
ABOUT COPERION & COPERION K-TRON
Coperion and Coperion K-Tron can provide single source solutions for all of your extrusion, feeding and conveying needs for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers. Our complete line of equipment is engineered to meet the rigid requirements of the industry, including strict adherence to cGMP guidelines and standards as well as the use of FDA approved materials of construction. Our expertise in processing even the most difficult to handle excipients and active ingredients has resulted in global recognition of our equipment and engineered services, with a particular strength in providing continuous processing solutions. Our partnerships with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies of all sizes continue to grow, resulting in specialized technical solutions with an emphasis on product and process quality.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Coperion & Coperion K-Tron
590 Woodbury Glassboro Rd.
Sewell, NJ 08080
UNITED STATES
Phone: +1 856 589-0500
Contact: Sharon Nowak
FEATURED CONTENT
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Feeder Advancements Improve Cleanability And Automation
This webinar is designed to educate the attendee of the newest criteria and engineered solutions available in feeding and material handling for quick and efficient product changeover. Learn from the experienced expert how automated feeders and components in Clean-in-Place (CIP) or Wash-in-Place (WIP) designs can improve downtime for cleaning, minimize waste, and improve overall process quality.
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Twin Screw Extruders Ideal For Continuous Mixing Of Pharmaceutical Active Ingredients
Coperion is pioneer in the development of high-end closely intermeshing, co-rotating twin screw extruders. We possess a unique know-how and an extraordinary wealth of experience in this continuous production process.
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Pharma And Food Manufacturing's Latest Approach to Social Distancing: Automated Ingredient Batch Weighing And Dispensing
This webinar focuses on a number of automated batching and ingredient handling techniques for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and food industries, and evaluates how automated material handling techniques can also address issues in safety and process efficiency.
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Coperion K-Tron Introduces Newest Generation Of Feeder Control
Coperion K-Tron is pleased to introduce the newest generation of the time-tested KCM feeder controller.
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Coperion Expands ZSK Pharmaceutical Extruder Series: Exhibiting At INTERPHEX 2020
As a result, Coperion now offers the ZSK 26 twin screw extruder that fulfills all of the pharmaceutical industry’s guidelines and covers throughputs of 5-20 kg/h, depending on application and materials to be processed.
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Innovative Compact And Modular Pharmaceutical Feeder Design
The new Coperion K-Tron line of feeders has been specifically designed to meet the growing demands of continuous processing in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Pfizer Installs Feeding Systems For Continuous Manufacturing Operations
Compact arrangement of pharmaceutical feeders supplied by Coperion K-Tron accurately deliver ingredients into the continuous mixing process, guaranteeing consistent and high quality end products.
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Eli Lilly And Coperion K-Tron Collaborate On Continuous Feeding System
Coperion K-Tron provided the continuous loss-in-weight feeders and material handling equipment for each of the Lilly facilities and worked closely with the Lilly team in the integration and design of the feeder system.
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Rob Ward Takes The Helm At The Process Equipment Manufacturers’ Association
Rob Ward, president of U.S. Operations, Russell Finex, Inc., was elected 2019 president of the Process Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA) during the Annual Meeting, Mar. 27-31, held at The Confidante, in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Coperion K-Tron Displays Innovative Feeder Design For The Pharmaceutical Industry At Interphex And Powtech Conferences
At this year's Interphex (April 2 to 4, 2019, booth 2558, New York/USA) as well as at Powtech (April 9 to 11, 2019, hall 4, booth 4-290, Nuremberg/ Germany) Coperion K-Tron will display the next generation of its highly accurate, gravimetric K3-PH feeders for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Pharmaceutical Hot Melt Extrusion Training Courses Available
This course teaches the process principles of the functional operation of the ZSK twin screw compounder in pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion. We deal with the special fields of application in detail and present the latest Coperion developments. You also receive information about the scale-up process, troubleshooting and interlocks.
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Coperion And Coperion K-Tron To Travel US With Mobile Equipment Display
Coperion and Coperion K-Tron announce the launch of the NEW Traveling Equipment Display (TED). The mobile display begins traveling directly to bulk material handling facilities throughout the United States early October and will bring the latest solutions for feeding, pneumatic conveying, complete systems, components and extruders right to the customer’s doorstep.
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Coperion Offers New Pharma Extruder Design With Maximum Flexibility
Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, has launched a completely flexible continuous pharma extrusion system suitable for research and development, as well as for small-scale production.
