Processes Granulation, Coating, and Drying Operations

The MYLAB unit from IMA Group provides a compact and modular solution for granulation and coating processes, designed specifically for pharmaceutical and biotech applications. It integrates a Main Technical Unit with air handling, spray systems, and control panels, ensuring precise operation for R&D and pilot scales. With its fluid bed modules and high shear granulators, MYLAB efficiently processes tablets, capsules, and powders, making it ideal for pain relief tablets, vitamin capsules, and extended-release pellets production. The equipment supports both top and bottom spray operations, and its coating pans are equipped with interchangeable drums for flexible batch sizes, from 0.5 to 10 liters. MYLAB’s automation is enhanced by a new HMI interface that improves operator efficiency. Compliant with stringent GMP standards, it offers quick product changeovers and easy cleaning, ensuring seamless integration into your production line.

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Ensures Uniform Coating on Tablets and Pellets

The PERFIMA from IMA Group is a perforated coating pan designed to meet the rigorous demands of pharmaceutical coating processes. Its unique design facilitates efficient mixing and uniform coating for a wide range of tablet forms, including film-coated ibuprofen and sugar-coated aspirin. With a capacity range adaptable to batch sizes from 25% to 100% of the pan volume, PERFIMA accommodates varied production needs. It features automatic loading and discharging systems, minimizing handling time and labor. Energy efficiency is bolstered by an air recirculation system that reduces consumption. The equipment is equipped with an Automatic Clean-In-Place system, ensuring compliance with GMP standards while simplifying maintenance. The system’s modular components, including interchangeable drums and mixing baffles, offer enhanced flexibility, making it suitable for pharmaceutical, biotech, and personal care manufacturing.

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Coats, Mixes, Dries, and Discharges Pharmaceutical Solids

The GS EVOLUTION from IMA Group is a versatile coating pan designed to enhance pharmaceutical production. It provides optimal conditions for coating tablets, pellets, and microgranules through a highly automated process. The solid wall pan ensures perfect mixing and uniform coating material distribution, aided by its smooth surface and innovative drying system. With interchangeable paddles and two available pan types—standard and spiralled—this machine accommodates diverse working capacities and streamlines automatic discharge. The integration of inflatable seals guarantees processing area isolation, reducing contamination risk and enhancing operator safety, especially when handling high potent products.

This equipment supports pharmaceutical and food industry applications, producing film-coated tablets, enteric-coated capsules, and microgranulated supplements, among others. The GS EVOLUTION can be adapted for laboratory work or small batch production, maintaining high automation for consistent operations. Its efficient cleaning cycle, started without additional equipment, complements its low power consumption and high process air delivery, ensuring energy-efficient operation. Available in several configurations, the GS EVOLUTION meets GMP standards, providing reliable, compliant, and efficient solutions for your coating needs.

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Coats and Dries Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Tablets

The EFFECTA Coating Pan from IMA Group is engineered to streamline coating operations for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tablet production. It features a perforated drum with specially designed baffles to enhance mixing and ensure uniform coating dispersion. With switchable spray guns, EFFECTA caters to both film and sugar coating processes, effectively addressing diverse product needs such as multivitamin and enteric-coated tablets. The machine offers a range of pan capacities from 18 to 750 liters, suitable for various batch sizes. Its strategically positioned outlet air duct optimizes drying while conserving energy. The integrated dosing unit minimizes spatial footprint, and easy inspection is facilitated by side doors. Through-the-wall installation capability enhances spatial integration within production lines. The MAX HMI provides intuitive control, improving operator efficiency. Compliance with industry standards ensures safe, reliable operation, while an advanced cleaning system reduces water use and downtime.

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Applies Coatings to Pharmaceutical Tablets

The ACCELA COTA PRO from IMA Group is a fully automated, recipe-driven tablet coater designed to meet the stringent demands of the pharmaceutical industry. It features a Thomas Spraying Bar with an integrated spraying system and helical removable baffles that ensure gentle mixing and uniform coating. Ideal for pharmaceutical manufacturers, this coater efficiently handles applications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and enteric-coated tablets. With up to seven drum configurations and a capacity range from 190 to 1,200 liters, it supports varying batch sizes. The integrated solution delivery system minimizes installation space, while the optimized coating chamber geometry enables effective cleaning and drainage. The ACCELA COTA PRO complies with GMP guidelines and offers full recipe-based Wash-In-Place (WIP) control for streamlined maintenance, reducing downtime and enhancing production throughput.

