Reliably agitating fluids in open or pressure-less vessels in a laboratory or small scale p...

High-pressure homogenizer

When processes call for homogenized emulsions with extremely fine particle sizes the traditional t...
removable gmp compliant connections for tubing

Removable GMP compliant connections for tubing

Tubing frameworks can have rough welding joints, corners and sharp angles t...
high containment sampler

High containment sampler

Drawing a sample for evaluation from a running process is not a simple task, especially when dealing...
Ball valve

High containment segment ball valve

Valves fitted in blenders and dryers can have dead spaces that prevent complete process...

Flexible containment zip

Transfer of sensitive and toxic bulk goods across process units requires specialist handling to prev...

Flexible containment docking solution

When sampling or transferring hazardous substances and sensitive bulk goods, a dust-t...

Microencapsulation system for your drug delivery system

Whether you want to improve the stability of nutrients, protect a...

Portable IBC washer

The thorough cleaning of bulk containers and other storage and processing...

IBC bin washer and dryer

Many pharmaceutical processes use IBCs of multiple sizes throughout ...

CIP system for bulk tanks

Clean in Place (CIP) technology offers many advantages, but tradit...

GMP chamber washer

The thorough cleaning of small product contact parts has always been chall...

GMP washer

In order to guarantee zero cross-contamination between production batches, the prop...

Loading basket for GMP washer

To ensure perfect cleaning of contact parts they must be place...

Entry-level chamber washer

When cleaning smaller products contacting filling or compressing ...

Bulk chamber washer

The production of cosmetics, nutraceuticals or unregulated pharmaceutical...

Vacuum sack lifter

In the production of pharmaceuticals and other high-hygiene environments, manual handling of inputs or int...

Pharmaceutical container lifter

Moving larger or heavier containers from height is out of the scope for standard handling eq...

Mobile drum lifter

The production of pharmaceuticals and other hygienic products often requires the handling of large and bul...

GMP Jib crane

Vacuum manual handling systems are the ideal way of quickly and safely moving small to medium sized loads in all...

Drum conditioner

Many pharmaceutical production processes involve the use of products that have naturally hardened within thei...

Industrial drying cabinet

The production of high-quality biltong and similar dried meat products can pose problems with main...

Industrial dehydration machine

Dried fruits are popular both as food in themselves and as ingredients. Traditional drying te...

Pharmaceutical pure steam generator

Dry, saturated steam can be used to sterilise pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, a...

High containment closing system

Pharma and biopharma laboratories need fast effective solutions for tightly sealing bags for...

Hygienic mobile scale

Having a reliable and accurate weighing and measuring solution is absolutely essential, especially in t...

Hygienic floor scale with lifting device

The food and pharmaceutical industries require maintaining high levels of sanitati...

Hygienic floor scale

The food and pharmaceutical industries require maintaining high levels of sanitations as well as logisti...

Particle analysation monitor

Products like granules, tablets and capsules require inspection at numerous steps in the produc...

Automatic centrifuge for lithium carbonate

The battery industry requires high purity components. To obtain more than 99.5%...

Pharmaceutical data management software

A typical pharmaceutical production handles numerous work flow activities like mana...

High containment big bag discharge docking system

The discharge of materials demands strict containment, particularly in ...

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Reduce particle sizes before manufacturing pharmaceutical powders

Variable particle sizes of pharmaceutical powders develop significant challenges in the manufacturing process. Polydisperse materials have poor mixing characteristics and may lead to clumping instead of particle cohesion. Therefore, powder characterization is an important part of the production process.

Mill your powders before mixing the formula to ensure a homogeneous particle size distribution. The ball mill produces impact and attrition between the material and the moving balls and is suitable for wet and dry grinding processes. Although it downsizes particles to very fine grades, it does not very well handle soft, fibrous materials. A hammer mill adapts better for these kinds of powders.

Processing of pharmaceutical powders improves the bioavailability of active ingredients

The fine diameters of pharmaceutical powders achieve high penetrability, making them effective delivery systems for intra-respiratory solutions. Their small particles have a faster dissolution rate and better bioavailability.

However, unless distributed in mono-dose formats, dosing can be inaccurate. Powders typically also have an offensive aftertaste compared to other oral medicines.

Contain pharmaceutical powders in sealed packaging

Non-potent drugs manufactured into pharmaceutical powders are dispensed as bulk products. Medicated powders such as antacids or topical anti-infectives may be stored in containers, but they must ensure airtight closure.

Headache powder, laxative powders, and other products formulated from potent ingredients are prepackaged into single-dose portions. Divided powders, as they are called, reduce the risk of overdosing, so dosing and weighing systems are indispensable for production.

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