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MG America Corporate Description The US subsidiary of MG2, Bologna, Italy, MG America is a rec- ognized leader in the supply of precision-crafted processing and packaging machinery to the pharmaceutical, nutritional, cosmetic food, and general packaging industries in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Its equipment, which is designed for flexibility, com- pact operation, ease of use, and maximum reliability, includes capsule fillers, primary and secondary packaging equipment, material handling and aseptic machinery, and line integration solutions. Headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, its staff provides sales, field service, spare parts, machine trails, and a clean room for testing customer products on MG2 capsule fillers. Entrance into Tablet Press Market through Strategic Partnership with kg-pharma MG America entered the North American tablet press market in 2016 by becoming a distributor for a line of tablet presses from Germany-based machinery manufacturer kg-pharma. The three- machine series is suitable for both R&D and pilot-scale produc- tion, with the most high-production press, the Futorque X-1, capable of producing up to 108,000 tablets/hr. The machines comprising kg-pharma's line of tablet presses are the RoTab T 2.0, the RoTab Bilayer, and the Futorque X-1. Each features auto- matic weight regulation by filling depth, and comes with a fully instrumented R&D package including specialized software. All offer benefits from pre-production phases and R&D stages through production itself, and are ideally suited for scale-up pur- poses and production optimization, offering substantial potential savings through this versatility. Next-Generation: PLANETA 200 Capsule Filler The PLANETA 200 Capsule Filler is the latest evolution in a line of well-established continuous motion machines. It produces up to 200,000 capsules/ hr, but its primary advantage is its premium flexibility: its modular design results in a highly configurable plat- form suitable for a wide array of production requirements, includ- ing an ability to fit several dosing units simultaneously, enabling one capsule to be filled with differing products. Dosing units ascribe to a "no capsule, no dosage" concept, ensuring superior machine cleaning as well as reduction of both product waste and its exposure to the greater processing environment. Premium Side-Loading, Continuous Motion Cartoner MG America offers the Cariba C300, a side-loading, continuous motion cartoner suitable for packaging pharmaceutical, cos- metic, and personal care products. Featuring balcony-style con- struction for easy cleaning and fast maintenance operations, the C300 can produce up to 300 cartons/min, with all mechanical movements driven by belts and separated from the carton oper- ation area. Product insertion is precise even at high speeds, thanks to an innovative transportation "puck" system. MG America 31 Kulick Rd. Fairfield, NJ 07004 Tel: 973.808.8185; 866.962.3090 (Toll Free) Fax: 973.808.8421 E-mail: sales@mgamerica.com Website: www.mgamerica.com PLANETA 200 continuous motion capsule filler kg-pharma series of tablet presses Tablets & Capsules January 2017 55