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Industrial measurement equipment is used as a crucial step before products leave the production line. These measuring instruments check for correct dosage and standards. Equipment for measurement and control employs a wide range of technologies to detect inconsistencies in volumes, sizes, weights, and fill levels as well as to inspect goods for quality against a set of criteria. Specialized measuring tools allow you to minimize the probability for error to its lowest possible, ensuring that both products and packaging meet your benchmarks.

Measurement &amp; Control

Continuous

In beverage production, precise measurement and addition of additives are crucial for achieving consistent product quality. Traditional dosing methods can be prone to inaccuracies and inconsistencies, leading to production inefficiencies and increased costs.
<h2>Ensure precision with cutting-edge sensors</h2>
The INNOTEC In-line Dosing Systems, provided by Omnia Technologies, are designed to meet the high standards of precision and safety required in beverage manufacturing. These systems utilize state-of-the-art sensors for accurate dosing operations, ensuring the optimal amount of additives is incorporated into the product before packaging. Features include step-by-step diaphragm pumps with feedback mechanisms, mass flow dosing monitoring sensors, and scales that weigh the dosed product. The systems are compatible with C.I.P., micro-filtration, and P.D.S. systems, making them versatile for various beverage applications such as beer, mineral waters, soft drinks, juices, spirits, and other beverages. Furthermore, these systems support high flow dosing and come equipped with large injection dosing units and injection valves.

In-line additive dosing systems for beverages

Dosing systems are a line of hoppers, feeders, filling machines, and checkweighers that operate in sync to dispense materials accurately. Dosing is an essential feature of the packaging process, whether you’re filling shampoo bottles or tea bags. But dosing equipment is critical for formulations, too, particularly in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Imprecise dosing may cause quality degradation in the best-case scenario. In the worst scenario, it creates serious health risks.

Dosing

Filling lines are used extensively in all industries, such as food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics, to accurately package different products into a container suitable for that product. Although the filling process is at the very end of the production line, it is no less important than the earlier steps. Last but not least, the idiom that dates back to 1382 when John Wyclif wrote the firste the laste, and the laste the firste, indicates just that the last things on a list are just as valuable as the previous ones. In this case, this idiom fits perfectly.

Filling

Complex processes call for continuous tracking and monitoring systems that help you to keep the manufacturing operation under control. The technology analyzes the components in the production phase for divergence in behavior or changes in conditions. Based on advanced software applications, monitoring platforms make sure that your products satisfy the quality criteria while they are being developed.

Monitoring

liquid

In the beverage industry, maintaining product quality and shelf life is critical. Oxygen and carbon dioxide can cause sensory defects and reduce the stability of products. Effective monitoring and precise elimination of these gases are essential to ensure high-quality beverages.
<h2>Monitor and eliminate dissolved gases with precision</h2>
The DEOX by INNOTEC (Omnia Technologies) is an advanced system designed to monitor and eliminate dissolved oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in beverages through the proportional dosing of nitrogen (N2). Utilizing a technopolymer microporous membrane for efficient and turbulence-free dosing, the DEOX adjusts the nitrogen dosage based on the concentration of O2 and CO2 present. This mixture is then stabilized in a tank, where the nitrogen forms agglomerates with O2 and CO2 and subsequently releases them. The system performs in-line analysis with high precision instruments before bottling, ensuring the desired parameters are achieved. The DEOX is built with ISI 316 stainless steel and offers seamless interface compatibility with C.I.P. (Clean In Place) and micro-filtration systems, making it adaptable to variable flow rates during bottling. The dedicated line allows for easy washing and sanitizing, providing full process traceability. Double in-out sensors enable differential processing, further enhancing its reliability and efficiency.

Oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring and elimination system

Batch

In industries where food and beverages are processed, maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in closed circuit systems is crucial. Cleaning micro-filtration systems, bottling lines, and storage tanks efficiently poses challenges such as ensuring thorough cleaning, managing time, and controlling residue build-up.
<h2>Efficiently manage closed loop cleaning processes</h2>
The C.I.P. by INNOTEC (Omnia Technologies) is an advanced system designed for the meticulous cleaning of closed circuit processes. This system stands out due to its automated dispensing of concentrated detergents and sanitizers to create the precise washing solution required. The solution can be recovered in dedicated tanks, where internal sensors verify its characteristics. Additionally, the system can heat the solutions, utilizing a calorie recovery mechanism to boost efficiency. Automatic systems managed by a PLC ensure full traceability of washing activities, contributing to uniform hygiene standards. The C.I.P. is ideally suited for cleaning micro-filtration systems, bottling lines, storage tanks, exchangers, and other food and beverage equipment.

Automated system for cleaning in place (cip)

Industrial cleaning equipment is used to wash or disinfect machinery and the production/warehouse area. It may also be used to sterilize the product, equipment, tools, floor or work surfaces and to purify or clean the product by removing impurities. Choosing a suitable cleaning system depends on the type of product or equipment to be cleaned, the sensitivity of the product to heat, pressure, and chemicals, and the level of sterility desired.

Cleaning

Conveyor systems are used for moving materials from one location to another. Considerations for choosing a suitable industrial conveying system include the nature of the product, its physical state, the desired conveying rate, and sensitivity of the product to heat and mechanical shock. Conveying equipment is used in the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, biomass, and mineral industries to move materials around a warehouse as well as to transport bulk powders, granules, and grains for processing and filling. These types of systems are usually automated and there is a wide variety of solutions to choose when it comes to the type of conveyor. Types include screw, gravity, chain, roller and belt conveyors.

Conveying

<span style="font-weight: 400">The heating process is a step of raising the temperature of food, pharma, cosmetics, and many other types of products. You may employ different heating solutions for this process, depending on the type of product you intend to manufacture. Selecting the appropriate heater machine for your product is quite important since various products require different ranges of temperatures and different ways of heat transfer using exchangers. Industrial heating equipment varies in two ways - the type of material it can process and the reaction you want to achieve.</span>

Heating

Industrial

In pharmaceutical production, ensuring accurate and efficient counting, filling, and capping is crucial to meet regulatory standards and maintain product quality. Manual operations or outdated systems often lead to discrepancies and increased labor costs.
<h2>Accurate counting and efficient filling</h2>
The UNILINE by IMA is an integrated system designed for the precise counting, filling, and capping of pharmaceutical tablets and capsules. This system consists of multiple key functions, including container loading, desiccant insertion, counting and filling, cotton insertion, capping, and rejection. UNILINE is equipped with advanced Optical and Electronic Field Sensors (E.F.S.) to ensure high counting accuracy, even in challenging conditions. This system offers a flexible solution, eliminating the need for product or bottle change parts, allowing for quick changeovers. The balcony design ensures easy cleanability and visibility, minimizing hidden entrapment points. Compact in size, it requires less space compared to traditional systems, providing high overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Integrated counting system for tablets and capsules

When looking for capping equipment, it is crucial to know first which type of capper your product requires. Do you want screw caps, twist-off caps, hand pumps, or push-pull caps on your bottle or container? If you require different cap types for format changeover times can be time-consuming. The bottle cap seals the top opening of a bottle to guard the product against leakage and spoilage and sterility and filling requirements depend on the nature of your product.

Capping

Counting

In the pharmaceutical industry, the precise assembly and labelling of pre-filled glass syringes are critical to ensure the integrity of both the syringe and the medication it contains. Ensuring each assembly process is accurate is essential to maintain safety and efficacy standards.
<h2>Automate syringe assembly and labeling</h2>
The MODULA by IMA Life is a specialized assembly solution designed for the precise insertion of plunger rods, application of labels, and assembly of backstops for pre-filled glass syringes. Developed by IMA Group, the MODULA machine operates on a continuous motion principle, catering to low-medium output requirements with a high degree of automation. The machine features a central transport carousel that gently guides the syringes through every phase, ensuring high precision. Various sensors can be installed to monitor plunger rod presence and height, label application, and backstop presence, among others. MODULA can be integrated with upstream denesting or inspection machines and downstream equipment for secondary packaging, offering a comprehensive solution for syringe assembly.

