Pharmafill High Speed Automatic Capsule Filling machines incorporate advanced manufacturing technology which is suitable for filling powders, pellets and tablets. The machine comes with several outstanding functional and mechanical features with high filling accuracy.

SALIENT FEATURES

Fill weight adjustment within seconds. 
Tamping Mechanism enables capsules to be filled with a weight
    variation of ± 2 %.
Faulty capsule and filled capsule ejection stations with individual 
   air controls. 
Special purpose gauges are provided for quick and easy change over.
PLC system with HMI.
 Adjustable gap between dosing disk and tamping plate ensures
    minimum spillage of powder.

The PHARMAFILL CF2 machine is suitable for filling capsules of all sizes with powders, pellets or granules. The output of the machine varies from 20,000 to 30,000 capsules / hr depending on the quality of capsules, characteristics of the filling material and ambient temperature condition.
 

SALIENT FEATURES

Variable filling table speed for dosage accuracy. 
Automatic drug hopper in-feed mechanism to eliminate variations.
Choice of 4 auger speeds to handle variety of powders from hygroscopic to     free flowing.
Automatic capsule closing system ensures faster and safer closing and     ejection of filled capsules.
Programmable Logic Control System.

Manual Capsule Filling Machine PCF 100

The equipment is simple to operate, and gives negligible rejections, with no weight variations. It is ideal for R&D as well as large scale operations. 
The loading tray filled with empty capsules is placed on the unit and the cam handle is used to separate the cap from the body. Powder is then filled with the help of a tray and scraper and the pin plate is used to compress it. A lever provided locks the cap and body of the filled capsules. This equipment has an output of 17,000 to 20,000 capsules per 8-hour shift depending on operator skill.

SALIENT FEATURES

Sturdy and easily movable. 
Can be easily dismantled and reassembled

Decapsulation Machine

This equipment has been specially developed for reclaiming powder from filled capsules. The filled capsules are passed through magazines to facilitate cutting of individual capsules by the moving blades provided. This ensures separation of shell and powder, wherein only few traces of gelatine are present in the powder. 

SALIENT FEATURES

No crushing of capsules.
Perforated drum with spirals for powder and shell separation.
Compatible for all size of capsules, by using change parts.
Enclosed design prevents fine dust pollution.
Wheel mounted for easy movement. 

Automatic Airjet Bottle Cleaning Machine

The Air Jet Bottle cleaning machine is suitable for cleaning bottles with compressed air and vacuum for dust collection. 
Bottles are fed through the S.S. slat conveyor which in turn feeds the bottle to the synchronized rotary carrousel wheel. Bottles are subjected to positive pressure with stage-wise filtered compressed air for blowing & loosening particulate matter, if any. Dust particles that are set loose will be collected under negative pressure by the suction blower provided. 

SALIENT FEATURES

The machine is fully covered with an acrylic cover. 
Speed of the machine can be regulated through the variable frequency drive     unit. 

Automatic Rotary Liquid Filling,Capping and 
Sealing Line

Automatic Linear Liquid Filling,Capping
and Sealing Line

Turntable (Unscrambler)

Turntable (Unscrambler) is used for accumulating or transferring bottles from one machine to another and to provide a continuous flow of bottles. 

RAPIDMIX - High Shear Mixer Granulator has been developed for mixing of ingredients as well as wet granulation. The multi-bladed impeller is fitted close to the base of the mixing bowl whereas the chopper is mounted on the wall of the mixing bowl. Both the impeller & the chopper have dual-speed options for gently distributing the binder solution as it is added and creating the vortex of the material being mixed.

SALIENT FEATURES

CIP Manifold for washing product contact surfaces. 
Specially designed impeller blades to optimize high speed agitation. 
Precision engineering to minimize clearance between bowl and impeller. 
 Specially designed air-purged cGMP shaft seals. .

FLUlDRY Fluid Bed Dryer works on the principle of creating a fluid turbulence in a granulated or powdery wet product by means of hot or dehumidified air flowing in an upward direction and drying the product to the required degree.

SALIENT FEATURES

Uniform drying and rapid exchange of granules.
Single piece retarding chamber and finger bag chamber with inflatable gasket.
Heating by electricity /steam with SS heat exchangers.
Fully automatic bag shaking arrangement.
Intrinsically safe earthing mechanism. 

The FLUIDPRO Fluid Bed Processor makes drying and agglomeration possible in a single equipment.
The basic equipment is 2-bar pressure shock resistant and consists of air handling unit, inlet chamber, product container, retarding chamber with finger bag assembly and exhaust unit consisting of exhaust blower.
Blanked off connection is provided on the retarding chamber for housing spray gun to facilitate top spray arrangement.

