42 July 2019 Tablets & Capsules
industry innovations
R&D continuous solid dosage manufacturing unit
Xelum R&D continuous manufacturing unit combines dos-
ing, mixing, and granulating processes for continuous pro-
duction of oral solid dosage products. Because the lab-scale
unit features the same components and process parameters
as the company's production-scale unit, product transfer
does not require scale-up, which allows manufacturers to
accelerate development and reduce time-to-market. In con-
trast to other continuous systems, which commonly use
mass flow rate to dose excipients and active ingredients, the
Xelum unit precisely doses ingredients as a discrete mass.
System's Hüttlin fluid-bed runs from less than 250 grams up
to 10 kilograms of product per hour on an automated cycle.
System is available with options for handling highly potent
active ingredients.
Bosch Packaging Technology, Minneapolis, MN
763 424 4700
www.boschpackaging.com