Syringe assembly for pre-filled glass syringes

Assembly platforms combine different parts into one final product. Components are inspected for quality and joined or affixed together into the goods. Assembly lines automate the process to ensure consistent quality and integrate into other technologies, such as packaging equipment. But a primary consideration for assembly solutions is their capacity to scale manufacturing processes. Assembly platforms must be adaptable to your long-term volume requirements.

Assembling

Industrial inspection equipment is used for checking compliance with health, safety, and quality control standards. For that reason, inspection systems are most commonly utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industry but, they are also used in other industries too. Inspection solutions are often integrated into a production process or production line. Visual inspection systems perform checks to detect variation in size, shape, and color and ensure the presence of labels and closures. Check-weigh systems help ensure that product packages are not under or over-filled. Metal detection systems can help guard against the presence of foreign objects in product containers and X-ray inspection equipment is used to detect physical defects and to ensure high quality package seal integrity.

Inspection

Labels provide customers with important information about both your product and your brand. Different labeling technology attaches the printed film to the packaging using a range of methods such as shrink wrapping, side sealing, and adhesives. For added traceability and protection, you may also use serialization coding equipment and anti-tampering labeling systems.

Labeling

solid

In the pharmaceutical sector, protecting products from contamination due to personnel or environmental factors is crucial. The key challenge in aseptic processes is minimizing contamination risk to ensure product safety.
<h2>Minimize contamination risk in aseptic processes.</h2>
The Isolation Technology solutions from IMA are designed to address the need for minimal human intervention in aseptic fill-finish lines, ensuring higher sterility levels and improved operator safety. IMA Life's technology integrates automated filling systems for liquids or powders, effectively reducing the risk of cross-contamination. The system features a double-wall design with no external recirculation channels and a flush design for enhanced containment. HVAC systems are customized, flexible, and modular, tailored to fit specific needs. Advanced filtration and glove handling ergonomics further bolster the containment measures. Sensors are installed to monitor ventilation and electrical consumption, optimizing performance while reducing environmental impact. This isolation technology is suitable for the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in handling potent and cytotoxic compounds.

Isolation solutions for aseptic fill-finish lines

The essential objectives of containment systems are personnel protection and preventing the release of toxic or infectious material into the environment. Containment is also used to prevent a product or sample from contamination by the external environment. In the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, containment solutions are used to protect the personnel from the leaking of airborne particles of hazardous substances, as powders or liquids are handled or transferred during processing.

Containment

In pharmaceutical production, precise and flexible capsule filling is crucial for maintaining product quality and meeting industry regulations. Traditional capsule fillers may struggle with multi-product dosing, variable dosage requirements, or rapid production speeds, leading to inefficiencies and potential quality issues.
<h2>Achieve accurate multi-product dosing</h2>
The ADAPTA by IMA is a state-of-the-art capsule filler designed to meet the demanding needs of pharmaceutical manufacturing. With its ability to dose up to three products into the same capsule (up to five upon request), the ADAPTA offers unparalleled flexibility. It features 100% weight control, ensuring precise dosage for each capsule. The ADAPTA's innovative sensors and machine learning algorithms allow for real-time adjustments, enhancing product quality and reducing waste. Additionally, it supports a wide range of dosage forms including powder, pellets, tablets, minitablets, and liquids. The ADAPTA 50, 100, and 200 models offer maximum outputs of 50,000, 100,000, and 200,000 capsules per hour respectively, making it suitable for varying scales of production.

Capsule filler for multi-product dosing

Weighing

Powder

Creating high-quality Doypack bags for liquid products requires a precise process. Challenges include maintaining film tension, accurate pouch positioning, and the need to handle new sustainable materials. Tight production schedules demand a system capable of high speeds without compromising on quality.
<h2>Form and fill high-quality doypack bags efficiently.</h2>
The LUX DD 235-100/8 from IMA is an innovative high-speed system designed for the production of high-quality Doypack bags from flat film roll stock. It features a unique dual motion system, combining an intermittent module for pouch forming and fitment application with a continuous motion filling unit. This combination controls film tension and keeps the top fins aligned while increasing dosing time. With dedicated sensors for precise pouch positioning and specialized handling for sustainable materials like paper-based or recyclable PE and PP mono-material films, it ensures accurate and environmentally friendly production. The system includes an outfeed wheel to discriminate between good and rejected pouches, integrated with a top cooling system for orderly disposition. Key features include rotary servo motorized bottom punch and servo-controlled forming triangle, capable of managing a wide range of bag dimensions and filling volumes, including applications such as corner spout, shaped round corners, and handle punch.

High-speed drift-dwell motion doypack forming system

The process of forming allows you to shape your products homogeneously. Forming machines are fed the manufactured material in bulk and cut it down to specification, so the process takes place between formulation of the mass and the packaging of the final item.

A special class of this equipment – Form, Fill, and Seal Machines (FFS) – creates bags and pouches from flat material such as plastic sheets, fills them with your designated product, and seals them.

Forming

Packaging

In large-scale coffee production, maintaining consistent roast profiles and meeting energy efficiency standards are critical. Traditional roasters often incur high energy costs and inconsistent roast results, presenting challenges for producers focused on efficient, high-quality output.
<h2>Achieve consistent roasts while saving energy</h2>
The Petroncini TMR Roaster by IMA is a modular drum roaster designed for industrial coffee production. Capable of roasting up to 720 kg per cycle, it uses an external heat generation unit that facilitates both productivity and layout flexibility. Its standout feature is an innovative heat recovery system, allowing up to 40% energy savings compared to traditional roasters. The ORCHESTRA control system sets roasting profiles by time and temperature, ensuring consistent quality across batches. Equipped with more than 50 sensors, the TMR Roaster also features a recirculation and afterburner system to reduce carbon emissions. It is designed to handle various coffee roasting profiles, making it suitable for frequent recipe changes while maintaining high profitability and repeatability.

Industrial coffee roaster with high energy efficiency

Industrial cooling equipment varies according to the consistency and temperature conversion demands the material you are handling, but the process typically involves heat exchange treatment as your products are conveyed through a cooling chamber equipped with extraction fans or circulating water. Temperature control is a crucial aspect of your commercial production and cooling systems are applied to a range of industries.

Cooling

Roasting involves extended exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire. Depending on your end product, roasting equipment makes sure that the raw materials you put in undergo even roast intensity before they are transferred for further processing. Some roasting technologies may also be used for other cooking requirements, including toasting and drying. When thinking about roasting, the idea of roasted coffee comes to mind. However, there are a wide array of food products that go through a roasting process. For example, nuts such as almonds and cashews go through a roasting machine

Roasting

Ensuring that pharmaceutical outer packaging like trays and cardboard boxes maintain high quality is critical for both product safety and efficiency in handling. Issues such as deformed boxes, raised flaps, and missing units inside can compromise the integrity and usability of the packaging.
<h2>Detects packaging defects and ensures safety</h2>
The HEUFT GX is a comprehensive system for inspecting the overall quality of newly packed pharmaceutical outer packaging, such as trays and cardboard boxes. Offered by HEUFT, this inspection solution ensures that only precise and exact packaging passes through the production line. Equipped with advanced sensors, it checks the dimensions and structure of the cases, identifying any distortions that would affect transportability and usability. The HEUFT GX also scrutinizes the position and closure of cardboard box flaps to prevent issues that might compromise the packaging’s effectiveness. Moreover, the system can differentiate between multiple case colors and non-brand logos for maintaining brand purity. Any faulty cases are promptly rejected from the line, aiding in the prevention of costly recalls. HEUFT’s modular design allows for easy upgrades and extensions as needed, and the HEUFT SPECTRUM TX platform ensures seamless integration and high precision in continuous product tracking and quality assurance.

Full case inspection for pharmaceutical packaging

Sorting is the process of arranging items systematically, using a specified criterion, to categorize and group similar items and identify non-conforming items for removal. The choice of a sorting machine depends on the type of item to sort, the sorting criteria, the number of categories that the items need to be sorted into, sorting speed, and accuracy. Sorting machines can be used in the food processing industry for sorting and categorizing fruits, vegetables, empty bottles, crates, and other items; other examples include sorting of tablets and capsules by weight for quality control in the pharmaceutical industry. As well as sorting waste in the recycling industry. Manual sorting is a laborious task however, with the use of specialized equipment, manufacturers are able to automate their sorting at high speeds.

