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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. 

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Convey Hazardous Powders Safely In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

  Consider these seven key parameters when selecting vacuum conveying technology.

• 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.

• Top Ten Frequently Asked Questions on Feeder Accuracy

  An introduction to the principles and practices of bulk solids feeding.

• 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.

• 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.