Facilities
The PDC is separated into 3 areas: 2 production units on the ground floor and 1 office area (with the offices for the PDC personnel and 2 meeting rooms) on the first floor.
The 2 production units can be entered form the central hallway through a lock space. In this lock space, all necessary clothing is present to change for entrance into the production area.
In the first area, an UltimaPro™ 75 is permanently installed for product trials. The other area has room for an UltimaPro™ 10, if not rented out, and a tablet press and also harbors a small analytical laboratory.
Equipment
UltimaPro™ 75
The UltimaPro™ 75 installed in the PDC is a full option machine. This means it has all drying techniques included (vacuum drying, gas-assisted vacuum drying and microwave drying). It is equipped with a swinging bowl, a fully operational CIP system (with 5 cleaning media: cold and warm water, detergent, demineralized water and purified air) and is controlled by the state-of-the-art PC-PLC batch control system, PROCOLL PRO. This new software control system complies with the highest validation standards and the S88.01 standard for batch control.
The UltimaPro™ 75 is a through-the-wall installation, which means that it is permanently installed in the PDC and thus always available for product trials.
UltimaPro™ 10
The UltimaPro™ 10 is also a full option machine, offering all available drying techniques, the swinging bowl and the easy-to-use operator panel control system.
The UltimaPro™ 10 can be rented for an unlimited period of time for doing trials in your own facility. For more information on the terms and conditions for renting the UltimaPro™ 10, contact the Lab Manager.
MicroGral™
The PDC always has one or more MicroGral™ available for small-scale granulation trials.
This equipment can also be rented for an unlimited period of time for doing trials in your own facility. For more information on the terms and conditions for renting the MicroGral™, contact the Lab Manager.
Courtoy R150 Tablet Press
For evaluation of the quality of the produced granules, a R150 tablet press by Courtoy is permanently available in the PDC.
Analytical equipment
Equipment is on hand for moisture determination (halogen, IR), sieve analysis, microscopic evaluation, tablet analysis, flow ability measurement.