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Tablets & Capsules May 2016 47 commercial-scale continuous manu- facturing facility for Vertex's approved drug products. It will be installed here and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. Processes will include blending, wet and dry granu- lation, fluid-bed drying, tabletting, and coating. Spare capacity will be offered to others. CoreRx, leon-nanodrugs collaborate on nano-based formulations CLEARWATER, FL—CoreRx will dedicate a lab at its facility here to house leon-nanodrugs' MicroJet Reactor for use in product develop- ment, from technical feasibility to final formulation of oral dosage forms. Reducing APIs to nanoparti- cles improves their water solubility and bioavailability, reduces inter- patient variability, and accelerates the onset of release. Natoli offers visual guide of tool damage SAINT CHARLES, MO—Natoli Engineering has printed a poster that shows five levels of wear in the three areas it most off occurs—the cup land, tip edge, and head—to help press operators diagnose problems. More information is available here: http://bit.ly/Natoli516. Omya opens pharma, nutra lab OFTRINGEN, SWITZERLAND— Omya, which manufactures functional- ized calcium carbonate (FCC) for use in tablets and capsules, opened a phar- maceutical and nutraceutical lab at its headquarters here. It comprises a wet lab for product development and a dry lab for granulation, tabletting, and per- formance analysis. There is also storage and office space. The addition will enable the company to react more quickly to market trends and eliminate the need for third-party product devel- opment. The "Eye on Excipients" col- umn in the September 2015 issue sum- marized studies of how FCC is used: http://bit.ly/Omya915. Tekni-Plex acquires Sancap WAYNE, PA—Tekni-Plex acquired Sancap Liner Technology, Alliance, OH, a manufacturer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive, and gasket-sealing liners for the pharmaceutical industry. Sancap is the third closure-liner busi- ness the company has acquired in the last 18 months. The others are Ghiya Extrusions and Tech-Seal. Volkmann adds two North American reps BRISTOL, PA—Volkmann added Solids Technology, Litchfield Park, AZ, and Dynamic Bulk Systems, Fenton, MO, as sales representatives. Solids Technology's territory includes Arizona, New Mexico, and Clark County, NV. Dynamic will operate as an exclusive representative in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. advertiser index A ACG 3 B Biocaps Enterprises 46 Brookfield Ametek 6 C Camfil APC 7 Capsugel 5 Coperion/K-Tron 45 D Donaldson Torit Cover 2 I IMA 16 J Jost Chemical 13 K Key International 9 Kikusui USA 1 Krämer US 37 M Material Flow Solutions 37 Meggle USA 40 Modular Packaging Systems 18 Multisorb Technologies Cover 3 N Natoli Engineering Cover 4 Netzsch Premier Technologies 19 Nilfisk 8 P Patheon 15 Pharma Packaging Solutions 6 R Ropak 10 S Service Industries 46 Suheung Capsule 44 T Techceuticals 44 Tri-Star Technologies 23 tabletscapsules.com