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Tablets & Capsules Solid Dosage Sourcebook June 2014 53 Material Flow Solutions supplies cost effective engineered solutions based on measurement of key material flow properties. We provide property testing combined with over 30 years of design experience to solve flow problems facing producers of fine powders and granules in the pharmaceutical, food, chemical, energy, mining, and consumer products industries. Bulk solids handling. With over 30 years of experience in the powder and particle industry, we recognized the need for advancement in two very specific areas. • Segregation potential measurement and prediction of REAL mixtures – not simple bimodal mixtures, but mixtures of multiple components. • Powder Flowability measurement at product formulation time – at contact pressures low enough to correlate with REAL tablet/capsule fill systems and in sample quantities small enough to be affordable when high- cost preliminary production quantities are all that is available. We met the need by developing the SPECTester segregation quantifier and the SSSpinTester strength and density analyzer. Material Flow Solutions 7010 NW 23rd Way Suite A Gainesville, FL 32653 Tel: 352 303 9123 FAX: 352 379 8878 Email: matflowsol@bellsouth.net Website: www.matflowsol.com Corporate Description Markets Served Areas of Excellence Major Products or Services SPECTester Using the spectral reflectance value of the unique ingredients, as well as the whole mixtures, the SPECTester quantifies the segregation potential of a 6-component material. In under 30 minutes, the machine reports how much as well as why your material is segregating. Fully automated, it provides data about: component concentrations, particle size differences, product uniformity, and up to 4 specific segregation mechanisms. SSSpinTester Using the science of centrifugal force, the SSSpinTester measures the unconfined yield strength and density of fine powders using a sample as small as 0.05 gram. New technology extends the testing range down to 0.2 KPA compaction pressure, which allows direct measurement for arching potential – eliminating the need to rely on inherently inaccurate extrapolation for answers. Note: Both instruments received US patents in 2013 Chemical, Food and Pharmaceutical Material Flow Solutions Sourcebook_PBE-CCR 6/10/14 1:31 PM Page 53