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Tablets & Capsules March 2020 47 Combustible-dust vacuum MDL15 Air-Vac combustible-dust vacuum features a single-venturi power unit that consumes little compressed air and has no expensive electrical com- ponents or moving parts. Dust, debris, and powder collects inside the unit's electrostatic- conductive polybags, which prevent dust clouds when emptying the drum. Vacuum features a 15-gallon collection drum, an electrostatic-conduc- tive PTFE filter, anti-sparking stainless steel construction, and an ATEX-certified vacuum hose. Unit comes equipped with a secondary cartridge, casters, a com- pressed-air hose, and a tool kit. Vacuum is suitable for recovering large volumes of fine powders and combustible dusts from machinery, floors, walls, and overhead surfaces in Class II, Division 2 environments. Vac-U-Max, Belleville, NJ 800 822 8629 www.vac-u-max.com Titanium-dioxide-free capsules Embocaps "Natural" opaque white capsules eliminate titanium diox- ide and offer an alternative to clear capsules. Capsules accept most fills and are available in gelatin or plant- sourced materials. White hue comes from a common ingredient widely used in the food and nutrition indus- try. Capsules share features of the company's other products, such as groove locks with dimples that pre- vent them from semi-locking before filling and from separating after filling and liquid-compatible vents that dis- charge air during filling. Suheung, Brea, CA 714 854 9887 www.suheung.com R&D continuous solid dosage manufacturing unit Xelum R&D continuous manufactur- ing unit combines dosing, mixing, and granulating processes for continuous production of oral solid dosage prod- ucts. Because the lab-scale unit features the same components and process parameters as the company's produc- tion-scale unit, product transfer does not require scale up, which allows man- ufacturers to accelerate development and reduce time-to-market. In contrast 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. Hüttlin fluid-bed processes from less than 250 grams up to 10 kilograms of product per hour on an automated cycle. System is avail- able with options for handling highly potent active ingredients. Syntegon, Minneapolis, MN 763 424 4700 www.syntegon.com Double planetary mixer and discharge system Double planetary mixer and discharge system is made of finished and elec- tropolished stainless steel and comes equipped with a stainless-steel work- bench. Four-gallon mixer system features a sealed gearbox and stirrer shafts that allow complete cleanability and help prevent cross-contamination between batches. Other features include a jacketed mixing vessel and high-viscosity blades for produc- ing thick gels, pastes, putties, and other semi-solids under precise tem- peratures. System is scalable up to 1,000-gallon production models. Charles Ross & Son, Hauppauge, NY 800 243 7677 www.mixers.com product update