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Integrates Processes for Small-Scale Production

The AR 403 from ERWEKA GmbH is a highly adaptable modular processing unit designed for small-scale production and R&D in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food industries. It features a robust three-phase AC motor offering torque up to 23 Nm, with electronic speed control ranging from 20 to 400 rpm. This unit excels in tasks including mixing, grinding, coating, and pelletization, accommodating diverse end-products such as effervescent tablets and eye shadow bases. The modular design allows for easy integration of various attachments like coating pans and pelletizers, enhancing versatility. Constructed with maintenance-free worm gear drives, the AR 403 ensures reliability and efficiency, while its compact size fits seamlessly into bench-top operations. Compliance options are available with IQ/OQ/PV documentation, making it suitable for GMP-compliant environments.

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Packs Lollipops Efficiently in Stickpack Format

The CSWL Stickpack Multilane Wrapper from Carugil revolutionizes lollipop packaging with its compact and efficient design. Engineered for high-speed operations, it accommodates up to 480 lollipops per minute across 4 to 10 lanes, seamlessly integrating into confectionery packaging lines. The wrapping process optimizes material usage, with each sachet capable of including fizzy powders or granulates, enhancing product appeal. Designed for ease of maintenance, the machine offers tool-free access for swift changeovers, contributing to an overall equipment effectiveness exceeding 95%. Built with durable, high-resistance components, it ensures prolonged operation with minimal downtime. Options such as a powder dosing system and tear-pattern sachet strings enhance customization, making this machine ideal for confectionery manufacturers focusing on diverse lollipop styles.

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Forms, Cuts, and Wraps Chewing Gum and Candies

The CWCS-1000 from Carugil is a continuous high-speed cut and wrap machine tailored for confectionery production, particularly for chewing gum, bubble gum, soft caramels, toffees, and chewy candies. Equipped with cutting-edge motion control technology, every movement is powered by individual servomotors, allowing precise parameter adjustments through an intuitive touch screen interface. This efficient machine caters to the need for high throughput, processing up to 1000 pieces per minute. It offers flexible wrapping options, accommodating fold wrap, double-point end fold, and pillow pack styles in a single unit. The low inertia wrapping head allows for ±1 mm variation in piece size, ensuring consistency. An automatic splicer facilitates reel changes without halting operations, optimizing productivity. The CWCS-1000 is ideal for integration into food and confectionery manufacturing lines, providing seamless operation, enhanced packaging efficiency, and adaptability to various product types.

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Processes and Co-Extrudes Confectionery and Snack Products

The CSTR from Carugil offers a robust solution for processing food and confectionery masses with its counter-rotating twin-screw design. This extruder is engineered for reliable operation and high throughput, integrating seamlessly into confectionery and snack production lines. It utilizes a water-jacketed extrusion barrel for precise temperature control, ensuring consistent mass flow and quality production. Applications include creating a variety of end-products such as bubble gum balls, gummy bears, and energy protein bars. The CSTR efficiently handles a range of product types, from solids to semi-liquids, and supports co-extrusion for multi-colored or center-filled products by accommodating additional filling devices. Equipped with an inverter-controlled variable-speed drive, this extruder enhances production flexibility and reduces energy consumption. Made with stainless steel components for durability and hygiene, it is designed for continuous, high-speed operations. Carugil provides customization options for extrusion heads and nozzles, catering to specific production requirements, and ensuring a tailored fit in your processing line. Compliance with industry standards and easy maintenance are integral features, facilitating efficient and safe operations.

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Forms and Cuts Center-Filled Confectionery Products

The CBF-8000 from Carugil is a high-speed continuous ball former designed to meet the demanding needs of confectionery manufacturers, food producers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. This machine excels in forming and cutting precise, hollow, solid, and center-filled confectionery products, including bubble-gum balls and chewy fruit candies.

The CBF-8000 operates with a sophisticated servo-driven mechanism, allowing for fully customizable forming cycles and quick changeovers in under 10 minutes. Its servo-driven rotary knife ensures a gentle, precise cut for center-filled ropes, minimizing leakage even with high filling percentages over 20%. The CBF-8000’s dual-stage forming system, featuring 1,000 mm long rollers, handles up to 6,500 pieces per minute, significantly boosting production capacity while maintaining excellent product quality.

Ideal for the confectionery and pharmaceutical industries, the CBF-8000 integrates seamlessly into existing production lines, supported by an intuitive touch screen for easy parameter adjustments. It caters to processing both solid and liquid product types, enabling the manufacture of a variety of shapes as per production needs. The machine’s robust construction and modular engineering allow for further customization, with engineering support available for specific requirements.

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