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Information about instruments that may be useful in research and development or manufacturing. Content is provided by companies, with no preference intended. Issue Focus This section of Inhalation provides information that may be useful in research and development or manufacturing. Content is provided by the companies listed. No product endorsement or preference is intended. instruments Inhalation April 2018 19 Next Generation Impactor (NGI) MSP Corporation, a TSI Company, introduced the Model 170 Next Generation Impactor (NGI) in 2001 to improve the accuracy and convenience of particle size distribution testing of inhalable drug products. Over a decade later, with more than 1,000 units in use worldwide, the NGI is now the industry global standard. With a factory in-use-margin of no less than 50% on all of its all-316 stainless steel nozzle pieces, complete flow resistance characterization, controlled cup surface roughness and o-ring-free connections, there is only one NGI. MSP remains committed to manufacturing the NGI with utmost fidelity to its original design and solely to the highest standards of quality, including ISO 9001:2008. MSP Corporation, a TSI Company US: +1 651 287-8100 www.mspcorp.com Automated inhaler testing solutions Astech Projects are specialists in the supply of automated inhaler testing sys- tems for all device types including DPI, MDI and BAI. Astech's award win- ning X-Products ® range, which includes Xelair ® , Xelize ® and Xelox ® pro- vides robust and consistent testing for Dose Content Uniformity (DCU) and Particle Size Determination (PSD), including Andersen and NGI Impactors. Solutions also exist for shaking, waste firing, dose collection, recovery and many more applications. Astech offers a comprehensive main- tenance and support service called REACTS ® , providing peace of mind for the lifetime of the system. Astech Projects Ltd. UK: +44 1928 571797 www.astechprojects.com High-throughput pMDI fire down system Proveris Scientific's innovative new Kinaero TM High-roughput Fire D o w n S y s t e m i s d e s i g n e d t o increase pMDI testing efficiency in product development and quality control. Built to replicate human usage of devices, the Kinaero elec- tro-mechanical system ensures reproducible actuation throughout product life with automated fire down of up to 10 devices; multiple modes of actuation: force, position and time-based; programmable shaking, angle and duration; a self-contained evacuation system to eliminate tedious waste disposal methods; new operation and data management software, with data- base storage and retrieval; and US 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. Proveris Scientific Corporation US: +1 508 460-8822 www.proveris.com