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Tablets & Capsules September 2014 25 High-containment deduster KD7075-WIP vertical deduster with integrated metal detector is intended for use in high-containment applications. Containment meets Occupational Exposure Band 5 guidelines (i.e., 1 microgram per cubic meter or less). Wash-in-place nozzles provide com- plete wet-down and wash-out prior to disassembly for safe cleaning. Touch- screen controls provide easy operation of deduster, metal detector, and diverter, as well as cleaning protocols. Accelera- tion sensor ensures constant tablet flow under varying loads. Unit dedusts and conveys as many as 6.3 million tablets per hour. Four conveying heights and variety of application-specific inlet posi- tions/heights are available. Kraemer US, Allendale, NJ. Tel. 201 962 8200 Fax 201 962 8197 www.kraemerus.com Modular tablet press Aquarius G-J rotary tablet press uses interchangeable modules to produce single- layer and dry-coated tablets (tablets-in-tablets). Swapping modules or turrets takes less than 20 minutes and lets you use B and D tooling on same press. For tablets-in- tablets, hopper feeds cores to disc that places them into dies. Second hopper feeds material around them; both are compressed. Press detects and rejects tablets without cores. Manual adjustment ensures cores are centered; automatic centering is optional. Press includes touch-screen control and data-acquisition system; maximum pre- and main compression is 100 kilonewtons. With 36 stations and B tooling, press pro- duces as many as 259,200 tablets per hour. With 45 stations and BB tooling, press produces as many as 324,000 tablets per hour. Kikusui USA, Lakewood, NJ. Tel. 732 349 3131 Fax 732 349 3354 www.kikusui.com Benchtop tablet press Computer-controlled GTP-1 tablet press generates scalable measurements of tablet compaction pressure, punch displacement, and tablet take-off and ejection forces. It also measures tablet fracture stress under controlled condi- tions. Data help you characterize mate- rials, conduct pre-formulation and for- mulation tests, and develop granulation and tabletting processes; data translate directly to production situations. Punch speed is 0.1 millimeter per second and traces V-shaped compression wave form, compressing 2 to 400 milligrams of material using punches 2 to 13 mil- limeters in diameter. Load is repro- ducible to within 1 percent between compressions. Press is available with GTP-CHE controlled-humidity enclo- sure that lets you study how humidity affects compaction behavior. It com- bines a humidity generator and glove- box and covers humidity range of 10 to 90 percent. Gamlen Tableting, Nottingham, UK. Tel. +44 115 912 4271 Fax +44 115 912 4278 www.gamlen.co.uk Punches and dies Company manufactures custom tool- ing, including standard non-round shapes. Precise machining ensures accu- rate position of keyway relative to the punch tip, reducing setup and re-tool- ing times; it even allows random load- ing of upper punches and spares. Spe- cial designs—e.g., teddy bear, spaceman, or robot (photo)—increase appeal of vitamin supplements to chil- dren. Company recommends consult- ing its tablet design experts early in product development to ensure tablets are attractive and hold up well under high-speed production, minimize tabletting problems such as picking and sticking, and deter counterfeiting. I Holland Americas, Fort Myers, FL. Tel: 800 420 2991 www.iholland-americas.com