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36 January 2020 Tablets & Capsules A survey of what's available granulation & drying Continuous granulation-drying system Granuformer GF-215 continuous granulation-drying unit produces highly-porous granules free of agglomeration and oversized particles. Unit kneads and blends the powder, combines it with a binder, and then feeds it into a twin- screw extruder. The extruded material is then milled to the desired particle size, dried in a spiral dryer, and collected using a cyclone. Granulated material has excellent com- pressibility. Unit is suitable for R&D and full-scale tablet production. Freund-Vector, Marion, IA 319 377 8263 www.freund-vector.com Wet and dry granulation feeders Company's feeders are designed to meet the growing demand for wet and dry granulation in pharmaceutical con- tinuous processing. Feeder design incorporates a D4 plat- form scale and a smart force transducer weighing unit, allowing for multi-feeder clusters when making multi-ingre- dient formulations while conserving floor space. Modular design is easy to clean and maintain and allows for easy exchange of feeder types and sizes, hoppers, or agitators while using the same scale and drive for fast adaptation to new processes and formulations. Company offers two feeder types (QT20 and QT35) that can be used with the same scale and drive combination. Feeder is ideal for high-accuracy feeding of difficult-to-handle pharmaceutical excipients and APIs. Coperion K-Tron, Sewell, NJ 856 589 0800 www.coperion.com High-shear mixer Quest HSM III high-shear mixer is designed for GMP-com- pliance and features 15-, 30-, and 65-liter interchangeable process bowls for a wide range of batch sizes as well as torque measurement instrumentation for process end-point determination. Unit is shock resistant up to 12 bars of pres- sure and comes equipped with a multi-blade chopper and z-shaped impeller for improved granules and reduced pro- cessing times. Machine is sealed in such a way that elimi- nates the need for compressed air, and the wrap-around design allows for easy operator access to crucial compo- nents. Features include an X-One Command process con- trol system and proprietary operational safety technology for user protection. ACG North America, Piscataway, NJ 908 757 3425 www.acg-world.com