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32 September 2017 Tablets & Capsules Vacuum conveyor Vacuum conveyor delivers more than 2,500 tablets, capsules, and/or softgels per minute to tablet presses, capsule filling machines, and packaging lines. It can also transfer empty capsules without damaging or separating them. GMP-compliant conveyor meets FDA and USDA standards. Variety of discharge valve types and finishes are available. Vac-U-Max, Belleville, NJ. Tel. 800 822 8629 www.vac-u-max.com Tablet tooling Company manufactures in-house, offering new, refurbished, and custom tablet tooling, including multi-tip punches that increase production without increasing number of machines, shifts, setups, or runs. Company also applies coatings and heat treatments on- site without extending lead times. Other products include clean- ing instruments, die lock screws, dust and grease cups, and storage boxes and cabinets. Services include engineering, polishing, and troubleshooting. Wilson Tool, White Bear Lake, MN. Tel. 651 286 6000 www.wilsontool.com Tablet tooling Company manufactures standard TSM and EU punches and dies to fit all tablet presses, as well as multi-tip and unusually shaped tooling. For new pro- jects, design engineers help you specify tablet shape, size, and embossing. They also use finite element analysis to determine tooling's maximum rec- ommended compression force. Tooling lead time is 3 to 4 weeks and etching is complimentary. Materials include S7 and other steels with mirror finish. Thomas Engineering, Hoffman Estates, IL. Tel. 847 358 5800 www.thomaseng.com Tablet press FE35 tablet press—one of three in FE series—offers flexibility and maximizes uptime to accommodate rapid growth, adapt to short product lifecycles, and ease cost pres- sure. It uses as many as 51 stations to produce 367,000 tablets per hour, and turret changeover takes as little as 15 minutes. Die table segments feature large pitch circle diameter (325 millimeters) but weigh same as smaller-diameter segments. Other fea- tures include automatically adjusting upper and lower compression rollers, compres- sion measurement cells with integral amplifiers, and drive units equipped with position measurement system. Frame minimizes vibration and noise during operation, and detachable polymer panels and stainless steel product-contact parts speed cleaning. Tablet press comes with integral or external switch cabinet. Fette America, Rockaway, NJ. Tel. 973 586 8722 www.fetteamerica.com.