Sorting

In the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring the integrity and quality of each product container is critical. Failures in fill levels, closure tightness, and labeling can lead to costly recalls and compliance issues. An automated, precise, and comprehensive inspection system is needed to mitigate these risks.
<h2>Ensures quality with automated checks and rejections</h2>
The HEUFT PRIME is a compact full product inspection system designed specifically for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and care product industries. What sets the HEUFT PRIME apart are its integrated detection technologies that can inspect fill levels, closure presence and position, and label adherence. Infrared, high-frequency, and X-ray technologies enable precise fill level detection for both transparent and opaque containers. The closure detection module identifies missing, misaligned, or leaking closures with special sensor and optical technologies. Label checks are conducted using sensors that exploit the reflection characteristics of the container surface and label material. In addition, the HEUFT PRIME employs a serial fault detection mechanism to prevent recurring issues from affecting entire batches. Its high degree of automation, coupled with the audiovisual HEUFT NaVi user guidance system, makes it user-friendly. Furthermore, the system supports network-based documentation and remote maintenance for enhanced quality management.

Compact full product inspection system for pharmaceuticals

Detection

In food and beverage production, ensuring the correct fill level and secure closure of containers is crucial. Defective containers can lead to product recalls and tarnish a brand's reputation. Accurate inspection methods are needed to detect faults early and consistently reject defective products.
<h2>Inspects fill levels, closures, and labels accurately</h2>
The HEUFT PRIME is a compact full container check system that utilizes various detection technologies for precise inspection of food and beverage containers. Fill levels are checked using infrared and high-frequency measurement for transparent and non-metal containers, while X-ray technology is employed for opaque packaging. Closure integrity is monitored through advanced sensor and optical technologies that detect missing, misaligned, or leaking closures. Label presence is verified using sensors that detect reflective differences between container surfaces and labels. Its automation capabilities ensure consistent product quality with minimal human intervention. Developed by HEUFT, the system includes self-explanatory audiovisual user guidance (HEUFT NaVi), enabling easy operation without extensive training. It handles up to 1,200 containers per minute and features an efficient fault rejection system.

Full container check for fill level and closure inspection

In the beverage industry, ensuring the microbiological purity of sensitive drinks is crucial. PET bottles prone to leaks or closure faults can compromise the product's safety and stability, leading to spoilage and waste.
<h2>Detect and reject faulty bottles</h2>
The HEUFT Squeezer II is an advanced solution for detecting and managing leaks in PET bottles. This system utilizes comparative fill level detection and internal pressure measurement to identify even the smallest leaks, thereby safeguarding product integrity. It adapts automatically to different bottle shapes for fast brand changes, enhancing operational efficiency. The high degree of automation provided by the HEUFT SPECTRUM II platform and the intuitive HEUFT NaVi user guidance makes operation straightforward. Furthermore, it integrates optional technologies such as camera, ultrasonic, and high-frequency sensors for comprehensive closure checks. Capable of handling up to 72,000 bottles per hour, this system ensures rigorous quality control with minimal human intervention. HEUFT Systemtechnik GmbH manufactures this solution, known for its durability and precision.

Automatic leakage detection for Pet bottles

Ensuring the integrity of newly packed bottle crates, trays, and cardboard boxes is crucial in beverage production. Issues like deformations, incorrect closure of flaps, and missing or underfilled containers can compromise transportability and product safety.
<h2>Detect errors in packaging for reliable quality control</h2>
The HEUFT GX is a specialized solution from HEUFT designed for precise inspection of full cases in the beverage industry. It meticulously checks outer packaging for deformations, raised flaps, and incorrect colors and logos. Internally, it ensures all containers are present, properly filled, and correctly closed. Utilizing sensors, infrared detection, inductive switches, and X-ray technology, the HEUFT GX inspects each case for deviations in shape, height, and content integrity. Faulty cases are removed from the production line to prevent recalls and ensure only top-quality packaging proceeds. Its modular design allows for automated brand changes and is easily upgradeable for additional functionalities.

Full case inspection for beverage packaging

Ensuring complete and intact cases of beverages, whether bottles, jars, or cans, is crucial in maintaining product quality. Missing items within cases can disrupt logistics, lead to customer dissatisfaction, and increase costs through recalls and rework.
<h2>Identify and remove incomplete cases automatically</h2>
The HEUFT logic is a non-contact inspection system designed to detect incomplete cases in beverage production lines. Using a combination of optical and electromagnetic sensors, it evaluates each case immediately after packing. These sensors are mounted on an adjustable carrier above the conveyor, compatible with various case heights and configurations. This system accurately identifies gaps or missing items in cases, cardboard boxes, and trays, issuing a signal to stop the conveyor or activating rejection systems like the HEUFT xcase to remove faulty products. Featuring an intuitive control board with multi-segment display, the HEUFT logic offers easy operation across multiple languages with clearly arranged menus. Special access codes ensure that only authorized personnel can modify settings, enhancing security and reliability. HEUFT logic is ideal for the beverage, food, and pharma industries.

Full case check for beverage production lines

Rejecting

In pharmaceutical and medical device packaging, ensuring product integrity and compliance with regulatory standards is critical. Often, this requires multiple systems for checking, labeling, and serialization, which can complicate the packaging line and take up valuable space.
<h2>Ensures weight control, serialization, and tamper-evidence</h2>
The Modular Quality System (MQS) by Harro Höfliger is a comprehensive solution designed to integrate seamlessly into existing packaging lines. It consolidates critical functions such as individual coding, labeling, and counterfeit protection into a single compact platform. Vision systems and sensors constantly monitor all operations, ensuring that every product meets serialization and Unique Device Identification (UDI) standards. The MQS offers precise and reliable product transport and allows for simple, fast, and tool-free format changes. Its space-saving design and consistent operational logic make it an efficient and user-friendly addition to your packaging process.

Modular quality assurance system for packaging lines

Controlling the gravity transfer of powder between processes can be crucial when dealing with operations such as compression or encapsulation. Problems such as overloading and spillage can occur without proper regulation of powder flow, leading to process disruption and material loss.
<h2>Control powder flow with rotary valves and sensors</h2>
The Powder Flow Control System from Hanningfield Process Systems is designed to manage the gravity transfer of powder between processes efficiently. The system utilizes a rotary valve for controlled dosing and can be customized with level probes, sight-glass, sampling ports, and breather socks. It can terminate with various flange types to integrate seamlessly with existing on-site equipment. The system's design prevents overloading and spillage by halting powder discharge if a high-level sensor is triggered or by calling for powder when a low-level sensor is activated. Constructed with 316L stainless steel and FDA-compliant seals, the system is both durable and safe for use in various industries including pharmaceutical and nutraceutical. Quick and easy dismantling for cleaning is enabled by tri-clover clamps, ensuring minimal downtime for maintenance. This flexible and efficient system is ideal for moderating the flow of powder in applications where precision and reliability are paramount.

Powder flow control system for gravity transfer

Industrial feeding systems allows you to control the flow of solid bulk materials throughout the manufacturing line. After loading your material onto the vibrating hopper, a screw at the base drives it out in uniform doses to the next stage of processing. New feeding technologies are designed to deal with challenges of powders clumping together in the hopper (bridging and ratholing) that interrupt the outflow. Common feeder systems include centrifugal feeders, vibratory feeders as well as elevator, linear and pneumatic feeders.

Feeding

Handling

In high-volume sausage production, maintaining consistent portion sizes and minimizing downtime is crucial. This is especially true in facilities handling natural casings, where setup times and casing changes can significantly impact efficiency.
<h2>Precision filling and linking in sausage production</h2>
The PVLS 125 plus AL from Handtmann is a sausage filling line designed to enhance performance and quality in sausage production. This system features innovations like a revolver casing changer that allows casing changes in less than 2 seconds, improving overall production output. Its 2-belt separating process with sensors ensures precisely separated portions, eliminating rework and reducing production costs. The parallel voider technology supports continuous filling, guaranteeing portion accuracy to the gram and uniform sausage lengths. This system can handle a range of casing types and sizes, from 13 to 40 mm in diameter and portion lengths starting at 40 mm, making it versatile for various sausage types including breakfast sausage, coarse fresh sausage, and more.

