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Tablet coater
Sepion tablet drum coaters offer flexible batch manufacturing, allowing batch
sizes from 10 to 100 percent of working volume. Coater is filled and emptied
via tubes with clamp connections integrated into the front door, eliminating
the need to open doors during operation. Automatic spray arm ensures the
correct distance and angle between the spray nozzles and the tablet bed for all
filling heights. Basic coater can be upgraded to a containment coater unit with
user-specific options. Wash-in-place cleaning nozzles inside the drum coater
are arranged to safely reach all product-contact surfaces.
Syntegon Pharma Technology, Minneapolis, MN
763 424 4700
www.syntegon.com
Coating
Instacoat CFC hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC)- and xylitol-based
high-speed film coating is suitable for use with aqueous solvent systems on a
standard film coater. Low-calorie coating produces a crunchy coating ideal for
chewable tablets at optimum tablet weight gain. Regardless of coater design
and size, coating produces tablets with excellent appearance, pleasant taste,
and good mouthfeel.
Ideal Cures, Mumbai, India
info@idealcures.co.in
www.idealcures.com
Tablet coaters
Sejong Pharmatech series tablet coaters range from the SFC-30 lab unit to the
SFC-170D large-scale production unit and feature air supply and exhaust struc-
tures designed to maximize drying efficiency. Coaters come equipped with
automatically sliding spray guns to ensure even application of both film and sugar
coatings. Counter-rotating automatic discharger features an easy-to- remove
scraper for fast cleaning. Coaters accommodate pans from 19 to 67 inches in
diameter and handle batch sizes from 2 to 660 kilograms. Company also offers
smaller units with interchangeable coating pans. Coater options include a heat
exchange unit, dust collector, tablet bed temperature sensor, and dehumidifier.
Key International, Cranbury, NJ
609 619 3685
www.keyinternational.com
Silica gel for coating
Syloid 244 FP mesoporous silica gel can be used as a full or partial replace-
ment for talc, an additive used to facilitate film coating of tablets and granules.
When used in coating suspensions at about one-third the concentration of
talc, silica gel offers several benefits, including improving flow and decreas-
ing blockage in spray valves, preventing tablet sticking, and enhancing color
intensity and appearance.
W.R. Grace, Columbia, MD
410 531 4000
www.grace.com