SALIENT FEATURES

Uniform drying and rapid exchange of granules.
Uniform drying and rapid exchange of granules
Single piece retarding chamber and finger bag chamber with inflatable gasket
Heating by electricity I steam with SS heat exchangers
Fully automatic bag shaking arrangement
Intrinsically safe earthing mechanism 

The Conta Blender gives better mixing efficiency as compared to conventional blenders. Tumbling principle in partial void enables homogenous mixing of active ingredients, additives and raw materials. The rotation of bunker in a diagonally eccentric plane ensures efficient blending.

SALIENT FEATURES

Fluid coupling between motors and gear box to take care of initial torque.
Inching arrangement to bring the bunker back to rest at initial position.
PLC and HMI system.

The Vibrosifter with its vibro-motor mounted vertically at the center of the hopper is ideal for gentle separation of dry powders / granules by utilizing different sizes of screen.

SALIENT FEATURES

Interchangeable Screens.
Portable, compact and easy to handle and dismantle for cleaning. 

The Multimill is used for granulating, pulverising, shredding and chopping of materials. Odd-size crystalline material / granules can be reduced to the required size by fitting interchangeable perforated screens around the swing hammer blades. 
The output varies from 50 to 200 kg/hr depending on the characteristics of the powder and mesh size required.

SALIENT FEATURES

Compact, easy to operate and dismantle for cleaning. 
Height of discharge can be made to suit different capacity IPC height.

The Starch Paste Kettle comprises of a jacketed hemispherical bowl with all necessary steam accessories. It has a manual tilting arrangement with worm / worm-wheel arrangement.

SALIENT FEATURES

Bottom discharge with flush bottom ball valve 
Detachable Agitator with Anchor blades and Teflon scrappers.

The ANCHOR COATER is suitable for both film coating and sugar coating. Appropriate baffles provided in the pan ensure efficient tumbling action of the tablet bed. Solution tank with stirrer, peristaltic pump and anti-bearding spray gun ensure efficient coating. 
Inlet AHU and exhaust AHU regulate the airflow to maintain negative pressure, required temperature and air volume in the chamber for controlled drying. Each of the air handling units are designed to meet the customer's individual needs and are configured to meet even the most demanding environmental conditions.

SALIENT FEATURES

Perforated pans with rabbit-eared baffles 
PLC with HMI
Recipe Management and Password protection
‘Spraying systems' spray gun with fan controls.
Spray angle and distance to the tablet bed can be adjusted.
Anti bearding spray nozzles provided for efficient spray pattern for coating     without beard formation.
Tablet unloading attachment ensuring discharge of single tablet without     manual intervention 

Coating Pans are used for coating of tablets and drying them simultaneously by hot air. 

SALIENT FEATURES 

Thermostat provided for easy selection of required temperature. 
Damper provided for inlet air control. 

Manual Capsule Filling Machine PCF 100

The equipment is simple to operate, and gives negligible rejections, with no weight variations. It is ideal for R&D operations. 

The loading tray filled with empty capsules is placed on the unit and the cam handle is used to separate the cap from the body. Powder is then filled with the help of a tray and scraper and the pin plate is used to compress it. A lever provided locks the cap and body of the filled capsules. This equipment has an output of 17,000 to 20,000 capsules per 8-hour shift depending on operator skill.

SALIENT FEATURES

Sturdy and easily movable. 
Can be easily dismantled and reassembled

High Shear Mixer Granulator

RAPIDMIX - High Shear Mixer Granulator has been developed for mixing of ingredients as well as wet granulation. The multi-bladed impeller is fitted close to the base of the mixing bowl whereas the chopper is mounted on the wall of the mixing bowl. Both the impeller & the chopper motors are provided with variable frequency drive for speed control making it ideal for R&D applications and scale up.

Interchangeable bowls available in 2 ltr, 5 ltr, 8 ltr and 10 ltr capacities.

SALIENT FEATURES

Specially designed impeller blades to optimize high speed agitation. 
Precision engineering to minimize clearance between bowl and impeller.

Automatic Tablet Coating Machine
- Anchor Coater

The ANCHOR COATER is suitable for both film coating and sugar coating. Appropriate baffles provided in the pan ensure efficient tumbling action of the tablet bed. Solution tank with stirrer, peristaltic pump and spray gun ensure efficient coating. 
Inlet AHU and exhaust AHU regulate the airflow to maintain negative pressure, required temperature and air volume in the chamber for controlled drying. 
The R&D model is ideal for scale up applications with its interchangeable pan designs of 8”, 12” and 18” pans with a capacity ranging from 0.5 kg to 5 kg. 