Sausage filling line for adjustable portions

Industrial separation equipment encapsulates the separation process which is to separate components of a liquid mixture, for recovering dissolved solids from liquids. The choice of a suitable technology depends on the identification of the key physical or chemical property, such as size, mass, density, or boiling point, which sets the product of interest apart from the rest of the components. Separation technology is widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries for the isolation of active ingredients and high-purity chemicals. As well as in waste management and recycling industries.

Separation

Entry level

Pilot

Managing microbial and cell cultures in a lab environment often requires precise control over conditions while also conserving space and resources. In such environments, achieving scalable results with minimal media usage is crucial.
<h2>Facilitate small-scale bioprocessing</h2>
The Applikon MiniBio by Getinge is a compact, multi-use glass autoclavable bioreactor designed for small-scale operations in research laboratories. It allows for precise control of microbial and cell cultures while conserving bench space and reducing media costs. Its small volume is ideal for screening studies, media optimization, and process optimization. The bioreactor features a direct drive system with lipseals, choice of Rushton or Marine impellers, and electrically cooled exhaust gas condenser. It also includes configurable Luer fittings for multiple additions, sensors, and fittings. Available in three sizes—250 mL, 500 mL, and 1000 mL—the MiniBio is suitable for batch, fed-batch, perfusion, and continuous cultivation processes.

Small size multi-use glass autoclavable bioreactor

Biotech equipment is used for cellular and biomolecular processing to develop products that improve our lives and the planet. With the help of specialized lab equipment, the active substance is manufactured or extracted from biological origin materials and typically produced in bioreactors by plant cells, microbial cells, yeast cultures, or mammalian cells. Cell isolation, cultivation, cell banking, and culture expansion are called upstream processes. After harvest, the production process moves into a downstream process to meet purity and quality requirements which is divided into cell disruption, purification, and polishing. Biotechnology equipment makes use of various laboratory machinery such as bioreactors, centrifuges and incubators.

Biotech

The fermentation process stimulates enzymatic activity in organic substrates to transform their chemical composition. Fermentation is aided by storying the biomaterials in anaerobic environments, allowing the microorganisms to decompose their nutrient structures. The process is integral to some of the most popular products throughout time such as wine, beer, cheese, and kimchi. But besides the food sector, fermentation is also an important stage in the industrial manufacturing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels.

Fermentation

Purification is the removal of contaminating substances and by-products to increase the level of purity of the desired substance. Considerations for choosing a suitable purification system in the industry, include the physical state of the mixture, the desired product, required level of purity, the type of mixture, heat sensitivity of the product, number of purification steps needed, and the production volume. Industrial purification systems are used for the production of pure water in the food pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Purification

Industrial sampling equipment are systems that allow manufacturers to test (in other words to take a sample of) the products they are manufacturing. This process is generally implemented as a means of quality control but it can also be used as a mean to ensure that production processes adhere to certain regulatory standards. Quality control in your manufacturing process starts with precision sampling techniques. Automated systems deliver consistent samples at a pre-set rate for accurate testing and probing. Sampling technology uses a calibration system involving a series of sensors to extract the material at high levels of reliability.

Sampling

In biotechnological processes, precise monitoring of parameters such as pH, dissolved oxygen, and biomass density is crucial for optimizing yields and ensuring product consistency. Inaccuracies can lead to reduced viability, productivity, and stability of the cells.
<h2>Provide reliable and precise bioprocess measurements</h2>
The Applikon AppliSens, by Getinge, is a reliable sensor designed specifically for long-term, stable, and accurate measurements in bioprocesses. Utilizing FDA-approved materials, these sensors are cGMP compliant and withstand repeated sterilize-in-place (SIP) and clean-in-place (CIP) processes. The AppliSens sensors include various types of measurement technologies like LumiSens optical DO, DO2, pH, and RedOx sensors. LumiSens sensors offer reduced maintenance due to their two-part design and eliminate the need for polarization after autoclaving. DO2 sensors are designed with a titanium membrane to minimize drift, and pH+ sensors feature a fixed sleeve diaphragm for improved accuracy in long-term operations. Additionally, the RedOx sensors provide rapid response times for measuring reduction/oxidation potentials in cultures. The sensors have standardized PG 13.5 connector for easy interchangeability with other bioreactor brands, making them flexible and adaptable for various applications.

Bioprocess sensor for accurate measurement

Calibration

Industrial sterilization processes are employed in different industries to completely eliminate all living microorganisms from the final product. For instance, in food processing, sterilization equipment is used to produce a stable product with a long shelf-life by eradicating harmful bio-contaminants. Instead, in the medical field, sterilization technologies aim to prevent the transmission of microbes to patients by sterilizing all the tools and medical devices that come in contact with the patient. Most sterilization equipment, such as autoclaves, employs high-temperature pressurized steam to destroy bacteria and disinfect surfaces from spores. Other methods include radiation sterilization or using chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide for disinfection.

Sterilization

Producing high-quality sauces, such as mayonnaises and tomato-based sauces, requires equipment that ensures precise control of cooking parameters. Food producers face challenges like recipe repeatability and ensuring compliance with FDA and EHEDG regulations.
<h2>Control cooking parameters and ensure recipe repeatability</h2>
The steam-heated hemispherical bottom cookers by FENCO Food Machinery are designed to optimize the production of various sauces. These cookers come with the option of installing different types of agitators, some of which can operate simultaneously to cater to diverse mixing needs. Built to meet FDA and EHEDG standards, these cookers facilitate automatic cleaning, ensuring hygiene and safety. They are equipped with sensors for controlling process parameters, ensuring consistent results across batches. The easy-clean design and storage capabilities for plant history and personnel actions further streamline operations. The touch panel and software enable users to manage multiple recipes effortlessly. These features make them suitable for multipurpose plants producing up to 100 different product references including mayonnaises, fast-food sauces, white sauces, and tomato-based sauces.

Steam-heated hemispherical bottom cookers for sauce production

Whether it is marmalade or pizza, sauce or hummus, chocolate or fruit puree, most food products undergo a cooking step during their production process. Cooking is nothing more than applying heat to food, but there are different methods to do it. For instance, baking, frying, and roasting involve cooking food without using water, unlike boiling or steaming. Industrial cookers such as vacuum and pressure cookers, industrial fryers, industrial ovens, and industrial roasters focus on specialized applications that meet the different needs of the food industry by helping producers achieve a homogeneous cooking process.

Cooking

Industrial mixing equipment is used to combine two or more solid, liquid or gaseous segregated ingredients into a homogenous single product. The choice of mixing technology depends largely on the physical state of the ingredients and the desired final product. But the sensitivity of the ingredients, the process temperature, and pressure requirements are also critical factors. All these parameters result in a wide range of industrial mixers.

Mixing

In the bio-pharmaceutical industry, ensuring sterility of products such as injectable liquids and sterile powders is critical. Any contamination during sterility testing can have significant consequences, necessitating highly reliable and repeatable processes.
<h2>Maintains strict sterility standards</h2>
The FCTS Sterility Test Isolator by Fedegari is designed to meet the rigorous requirements of sterility testing for pharmaceutical samples, including injectable liquids, ophthalmic ointments, sterile antibiotic powders, and freeze-dried drugs. The isolator incorporates an H2O2 vaporizer system standardized in Fedegari's bio-decontamination pass-boxes. This system ensures real-time biocide concentration control, with H2O2 sensors maintaining vapor concentration within ± 15 ppm for consistent process repeatability. The FCTS isolator features a non-directional BA surface finish in the working chamber, ultra-safe air-tight doors, and a stainless steel trolley for continuous material transfer. It is compliant with FDA, EMA, WHO guidelines, and various EN standards. The system is modular, allowing for customizable internal storage and placement of pass-boxes and working chambers to meet specific needs.

Sterility test isolator for injectables and sterile powders

Bio-decontamination

Decontamination

A loading system feeds your continuous or batch processing machine with the specified material or item in line with the flow of production. Loaders transfer the articles from one stage of preparation to the next with uniformity and accuracy.

