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60 September 2016 Tablets & Capsules supplier news TruTag facility becomes GMP compliant KAPOLEI, HI—The manufactur- ing facility for TruTag Technologies' silica microtags achieved GMP com- pliance, making it the world's largest GMP-compliant production site of nano-porous silica. The company's covert, edible, and encrypted optical memory devices enable customers to identify, authenticate, and track prod- ucts—including tablets and capsules— through the global supply chain. I Holland names IPR its rep in USA, Canada NOTTINGHAM, UK—I Holland, a supplier of tablet press tooling and Practical Course on Viscosity Measure- ments. November 8 in Cleveland, OH. Conducted by Brookfield Amtek. Tel. 800 628 8139. Website: www.brookfield engineering.com. Troubleshooting in Tablet Tooling Sem- inar. November 10-11 in Nottingham, UK. Conducted by I Holland. Tel. +44 115 972 6153. Website: www.tabletting science.com. Managing Excipients for Quality by Design (QbD) Projects Workshop. November 13 in Denver, CO. Con- ducted by IPEC-Americas and AAPS. Tel. 571 814 3449. Website:www.ipecameri cas.org. Excipient Risk Assessment for Change Notification Workshop. November 13 in Denver, CO. Conducted by IPEC-Amer- icas and AAPS. Tel. 571 814 3449. Web- site:www.ipecamericas.org. AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 13-17 in Denver, CO. Tel. 703 248 4782. Website: www.aaps.org. Practical Course on Viscosity Measure- ments. November 17 in Middleboro, MA. Conducted by Brookfield Amtek. Tel. 800 628 8139. Website: www.brook fieldengineering.com. Granulation: From Powder to Tablet. November 29-December 1 in Schopf- heim, Germany. Conducted by Bosch Packaging Technology. Tel. Tel. +41 58 674 7979. Website: www.boschpackag ing.com. maintenance equipment, named IPR, Bartlett, IL, its exclusive agent for the USA and Canada. IPR sells Manesty tablet presses and replacement parts and rebuilds tablet presses. Qualicaps North Carolina site earns ISO 9001:2015 certification WHITSETT, NC—Qualicaps, a global supplier of two-piece capsules and equipment, received ISO 9001:2015 cer- tification of its North Carolina facility. The standard, an enhancement of ISO 9001:2008, specifies requirements for a quality management system and how to measure, analyze, and improve that sys- tem. Meggle USA to offer direct sales, warehousing in USA, PR PAWLING, NY—Beginning Octo- ber 1, Meggle USA will offer direct sales and warehousing of its excipients instead of using a traditional distribu- tion model. The new plan covers cus- tomers in the USA and Puerto Rico. "The move to a direct sales model will improve our ability to service and sup- port our customers' needs," said Ken Seufert, managing director. "This will allow for more flexibility, faster reac- tion time, and improved technical sup- port." Alcami to upgrade laboratory services, relocate WILMINGTON, NC—Alcami will convert approximately 5,000 square feet of its technology center here into a laboratory for dissolution testing, Karl Fischer titration, microbiology, and for- mulation development. The upgrade will add 15 percent capacity for dissolu- tion testing and allow the company to automate ultraviolet sampling. In other news, Alcami moved its St. Louis labo- ratory to 4320 Forest Park Ave., Suite 201, St. Louis, MO 63108. The current facility will remain open for several months after the new site opens. Key International to distribute IMAR form-fill-seal equipment CRANBURY, NJ—Key Interna- tional became the exclusive North American distributor of IMAR's line of vertical form-fill-seal packaging equip- ment. It will market, sell, and service the equipment to the pharmaceutical, food, chemical, and cosmetic pack- agers. The equipment, which handles powders, granules, liquids, and pieces, produces stick packs and four-sided sachets. JRS Pharma to supply povidone products ROSENBERG, GERMANY—JRS Pharma, a provider of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, and Star- Tech Specialty Products, Chongqing, China, agreed to jointly commercial- ize povidone products. JRS will take responsibility for the quality of the Vivapharm povidone products, as well as the R&D, marketing, and sales. Its US office is in Patterson, NY. Franklin Miller expands manufacturing facility LIVINGSTON, NJ—Franklin Mill- er, a manufacturer of size reduction and screening equipment, opened a 11,000-square-foot addition to its man- ufacturing facility here. The expansion includes offices, a test facility, and a high-bay manufacturing area. Freeman, Lenterra sign distribution agreement TEWKESBURY, UK—Freeman Technology obtained global distribu- tion rights to products made by Lenterra, Newark, NJ, which special- izes in using optical technology to mea- sure flow inline in real time. Products include its Drag Force Flow sensor and Real Shear Wall Shear Stress sensor. Freeman specializes in measuring and characterizing powder flow. IMCD acquires Mutchler ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS —IMCD, a distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, acquired Mutchler, Harrington Park, NJ, a distributor of excipients and other specialty ingredients. Pharmatek adds spray dryers, multi-module processor SAN DIEGO, CA—Pharmatek, a pharmaceutical CDMO, purchased a second GEA Niro Mobile Minor R&D spray dryer, a ProCepT 4M8-Trix multi-module processor, and a GEA Niro SD Micro spray dryer. The equipment will help the company develop and manufacture amorphous spray-dried dispersions.