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Exhibitions: Achema 2009

No more products in quarantine in Oral Solid Dosage Production with continuous processing
After the introduction of the new continuous granulation and drying system, ConsiGma™, GEA Pharma Systems is now working on expanding the continuous principle to the whole production line for oral solid dosage forms.

GEA Pharma Systems on show at ACHEMA
GEA Pharma Systems (GPS) will be exhibiting at ACHEMA this year showing its range of processing technologies for the for the manufacturing of oral and parenteral dosage forms. GEA Pharma Systems strives for Price/Performance Leadership providing its customers with highly cost-effective, integrated systems for the pharmaceutical industry. The exhibits will clearly demonstrate the company’s competence as a partner by focusing on the latest innovations for batch processing and for the continuous processing needs of today and tomorrow.

Consigma™ - Continuous Granulation for Added Value through Improved Quality and
Maximum Flexibility

GEA Pharma Systems will be exhibiting its revolutionary Consigma™ continuous high-shear granulation and drying system at ACHEMA 2009. The system satisfies the pharmaceutical industry’s demand for continuous production to provide improved quality, flexibility and consistency for pharmaceutical processes.

PharmaConnect® - Plug and Play Multiple Processing for Formulation Scientists
GEA Pharma Systems will be showing its PharmaConnect® system at ACHEMA 2009: the system that allows pharmaceutical formulation scientists to plug in to a range of processing technologies to evaluate processes and optimise product quality.

Tableting Performance from GEA Courtoy on show at ACHEMA
GEA Courtoy will be showing the latest in tableting technology on the GEA Pharma Systems stand at ACHEMA this year. The MODUL™ P and PERFROMA™ P small scale tablet presses are designed for different applications but share 80% identical components and GEA Courtoy’s most advanced compression technology.

GEA Lyophil Eliminates the risk of Contamination with ALUS® (Automatic Loading and Unloading System) for Freeze Drying at ACHEMA
ALUS® is not new but is something of an unsung hero in the world of pharmaceutical processing. Since GEA Lyophil was one of the first companies to manufacture the system some 25 years ago, ALUS® has made a huge contribution allowing manufacturers to keep contamination out of the product and protect the workforce from potentially harmful substances by removing, as far as possible, the operator from the processing area.

Improve your containment - Visit GEA Pharma Systems at ACHEMA
Buck® containment technology will be exhibiting at ACHEMA 2009 showing its range of containment interfaces for the pharmaceutical industry. The company, which has recently moved from its home in Müllheim, Germany to the GEA Pharma Systems facility in Bubendorf, Switzerland, will be exhibiting on the GEA Group / GEA Pharma Systems (GPS) stand, showing its Buck® MC Valve and Hicoflex® systems for the safe transfer of active ingredients and chemicals between IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers).