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44 May 2018 Tablets & Capsules supplier news Mettler Toledo moves four business units to Florida LUTZ, FL—Mettler Toledo, a manufacturer of product inspection systems, has opened a 270,000 -square-foot facility in Lutz, FL. The company has moved its Safeline busi- ness unit, a Tampa-based metal detec- tion and x-ray inspection manufac- turer, to the Lutz location and will also move its Hi-Speed checkweigh- ing, CI-Vision machine vision, and PCE track-and-trace/serialization business there later this year. Catalent expands Singapore clinical supply site PHAR-EAST, Singapore—Catalent Pharma Solutions, Somerset, NJ, has completed a two-year, $4.6 mil- lion-expansion to its Singapore clini- cal supply facility. The expansion doubles the site's ambient storage space, quadruples its cold storage capacity, and adds more GMP space for secondary packaging. Natoli acquires Carlisle Precision ST. LOUIS, MO—Natoli Engin- eering, a tablet compression tooling manufacturer, has acquired Carlisle Precision Machining, Nampa, ID, a supplier of encapsulation spare parts, and has renamed the subsidiary Carlisle Precision Encapsulation Parts. The acquisition allows Natoli to offer dosing disks, segments, align- ment pins, sorting blocks, magazine assemblies, refurbishment services for many brands of encapsulators, and custom encapsulation parts. Semi-automatic capsule filler reduces operator fatigue Ultra III semi-automatic capsule filler handles capsules of various sizes and fill types, producing as many as 33,000 capsules per hour. Features include a touch screen interface, a solid billet stainless-steel tabletop that prevents corrosion and contamination, and tool-less changeover for the powder hopper and rectification head. Automated hopper swing and ring spinner reduce operator fatigue by cut- ting down on repetitive hand motions. Company offers installation and customer support. Capsugel, now a Lonza company, Greenwood, SC 862 242 1700 www.capsugel.com product update Metal-detectable dust cups prevent contamination Metal-detectable dust cups and bel- lows are made of silicone infused with trace amounts of iron. If the dust cup or bellows begins to break down, a metal detector can identify any con- taminated tablets. Tip-mounted and barrel-style dust cups and bellows fit B and D tooling. Natoli Engineering, St. Charles, MO 636 926 8900 www.natoli.com Consulting firm offers training, investigates manufacturing problems Consulting firm provides risk assessment, product optimization, defect resolution, and solid-dose training to tablet and cap- sule manufacturers and packagers. Team training is suitable for operators and supervisors as well as maintenance, qual- ity, technical services, R&D, and audit personnel. In addition to operator and technician training and evaluation, the company can assess and improve ingredi- ent performance and equipment selec- tion and help investigate solid dosage manufacturing problems to define and address the root cause. Techceuticals, Cleveland, OH 216 658 8038 www.techceuticals.com advertiser index B Biocaps Enterprises 15 C Camfil APC 7 Capsugel–Lonza 5 G Gelita 11 K Kikusui USA 1 N Natoli Engineering Cover 4 Nilfisk-Advance 4 S Suheung Capsule 13 T Techceuticals 23 Thomas Packaging 6 Tri-Star Technologies Cover 2