• Processing & Packaging
  • Cartoning
  • Cleaning
  • Closing
  • Coding and Marking
  • Conveyors
  • Filling
  • Food Processing
  • Form Fill Seal
  • Handling
  • Inspection
  • Labelling
  • Packing
  • Palletising & Depalletising
  • Pharmaceutical Processing
    • Pharmaceutical Processing Equipment
    • Pharmaceutical Process Handling
    • Pharmaceutical Processing Pumps
    • Pharma Processing Cleaning Machines
    • Pharmaceutical Process Control Systems
    • Pharmaceutical Processing Machines
  • Wrapping

 

Pharmaceutical Process Handling

PPMA information about Pharmaceutical Process Handling and related machinery and equipment.

Powder Handling

Common problems include material blockages where sticky poor flowing materials will not discharge from an IBC. Segregation of blended material is another common problem. Segregation can be caused during the discharge from the IBC. It can also occur after discharge from the IBC when product is allowed to fall through long chutes in free fall, and displaced air from below is forced back up the chute and separates the finer particles from the coarser particles.

Adhering to ATEX (explosive atmospheres) standards is also required.

Process Vessels

Processing vessels need to be of a high quality construction and are widely used by the food and processing industries. A selection of sizes, specifications and agitator combinations are available to suit most needs.

Stainless steel is used for all fabricated parts to meet industry requirements.

Pressurised jackets for heating by steam or water facilitate boiling, cooking, melting, dispersion and mixing of products. Vessels can also be equipped for oil heating or water cooling.

IBC / Industrial Bulk Container

Container blending has long been established as the most efficient method of blending granules and powders in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. Reduced loading and unloading times, reduced cleaning time of both machinery and room, improved containment and batch integrity have established IBC blending as the pharmaceutical industry’s technology of choice.