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Tablets & Capsules April 2016 31 Issue focus coating High-solids HPMC coating AquaPolish HS one-step film coating is made using Dow's Methocel premium VLV HPMC, plasticizers, and colorants. Very low-viscosity HPMC allows high solid content—25 percent versus traditional 15 percent—to maximize production. Coat- ing provides protective, readily soluble film to tablets, pellets, granules, and cap- sules at typical weight gain of 3 percent. Substituting modified starch for HPMC provides 20 percent solids content and adds possibility of coating at low temper- ature to create shiny surface that provides some moisture protection. All coatings are homogenous powder mixtures that rapidly reconstitute with water. Company offers enteric coatings and custom formulations; assistance in development, optimization, and production; and documentation and on-site technical support. Other products include sugar coatings and sugar-free isomalt coatings. Biogrund, Sterling, VA. Tel. 703 665 2147 www.biogrund.com Film coater BG series coaters, based on SAR Lab - ortecnic designs, apply organic films and other coatings to tablets and starter pel- lets. Coaters use peristaltic pump to sup- ply Schlick anti-bearding spray guns, and drying air is pulled through tablet bed to speed production and limit overspray. Other features include fixed and exchangeable drums, electric or steam heat, coating mix tank with stepless speed control, and CIP. Capacities are 10 to 750 kilograms. Company also supplies tablet presses, capsule fillers, wet granu- lators, and other solid dosage processing equipment. Dr. Pharm USA, Denver, CO. Tel. 866 778 7826 www.drpharm-usa.com Tablet coater SmartCoater tablet coater offers batch size flexibil- ity—handling 100 to 700 liters (30 to 500 kilo- grams)—and applies coatings as fast as 200 grams per minute. Its standard baffles and flip arm adjust to coat batches that are 30 to 100 percent of capac- ity, while special baffles let you coat at 20 percent of capacity. Spray overage is 5 percent compared with 25 percent in traditional coaters; machine also reduces processing time by as much as 60 percent. Schlick X-One anti-bearding nozzles with split configuration and central lock are easy to handle. They use form seals instead of O-rings, and you need no tools to clean or maintain them. User- friendly computer interface simplifies recipe man- agement and documentation. Other features include WIP, option for sugar coating, and full access to drum for visual inspection and easy clean- ing. Company also manufactures fluid bed equipment. ACG North America, South Plainfield, NJ. Tel. 908 757 3425 www.acg-world.com