Loading

In modern manufacturing and automation, there is a constant need for flexible and safe robots that can work alongside human operators. Traditional industrial robots often require extensive safety measures, limiting their deployment and versatility.
<h2>Ensure safety and flexibility with collaborative operation</h2>
The FANUC CRX series is a line of collaborative robots (cobots) designed to work safely alongside human operators in various industrial settings. These cobots feature advanced sensors and controls that allow for real-time interaction with humans, ensuring safety without compromising performance. With six controlled axes and maximum payload capacities ranging from 5 kg to 30 kg, the CRX series is versatile for tasks such as handling, assembling, and arc welding. The robots offer a repeatability up to ±0.03mm, making them highly precise for detailed tasks. The series supports multiple installation options, including floor, upside-down, and angle installations, providing flexibility in deployment. Controlled by the R-30iB Mini Plus controller, these cobots integrate seamlessly with existing systems and are designed for easy programming and operation.

Collaborative robot for industrial applications

Welding

In process development for cell culture and microbial applications, conserving valuable materials and achieving precise control over experimental conditions are critical challenges. This is particularly relevant in scenarios involving small working volumes and the need for parallel processing capabilities.
<h2>Efficiently develop cell culture and microbial processes</h2>
The DASbox Mini Bioreactor from Eppendorf is an industry-standard autoclavable glass bioreactor designed for use in cell culture and microbial process development. With working volumes of 60–250 mL, it is ideal for conserving resources while ensuring scalability and reproducibility. The bioreactor features a stainless steel head plate equipped with standard sensors for precise measurement and control of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), and level. It also comes with a powerful direct overhead drive, configured with either a marine impeller for cell cultures or two Rushton-type impellers for microbial applications. Additionally, the liquid-free exhaust condenser offers automatic slide-in activation and slide-out deactivation for easy handling.

Mini bioreactor for cell culture and microbial process development

In modern bioengineering, precise control over cell culture conditions is paramount. Microbial growth and mammalian cell cultivation require systems that offer flexibility, reliable scalability, and robust monitoring to ensure optimal results.
<h2>Enables versatile and scalable cell culture processes</h2>
The BioFlo® 320 by Eppendorf is an advanced bioreactor designed to meet the diverse needs of cell culture and microbiology research. This bioreactor system supports a range of vessel types, including autoclavable borosilicate glass and stainless-steel dished-bottom vessels for rapid heat transfer, as well as water-jacketed vessels for gentle temperature control. Available in volumes from 0.6 L to 10.5 L, it offers interchangeable direct and magnetic drive options. Users can select from multiple impellers, such as Rushton, pitched-blade, marine, and specialized packed-bed impellers, to suit various applications including stem cell culture, vaccine production, and biopolymer development. Integrated sensors and software ensure precise monitoring and automation, ideal for batch, fed-batch, and continuous processing. Eppendorf provides validation packages for processes requiring GMP compliance.

Bioreactor for mammalian and microbial cell cultivation

Cultivation

In the food processing industry, achieving consistent product texture and stability is crucial when producing emulsified meat products like sausages or pâtés. Challenges typically include contamination risks, inconsistent particle sizes, and inefficient processing times, which can lead to inconsistent product quality.
<h2>Optimize product texture and reduce contimination risk.</h2>
The Cozzini PrimeCut AR722 Emulsion/Reduction System is designed for precision in reducing meat particles to a consistent size and temperature, addressing common bottlenecks in meat processing. Utilizing a controlled variable speed pump, the product is force-fed into the MultiCut cutting chamber, achieving precise particle sizes and uniform temperatures. The MultiCut chamber features a unique separation design between the bearing housing and the cutting chamber to prevent contamination. Available with a range of hole plate sizes (1.0 mm to 9.9 mm) and customizable knife holders, the system provides flexibility to achieve the desired product texture. Optional sensors monitor product inlet pressure and inlet/outlet temperatures, further ensuring quality control. It is USDA accepted and CE approved, built to conform with AMI sanitary equipment design principles.

Emulsion reduction system for meat processing

Cutting

In pharmaceutical environments, ensuring thorough decontamination of materials and surfaces is critical to maintaining sterile conditions. Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VPHP) is a common method, but accurate testing and monitoring are essential to confirm effectiveness and safety.
<h2>Tests and monitors Vphp decontamination processes</h2>
The VPHP Testing Isolator from Comecer is designed specifically for analyzing decontamination processes using vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VPHP) in pharmaceutical fields. It enables the implementation and control of decontamination cycles, checking H2O2 residues inside the chamber and on exposed materials post-cycle. The isolator continuously monitors and records concentrations of H2O2, even detecting extremely low levels (less than 3 ppb) during final phases using a high-sensitivity sensor. The unit works in positive pressure relative to the lab to ensure sterility and includes features such as a VPHP generator for work area decontamination, an airflow velocity probe, and sensors for temperature, humidity, and H2O2 concentration. It also supports desorption tests inside the chamber, further ensuring material safety post-decontamination. This isolator is essential for pharmaceutical decontamination testing and maintains robust control over the decontamination cycle.

Isolator for Vphp decontamination testing

Drawing samples and testing them for conformity with preset quality standards allows manufacturing units to produce a consistent quality of the product. In a batch process, sample testing systems ensures that each batch meets the specified standards. In a continuous process, product and materials testing helps in the early identification of quality issues, saving significant time and resources, and preventing a sub-standard product from reaching the market. The selection of industrial testing equipment depends on the identification of key quality parameters. These parameters may include volume, weight, viscosity, hardness, particle size distribution, sterility, gauge and containment, among other parameters. Testing machinery need regular calibration to ensure that the parameters being tested are accurate. Some of the more common testing solutions include thermal imagers, scratch testers, optical inspectors and texture analyzers.

Testing

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, accurate weighing and safe transfer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are crucial. Handling these substances often involves risks of exposure to highly explosive dust, demanding stringent safety measures and specialized equipment.
<h2>Ensures precise and safe Api handling</h2>
The ATEX isolator by Comecer is designed to perform weighing and powder transfer procedures in a safe environment. The isolator features an ATEX compliant chamber, fully PLC controlled operation, and a user-friendly HMI for seamless interactions. It includes a glass front wall that fully opens, facilitating easy access, and a sliding tray along with internal storage systems made from stainless steel AISI 316L. The filtration system includes a single inlet stage within the enclosure and a double output stage, optimizing airflow and ensuring clean operations. Integrated sensors monitor the oxygen levels and Magnehelic manometers control the internal pressure. For maintaining hygiene, the chamber is equipped with two spray balls and spray guns. The isolator also has automatic valves for air flow interception and a remote panel scale for accurate weighing. A specific feature is the RTP system and a barrier sack with an interlocking door on the operating surface for secure transfer and discharge of materials, supported by an automatic lift trolley for easy transport of rejects. This isolator ensures safety in the handling of highly explosive substances, ideal for pharmaceutical applications.

Atex compliant isolator for dispensing powder procedures

Dispensing

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, efficient and reliable packaging of pills and capsules is crucial. Ensuring uniformity in sealing, handling various capsule types, and maintaining high safety and hygiene standards are essential challenges.
<h2>Optimize blister packaging with plate sealing.</h2>
The nMX by CAM Packaging is a high-speed blister packaging unit with plate sealing designed for efficiency and ease of use. With a small footprint and balcony structure, the system ensures quick format change-over facilitated by intuitive operations, making it suitable for even unskilled operators. Featuring systems for sealing, forming, and cutting plates, along with plain guides for product loading and sensors for positioning, it ensures a smooth change-over process. This model maintains compatibility with older CAM blister units, allowing interchangeability of parts. The unit is compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and includes mechanisms to detect overloads, promoting operational reliability. Handling a range of capsule types including hard and soft jelly capsules, lacquered pills, and more, the nMX can work with a variety of materials such as PVC, PVC-PVDC, PETG, ALU-PE, and layered materials like aluminium-paper-Mylar. The reel holder supports forming reels up to 600 mm in diameter, and a motorized unwinder aids in efficient forming material feed. Versions are available for syringes, ampoules, and vials, featuring specialized web transfer and cutting dies.