The Air Jet Bottle cleaning machine is suitable for cleaning bottles with compressed air and vacuum for dust collection. 
Bottles are fed through the S.S. slat conveyor which in turn feeds the bottle to the synchronized rotary carrousel wheel. Bottles are subjected to positive pressure with stage-wise filtered compressed air for blowing & loosening particulate matter, if any. Dust particles that are set loose will be collected under negative pressure by the suction blower provided. 
 

SALIENT FEATURES

The machine is fully covered with an acrylic cover.
Speed of the machine can be regulated through the variable frequency
    drive unit. 

Dry Powder Filling Capping and Sealing Line

The Semi Automatic Bottle Cleaning machine works on compressed air and suction blower arrangement. The bottles are placed in inverted position manually on the nozzle. As soon as the bottle is placed, the solenoid valve actuates and filtered compressed air is sprayed inside the bottle and the suction blower sucks the foreign particle if any. After cleaning, the bottles are transferred manually to the filling machine.
It gives an output of 20 to 40 bottles per minute depending on operator skill.

The Liquid Manufacturing Plant is a set of equipments designed for the manufacture of syrups, liquid oral formulations and other water based pharmaceutical products for capacities ranging from 500 ltrs. to 10000 ltrs.

Sugar Dissolving Vessel: 

The Sugar Dissolving Vessel is a jacketed cylindrical tank with torrispherical dish ends. A propeller type stirrer is provided for agitating the liquid.

Pre-Filter: 

The Sugar Pre Filter is a small tank that contains a mesh, through which the sugar syrup is filtered before being transferred into the manufacturing vessel.

Manufacturing Vessel: 

The Manufacturing Vessel is a jacketed cylindrical vessel with torrispherical dish ends and propeller type agitator. The vessel can be provided with a top stirrer or a bottom stirrer arrangement as per customer requirement.

Homogenizer: 

The Homogenizer – Tank or Online is used with the manufacturing vessel to reduce particle size and promote uniform mixing.

Storage Vessel: 

The Storage Vessel is a cylindrical tank with torrispherical dish ends in which the product may be collected and stored till it has to be transferred to the filling line. It is provided with a propeller type stirrer.

Transfer Pumps: 

Two transfer pumps (twin lobe or centrifugal) are used; one to transfer the product from the Manufacturing Vessel to the Storage vessel and another to transfer the product from the Storage Vessel to the filling line.

Vacuum System: 
The Vacuum System consists of a vacuum pump and inter-connecting pipeline. It is used for the transfer of sugar and sugar syrup.

Inter-Connecting Pipeline: 

The Inter-Connecting Pipeline is provided for the plant as per the layout. All pipes are electro-polished from the inside.

Working Platform: 

A suitable Working Platform is provided to help in the maintenance and operation of the plant. 

Control Panel: 

The electrical control panel houses the necessary electrical components and controls needed to operate the plant. Custom built automation can be incorporated to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

The Ointment Manufacturing Plant consists of a set of equipments designed for ointments, gels, creams and lotions for capacities ranging from 5 kg to 1000 kg.

Water Phase Vessel: 

The Water Phase Vessel is a jacketed cylindrical tank with torrispherical dish ends. A propeller type stirrer is provided for agitating the liquid.

Wax Phase Vessel: 

The Wax Phase Vessel is a jacketed cylindrical tank with torrispherical dish ends. A propeller type stirrer is provided for agitating the wax or oil. A conical filter filters out impurities before the wax is transferred to the manufacturing vessel.

Manufacturing Vessel: 

The Manufacturing Vessel is a jacketed cylindrical vessel with a conical bottom and anchor type agitator. It is used to mix the viscous product from the Water and wax phase vessels.

Homogenizer: 

The Homogenizer – Tank or Online is used with the manufacturing vessel to reduce particle size and promote uniform mixing.

Storage Vessel: 

The Storage Vessel is a tank with a conical bottom in which the product is collected and stored until it has to be transferred to the filling line. It can be provided with an anchor type stirrer and a jacket as per requirement.

Transfer Pump: 

The Transfer Pump (twin lobe) is used to transfer the product from the manufacturing vessel to the storage vessel.

Metering Pump: 

The Metering Pump is a positive displacement pump through which the product can be transferred to the filling line at a controlled flow rate.

Inter-Connecting Pipeline:

The Inter-Connecting Pipeline is provided for the plant as per the layout. All pipes are electropolished from the inside.

Working Platform: 

A suitable Working Platform is provided to help in the maintenance and operation of the plant.  

Control Panel: 

The electrical control panel houses the necessary electrical components and controls needed to operate the plant. Custom built automation can be incorporated to improve efficiency and reduce errors.