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K-Vision Controller Now Supports Two Independent Lines Of Feeders
Coperion K-Tron, Niederlenz, Switzerland, has added new features to its proven K-Vision software. The K-Vision controller is a graphical operator interface for controlling multiple devices such as feeders or feeder refill (vacuum receivers) in a process.
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Defining Feeder Accuracy For Continuous Processing
This article defines the items necessary for accurate feeding and outlines the important role that accuracy can play in the end product and process quality of any continuous operation.
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7 Parameters To Consider When Conveying Toxic And Explosive Powders
In order to maintain the highest standards of safety, sustainability and hygiene, it is essential that these powders are moved from process to process without any danger to the operatives.
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Indirect And Direct Loading Of Pharmaceutical Blenders Via Vacuum Conveying
Vacuum loading of blenders typically falls into two categories: indirect loading via pneumatic sequencing systems or direct loading, where the blender becomes the primary vacuum receiver.
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Batch Dispensing Of Pharmaceuticals Via Gain-In-Weight Technology
Coperion K-Tron volumetric feeders are often used in a simplified gain-in-weight (GIW) application for controlled batch dispensing and weighing of pharmaceutical powders.
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Metered Dry Powder Addition for Continuous and Batch Coating Processes
Twin screw feeders can provide consistent and metered delivery of dry powders, directly into coating equipment.
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Solid Dosage Form Manufacture via Twin Screw Extrusion
Twin screw extruders offer several advantages as a method of granulation formation including continuous processing with reproducibility and combination of a variety of process steps within one piece of equipment.
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Continuous Dry Granulation and Direct Compression Tableting Processes
The emergence of the continuous philosophy used in the blending operations of either direct compression or dry granulation offers several key technical and process advantages.
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Milling And Micronization Of Pharmaceutical Powders
Conventional dry size reduction in the pharma industry is accomplished by impact. This impact size reduction generally falls into two categories: mechanical impact and impact via fluid energy.
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Refilling Loss-in-Weight Feeder via Pneumatic Conveying in Continuous Pharmaceutical Processes
It is imperative with any continuous process that the overall material delivery and process feed components be tightly integrated, as the quality of the process is entirely dependent upon this coordination.
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Pharmaceutical Dispensary Applications
Which concepts and equipment are best for the loading of excipients, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and lubricants into intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and other large vessel devices?
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In-Line Dilute Phase Vacuum Conveying For Conical Screen Mills
Improve the quality of product and realize containment advantages with the use of conical screen mills.
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Vacuum Conveying for Tabletting Operations
The use of either dense or dilute phase vacuum transfer can be applied to tabletting operations such as the loading of blenders, sifters, mills, capsule fillers, tablet presses, and even tablet and capsule handling without damage to the finished product.
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Coperion K-Tron Tablet Press Lubricant Feeder
This adapted design features the addition of a specialized gas venturi for aspiration of the lubricant direct to the tablet press.
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Convey Hazardous Powders Safely In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Consider these seven key parameters when selecting vacuum conveying technology.
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How Much Will Your Pharmaceutical Powder Screw Feeder Cost?
An efficient feeding system can offer significant return on investment thanks to higher accuracy and better control, despite the higher initial capital investment.
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Top Ten Frequently Asked Questions on Feeder Accuracy
An introduction to the principles and practices of bulk solids feeding.
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Coperion K-Tron Supplies Feeding Systems For Continuous Production At Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH
The Coperion K-Tron feeding systems are a key part of the new continuous production concept. At Pfizer, the compact arrangement of pharmaceutical feeders supplied by Coperion K-Tron accurately deliver ingredients into the continuous mixing process, thereby guaranteeing consistent and very high quality end products.
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Coperion K-Tron Is A Proud Supplier For Eli Lilly And Company, Winner Of ISPE’s Facility Of The Future And Process Innovation Awards
Coperion K-Tron provided the continuous loss-in-weight feeders and material handling equipment for each of the Lilly facilities and worked closely with the Lilly team in the integration and design of the feeder system.
BROCHURES
- Feeders, Extruders, Material Handling Systems: Pharma Systems From Coperion, Coperion K-Tron
- Pharmaceutical Feeders, Extruders, And Material Handling Systems
- Frequently Asked Questions On Pharmaceutical Design Feeders
- Design Features Of Coperion K-Tron Feeders For Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Coperion ZSK 18 MEGAlab Extruder Brochure
- Coperion K-Tron Modular Feeders For Bulk Material Processing