High speed blister packaging for pharmaceuticals

Sealing

Ensuring the correct operation of single-dose valves in pharmaceutical aerosol cans is paramount, particularly for products such as asthma drugs. A reliable control system is necessary to detect if products meet the required compliance standards safely.
<h2>Verify valve performance and maintain safety standards</h2>
The MT32 by CAM Packaging is designed to check the correct operation of single-dose valves in aerosol cans used for pharmaceutical purposes. This system utilizes patented piezoceramic sensors to measure and analyze the flow pressure of each product. The electrical signal generated from the sensors is amplified, filtered, and measured, allowing for the detection of compliant products based on assigned parameters. The MT32 includes an automatic self-cleaning feature, essential for removing product residue and ensuring the system maintains initial conditions. This cleaning cycle does not require the machine to stop and prevents any contact between the operator and the product, critical in handling toxic substances like asthma medication. For powder-based products, a solvent is introduced to aid in atomization, effectively managed by an aspiration system.

Testing system for pharmaceutical aerosol cans

In milling operations, ensuring the consistent quality of flour and semolina is crucial. Variations in product quality can lead to waste, inefficiencies, and safety concerns. Accurate, real-time monitoring is essential to maintaining high standards and optimizing the milling process.
<h2>Automate quality control with real-time data</h2>
The NIR Multi Online Analyzer MYRG by Bühler is a robust solution designed to monitor and adjust the quality of flour and semolina in real-time. This analyzer uses near-infrared technology to measure the composition of food and feed, including protein and fat content, as well as other physicochemical properties. Its real-time data integration allows for automated process adjustments, ensuring consistent product quality. The system features a multiplexing near-infrared setup that can cover up to six measurement positions during the milling process. This enables efficient detection of quality deviations, reduces waste and downtime, and ensures traceability of product quality. The analyzer's sensors are designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the milling environment, including dust, heat, and vibration. Bühler's extensive experience in the milling industry further enhances the reliability and accuracy of the MYRG, supporting processes for various grains such as wheat, durum wheat, and corn.

Real-time quality analyzer for flour and semolina

In milling operations, achieving precise particle size reduction and consistent product quality is essential. Challenges such as maintaining product integrity, managing sanitation, and adapting to various milling needs can complicate the process.
<h2>Versatile particle size reduction for multiple milling needs</h2>
The Impact Machine MJZI from Bühler is designed to handle a wide range of milling applications, from loosening flour flakes and micronizing flour to grinding sugar. Its flexible configuration allows it to be installed standing or suspended, fitting into any milling setup. With interchangeable rotors and impact bolts, this machine adapts to different milling functions efficiently. The wide inlet and outlet design improves sanitation by eliminating the need for a bypass pipe, reducing product residues and enhancing food safety. It also offers optional temperature and vibration sensors to ensure safe operations.

Impact machine for milling applications

Grinders use a spinning blade or rotating abrasive elements to reduce the size of various materials. The specifications, RPM and grit of the engineered grinder, will result in various particle sizes. As a result, what you want to make will determine the type of grinder you need. Grinding is used for improving the texture and flow properties of various products and to enhance the flavor of food products such as coffee, spices, sugar, nuts, sesame, poppy seeds, lentils, wheat, and rice. Choosing the right rotational speed, grinding elements, and processing power allow the grinding and shredding of a wide range of materials into coarse or fine powders. Popular types of heavy duty grinders in food processing include angle grinders, bench grinders and meat grinders.

Grinding

Milling machines are used to reduce the size of material by cutting, crushing, or grinding it. The choice of industrial milling equipment depends on the industry and the materials to work with. Besides, there is a significant difference between those aimed to remove layers from metal or other materials workpieces and those designed to reduce particle size for materials that come in bulk.

Milling

In laboratory environments, maximizing space while ensuring safety and efficiency in purification processes is crucial. Analytical chemists often face challenges in integrating multiple chromatography applications into a single, compact system without compromising performance or user safety.
<h2>Purify samples with precision and minimal space</h2>
The Pure Chromatography System by Buchi is designed to perform both flash and preparative HPLC applications within a compact footprint. This system integrates UV and ELSD detection technologies, ensuring versatile purification options. Its user-centric design includes a small footprint, an extra solvent platform, and front-accessible cartridge/column holders, thereby saving lab space. The system also incorporates safety features such as a closed fraction collector bay for clean air and sensors for leak and pressure detection. Additionally, the intuitive interface minimizes user training time. Operating outside of a fume hood is feasible thanks to its fume enclosure, providing flexibility in lab setup.

Compact flash and prep Hplc chromatography system

Scaling up microbiological synthesis processes from the laboratory to small-scale production requires precise and reliable equipment. This is vital for applications in pharmaceutical production, veterinary chemicals, and biotechnology research centers.
<h2>Facilitates efficient scale-up and small-scale production</h2>
The BRS pilot fermentors and bioreactors by Brs Biotechnology Equipment serve as a crucial link between laboratory-scale experiments and larger production scales. These units, with volumes ranging from 5 to 80 liters, are designed for small-scale pilot production of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, pharmaceutical production, and diverse biotech processes. Their platform-mounted, open-frame modular construction allows easy access for maintenance and operations. Central connections for steam, water, and air minimize start-up time and effort. Advanced models feature automatic air flow metering, optical density sensors, and remote control systems via SCADA. The fermentors support a wide range of processes involving enzymes, bacteria, fungi, algae, and various cell cultures. Compliant with GMP and FDA standards, they are optimized for medium and process optimization in research settings.

Pilot fermentors for biotech processes

Aerators are devices used for mixing air (oxygen transfer) with a liquid such as water or oil to form a homogeneous product. Selecting an industrial aeration system involves choosing a suitable mixing head and considering the desired input and output flows, temperature, level of aeration, properties of the liquid phase, and the degree of automation and pressure control. Aerators are used in the food industry for the production of fat-based center masses and crèmes and in the chemical industry for wastewater treatment. When it comes to water treatment, surface aerators are most commonly used.

Aeration

Blending

Formulation technologies are an integral process in many industries such as pharma and food. Chemical mixtures require strict handling to combine the separate ingredients into the homogenized recipe that makes your final product. Formulation technology stores, mixes and subjects the elements to a range processing parameters according to your specifications to develop the base material. The resulting formulas are then weighed, formed, packaged, or sent for further formulation.

Formulation

When handling pharmaceutical products, ensuring that glass ampoules, vials, syringes, and cartridges are completely sterile is critical. Conventional sterilization methods may not achieve the required standards, potentially compromising product safety and integrity.
<h2>Achieve effective depyrogenation seamlessly</h2>
The Type 401-40x from Bausch Advanced Technology Group is a hot air sterilization system designed to sterilize glass containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes, and cartridges. The system operates through three primary zones: Pre-Heating, Depyrogenation, and Cooling. This setup allows the containers to be gently heated while ensuring energy efficiency. Air convection technology in both the pre-heating and sterilizing zones helps in achieving uniform temperature distribution, controlled by multiple sensors. The system boasts a maximum capacity of 610 kg/hr and can be fed automatically from an upstream process or manually via trays. To guarantee repeatable settings, it includes temperature and differential pressure indicators along with a PLC for monitoring. Servo-controlled baffles aid in regulating cross flow, ensuring optimal conditions inside the chamber.

Hot air sterilization for glass containers

In many production environments, precision filling and secure capping of stable bottles are crucial tasks. Inadequate filling solutions can lead to spillage, product wastage, and inconsistent volume distribution, which are significant challenges in industries like pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
<h2>Ensures precise filling and secure capping</h2>
The linear filling and capping solution by Axomatic, a part of Marchesini Group, is designed specifically for the efficient and precise handling of stable bottles. This system can be customized to meet diverse production needs, ensuring high accuracy in the filling process while securely capping each bottle. It accommodates a range of bottle sizes and shapes, making it versatile for different product lines. The solution includes advanced sensors and control systems to maintain consistent fill levels and minimize downtime during changeovers. Ideal for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, this filling and capping technology offers robust performance with easy integration into existing production lines.

Linear filling and capping for stable bottles

Accurate formulation of buffers is essential in various biopharmaceutical processes. Traditional methods often require large volumes of pre-mixed solutions and significant storage space, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.
<h2>Ensure precise buffer formulation in real-time</h2>
The In-line Conditioning System from Austar is designed to streamline buffer preparation by diluting single-component, highly concentrated stock solutions of salt, acid, and base with water. Utilizing dynamic feedback control, it ensures precise formulation by continuously monitoring flow rate, pH, and conductivity through sensors. Austar's proprietary technology calculates buffer composition accurately, providing stable concentrations and pH levels. The system saves time, investment cost, resources, and space by using small amounts of stock solutions to prepare various buffers on demand, making it ideal for incorporating into biopharmaceutical production environments.

In-line conditioning system for buffer preparation

When producing large quantities of xiao long bao, aligning and loading products onto trays accurately can be a significant challenge. Ensuring each dumpling is perfectly positioned is vital to maintaining quality and improving efficiency in a high-speed production line.
<h2>Align and load xiao long bao with precision</h2>
The ARL-605 Automatic Aligning and Rack Loading System, provided by ANKO, is designed to streamline your xiao long bao production process by ensuring precise alignment and effective tray loading. This system features an intuitive human-machine interface, which allows for easily adjustable parameter settings and requires minimal training for operators. The ARL-605 can align up to 2,400 pieces of xiao long bao per hour, improving production efficiency significantly. It also offers an emergency shutdown feature and an activated siren if any abnormalities are detected, thus minimizing production losses. ANKO provides two types of trolleys to suit different factory configurations, and the machine's smart sensors ensure reduced human contact, thereby enhancing food safety and hygiene.

Automatic aligning and rack loading solution for xiao long bao production

Aligning

In industries where precision and efficiency are paramount, such as food and beverage or pharmaceuticals, achieving consistent fill volumes without product waste is crucial. Traditional methods often lead to inaccuracies and increased costs due to product spillage and container misalignment.
<h2>Accurate filling of liquids with minimal waste</h2>
The Masterfil Automatic Volumetric Filler by Adelphi is designed for precise liquid filling with exceptional accuracy of up to ±0.2%. This system supports fill volumes ranging from 250ml to 30L, making it versatile for various liquid types and container sizes. The filler employs advanced sensors to ensure that containers are perfectly aligned before filling, effectively reducing waste and saving costs. Additionally, the system's 'No container, no fill' feature prevents product wastage and its programmable nozzles can dive and rise, optimizing the filling process for different container shapes and sizes. Constructed with hygienic 316L stainless steel and PTFE contact parts, the Masterfil ensures longevity and reliability even in harsh environments. The machine's capability to store multiple filling profiles allows for quick and easy transitions between different products, enhancing overall production efficiency. This filler is suitable for low to high viscosity liquids and can be ATEX compliant for handling flammable products, making it ideal for sectors such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and chemicals.

Automatic volumetric filler for liquid products

Bottling equipment draws a measured quantity of your drink, food, or formulation from a holding tank and fills it into bottles. These bottles usually need to be checked, capped, labeled, and sealed for distribution. Bottling solutions differ in product metering system, sterilization level, and bottle type and sealing system depending on your production scale and product format and regulations. Bottling systems are utilized in a variety of industries. For example, in the food and beverage industry as well as in cosmetics and pharma.

Bottling

In the packaging industry, precise and efficient labeling of various container shapes and sizes is essential to ensure product consistency and branding. This necessity is especially prominent in high-volume production settings, where speed and accuracy are pivotal.
<h2>Easily adjust for different container shapes and sizes</h2>
The APS-228 by Accutek is an advanced automatic pressure-sensitive labeling system designed to meet the demands of various industrial labeling applications. What sets the APS-228 apart is its versatile design, capable of handling cylindrical, square, and oblong containers made from plastic, metal, fiber, and glass. The system features a 10 ft. variable speed conveyor, stepper motor drive for label precision, and a power-assisted web take-up mechanism. Additionally, the top hold-down belt ensures stable labeling of awkward containers, while Photo Eye sensors provide non-contact detection of label gaps and container presence. The APS-228 supports up to 8” tall labels and offers options for single or dual labeling heads, catering to front and back labeling needs. Key features like Auto Label Learn™ and a user-friendly touchscreen control system with job memory facilitate easy operation and quick setup changes for different bottle and label sizes. The system is built with heavy-duty construction suitable for continuous operation and comes with a sanitary stainless-steel frame.

Automatic pressure sensitive labeling system

Processing fruit juices containing pieces or cells requires special care to maintain the integrity of the added fruit matter. Common challenges include avoiding mechanical damage and ensuring homogeneous mixing for consistent quality.
<h2>Ensures integrity and homogeneous mixing</h2>
The fruit pieces handling technology by A Due S.p.A. is designed to handle fruit juice with pieces (such as orange cells) or chunks (mango, pineapple, etc.), the system ensures minimal mechanical and heat damage while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to various packaging technologies. The system features horizontal batch tanks equipped with slow-turning stirrers that mix the solids in the liquid gently to prevent deterioration. Special simulation and control software like T.I.Be.Na. and Fluent are utilized to optimize the process. The mixers feature double stirrer propellers arranged asymmetrically to avoid sedimentation and integrate a range of sensors and control systems to monitor and maintain the quality of the product. With options for both hot and cold mixing processes, it supports varied production needs, including in-line or tunnel pasteurization for the cold process.

Fruit pieces handling for juice production

The Pasteurization process is the method of subjecting liquids to mild heat at a specific temperature and time, and quickly cooling them down again in order to destroy pathogens in your fermented or semi-fermented products. Thus, increasing the shelf life of the manufactured products. Untreated microorganisms may lead to diseases, spoilage, or unwanted fermentation. Most pasteurization equipment operate in a continuous method using plate heat exchangers to keep a uniform level of high efficiency sterilization.

Pasteurizing

<span style="font-weight: 400;">For many bioprocesses, precise measurement of media flow rates is vital to process monitoring, additive delivery, filtration, sample delivery, and more. The use of a highly accurate automated flow rate measurement system that is also capable of controlling pumps can bring significant advantages to delivery quality and accuracy across processes.</span>
<h2>Accurate flow rate measurement and automatic pump control unit</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Flow Reader from Flownamics is a highly accurate fluid flow rate sensor and pump controller.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Flow Reader features a patented dual sensor technology for outstanding accuracy down to as low as 0.01ml/minute.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The sensor operates by using sterile air bubbles injected into the fluid path. By tracking the leading edge of the bubble through a known volume past two discrete sensors, a high accuracy reading is obtained.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The read tube is gamma radiated and disposable and can be welded directly into your fluid path if required. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Flow Reader is then able to provide feedback to any pumping system capable of receiving 0-10V control inputs, including the Flownamics FP-101, eliminating the need for recalibrations.</span>

Fluid sensor technology for flow rate measurement

Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly making use of single-use temperature sensors to enhance efficiency, make equipment more versatile for use in a variety of processes, and decrease risk of cross contamination. Today even sensing technology enjoys the convenience and maintenance savings of disposable technology.
<h2>Accurate temperature sensing in a preprogrammed, easy set up, disposable package</h2>
Scilog is focused on improving the quality and efficiency of customers’ processes in the biopharmaceutical industry through enhancements and automation of sensing, filtration and other processing needs.  The company’s SciTemp system is single use temperature sensor that is easy to use, pre-calibrated, and ready for plug-and-play integration into your biopharmaceutical production process.  The sensors are barcoded for traceability, medical grade, and NIST traceable.  Their effective temperature measurement range is -40 to 150 C with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 C in the 4 to 70 C range.  Five sizes are available accommodating flow rates from 1 L/min to 60 L/min.  These sensors are compatible with may commonly used types of sanitization including, NaOH, NaCl, formaldehyde, autoclaving, and gamma irradiation.  Scilog has extensive experience developing single use sensors and these can be found used in a wide variety of biopharmaceutical process equipment.  They can also be integrated with the SciTemp monitor for stand-alone monitoring of up to two temperature sensor inputs.

Single-use temperature sensor

Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly making use of single-use conductivity sensors to enhance efficiency, make equipment more versatile for use in a variety of processes, and decrease risk of cross contamination. Today even sensing technology enjoys the convenience and maintenance savings of disposable technology.
<h2>Accurate electrolyte conductivity and temperature sensing in a preprogrammed, easy set up, disposable package</h2>
Scilog is focused on improving the quality and efficiency of customers’ processes in the biopharmaceutical industry through enhancements and automation of sensing, filtration and other processing needs.  The company’s SciCon system is single use temperature and conductivity sensor that is easy to use, pre-calibrated, and ready for plug-and-play integration into your biopharmaceutical production process.  The sensors are barcoded for traceability, medical grade, and NIST traceable.  For conductivity they are accurate to +/- 2.5 mS of full range with range of 1 uS/cm to 200 mS/cm.  For temperature effective range is 4 -50 C with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 C.  Five sizes are available accommodating flow rates from 1 L/min to 60 L/min.  These sensors are compatible with may commonly used types of sanitization including, NaOH, NaCl, formaldehyde, autoclaving, and gamma irradiation.  Scilog has extensive experience developing single use sensors and these can be found used in a wide variety of biopharmaceutical process equipment.  They can also be integrated with the SciCon monitor for stand-alone monitoring and automated documentation using the SciDoc software package.

Single-use conductivity sensor

Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly making use of Single-use pressure sensors to enhance efficiency, make equipment more versatile for use in a variety of processes, and decrease risk of cross contamination. Today even sensing technology enjoys the convenience and maintenance savings of disposable technology.
<h2>Accurate pressure sensing in a preprogrammed, easy set up, disposable package</h2>
Scilog is focused on improving the quality and efficiency of customers’ processes in the bio pharmaceutical industry through enhancements and automation of sensing, filtration and other processing needs.  The company’s SciPres system is single use pressure sensor that is easy to use, pre-calibrated, and ready for plug-and-play integration into your bio pharmaceutical production process.  The sensors are barcoded for traceability, medical grade, and NIST traceable.  They are accurate to +/- .02 bar at maximum allowable pressure of 4.1 bar.

Five sizes are available accommodating flow rates from 1 L/min to 60 L/min.  These sensors are compatible with may commonly used types of sanitation including, NaOH, NaCl, formaldehyde, autoclaving, and gamma irradiation.  Scilog has extensive experience developing single use sensors and these can be found used in a wide variety of bio-pharmaceutical process equipment.  They can also be integrated with the Sci-Pres monitor for stand-alone monitoring of up to three pressure sensor inputs.

Single-use pressure sensor

This is the X-ray inspection system you need for detecting contaminants that are difficult to detect. Using high sensitivity sensors, the system features supplementary inspection functions such as “Package Check”.


<h2>Ultra high definition X-ray for low-contrast contaminant detection</h2>
The KD74-h series from Anritsu has maximum detection sensitivity, i.e. it can detect a metal ball of 0.2-mm dia at production line speed. The sensors make it possible to detect low-contrast contaminants such as bone and plastics. The additional “Package Check” function made it possible to detect the contents trapped in the packaging seal wrap.

The four high definition models of this series are: KD7405CWT and KD7405DWH (for minute metals). Others are KD7416DWH and KD7417DWH for wide-conveyor type available. The X-ray output is maximum 350 Watts.

High sensitivity X-ray inspection system

In the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, viscous media such as gels, creams, and ointments can be difficult to recover from pipelines after transfer, leading to product loss and increased waste treatment costs.
<h2>Recover high-value residual products</h2>
The SteriPig Product Recovery System from INOXPA is designed to efficiently recover residual high-value products from pipelines while ensuring hygienic conditions. This system operates by utilizing a sphere (PIG) driven by compressed air to clear the pipeline, which is then prepared for Cleaning-In-Place (CIP). Conforming to EHEDG specifications, it includes a launcher, receiver, automatic butterfly valves, and position detectors. With metal components made of AISI 316L and a hygienic design with an internal surface finish of Ra ≤ 0.5 µm, this system is suitable for applications involving viscous media. It supports connections of different types, including DIN and SMS, and offers various levels of automation and control panel options.

Hygienic pipeline product recovery system

Recovery

In small food processing facilities, maintaining rigorous hygiene standards is critical. Ineffective cleaning routines can compromise product quality and lead to production losses. Ensuring effective and automated cleaning processes is essential to avoid impurities and reduce bacterial contamination.
<h2>Ensure thorough and automated cleaning processes</h2>
The INOXPA Automatic Mobile CIP System is designed for small facilities that require efficient cleaning in place (CIP). This system includes a 300L insulated tank for cleaning solution preparation, with temperature regulation through electrical resistance heating. The Hyginox SE-28 pump and pneumatic butterfly valves ensure precise control over each cleaning phase—rinsing, chemical application, and final rinsing. A SIEMENS 5.7” touchscreen and PLC control unit allow easy operation and program adjustments. Optional features like detergent concentration dosing and flow rate control further optimize the cleaning cycle. Made with stainless steel components, this system ensures durability and consistency in hygienic performance. The system is suitable for industries such as food processing, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

Automated Cip system for small facilities

In the production of wet wipes, ensuring high-quality water and lotion is critical. This involves thorough water treatment and precise lotion preparation to maintain product integrity and meet hygienic standards.
<h2>Purify water and prepare lotion efficiently</h2>
The IMA Group offers comprehensive solutions for water treatment and lotion preparation essential in wet wipe production. The water treatment system integrates sand filters, electrostatic precipitators, reverse osmosis desalinators, and UV sterilizers to produce pure, bacteriologically suitable water. This purified water forms the base of high-quality lotion for wet wipes. The systems are customizable to accommodate various production scales, from single to multiple wipe lines, ensuring flexibility. Standard skids with high performance/cost efficiency are also available. The lotion preparation system includes pumps, piping, and mixing tanks made from AISI 316L stainless steel, designed to prevent bacterial contamination. It features an insulated and heated tank for the CIP process, which automates internal cleaning using pressurized hot water, controlled by a PLC. Teknoweb, part of IMA Group, leverages its expertise in turnkey wet wipe production lines to support customers in selecting optimal water treatment and lotion preparation facilities.

Water treatment and lotion preparation for wet wipes

In the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, achieving consistent and uniform coating on tablets is a crucial but challenging task. Traditional methods often lead to uneven coatings and can be time-consuming, requiring advanced solutions for better results.
<h2>Streamlines coating processes with high efficiency</h2>
The EFFECTA from IMA Group is a specialized perforated coating pan designed to meet the rigorous demands of the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. It excels in both film and sugar coating applications by using high-grade components such as a functionally shaped perforated drum and specially designed baffles for effective mixing and uniform distribution of the sprayed coating dispersion. The switchable spray guns further enhance its versatility, allowing for both film and sugar coatings. The strategically positioned outlet air duct ensures optimal drying of the cores while saving energy. The dosing unit integrated within the machine frame conserves valuable floor space in production areas. Additionally, the MAX corporate HMI interface improves operational efficiency and ease of use. The EFFECTA also features thorough side-door inspections and the capability for through-the-wall installations. The optimized washing system minimizes water consumption and washing time, utilizing filtered process air for efficient drying after water discharge. Available in multiple models with pan capacities ranging from 18 to 750 liters and air delivery rates up to 8,000 m³/h, the EFFECTA is an ideal choice for different scale operations.

Tablet coating pan for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries

To coat your consumer products with color or taste-enhancing substances, specialized technologies are available that ensure all the contents are individually and evenly covered. The process starts with loading your goods onto rotating drums, exposing the products to spray nozzles that treat them with your prescribed coating formula.

Coating

Industrial drying machines are designed to remove moisture from your product. But the drying process must cater to variations in the state of matter and molecular structure of the input material. Industrial dryer technology exploits the modes of heat transfer (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporative cooling) to control the moisture content.

Drying

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, maintaining the purity and quality of water is crucial. Challenges arise from contamination risks and ensuring consistent water quality throughout the process.
<h2>Automatic control and strictly monitored conditions</h2>
The PW Storage and Distribution System from Hydropure is an advanced solution tailored for pharmaceutical use. The system features a fully automatic loop operation, controlling tank levels, loop piping velocity, temperature, and conductivity through a PLC. Its smart design includes various online monitoring instruments to ensure the appropriate water quality is maintained. Dead leg-free and with a 1:100 slope loop installation, this system ensures complete drainability and prevents microbial growth throughout the system and at user points.

Sensors

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