Container Blenders by Buck Systems™
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.
- The Buck Systems™ “Pedestal”blender range allows blending in all volumes of
IBC system up to 3000L capacity.
Efficient Blending Process
GEA Pharma
Systems have spent years researching and understanding the science of IBC
blending. Homogenous product blending is ensured through scientific design of
the blending cage and the container geometry.
The unique Prism™ technology
is proven to improve blending times. The additional shear that the Prism™
provides to the mixing process allows even cohesive poor flowing materials to
be blended within a IBC System.
Long working Life
A robust mechanical
construction ensures a long working life for the Buck Systems™ blender. The
clamping cage securely clamps at both the top and the bottom of the IBC, which
means that no stress from the rotation is exerted on the IBC, preventing
premature damage of the IBCs.
Safety First Air
driven screw jacks ensure that the IBC remains clamped in the cage, even when
utilities to the machine are lost. Positive IBC detection prevents blender
operation unless the IBC is fully clamped. The cage rotation motor is a braked
motor, preventing any movement of the cage if utilities are lost and allowing
for 'Emergency Stop' of the rotating cage.
IBC System blender
Controls
The control system is simple and user friendly, with
blend recipes easily loaded and completed batch information printed in an easy
to read format. CFR 21 Part 11 compliant controls are available for electronic
records and batch information. Blending speed is controlled through a variable
speed drive. The control system is available in either Siemens or Allen Bradley
versions.
Through the Wall Design The Buck
Systems™ blender can be designed for installation with the main pedestal housed
in a technical area and the clamping cage in the process area. An airtight wall
plate is supplied as a barrier between the two rooms. The advantage of this
installation is the processing room can be reduced in size thereby reducing
room cost and running cost. Technicians can access the pedestal from the
technical side, without needing to go through the GMP production area.
Swinging Arms The Swinging Arms feature
allows a wider range of IBC volumes to be handled within the same blender. When
a smaller IBC is loaded into the blender, the spacer arms are swung out into
the path of the IBC, bridging the height difference of the smaller IBC. The
spacer arms maintain the smaller IBC’s position at the centre of the rotation
axis, and reduce the clamping time.
Post Hoist Blending
The Buck Systems™ blender range is
extended further with our range of Post Hoist Blenders. All of the features and
benefits of the Pedestal Blenders are repeated with the Post Hoist range. But
the added benefits of elevating the IBC after blending allowing for direct
discharge into a downstream process, such as a IBC to IBC Milling amongst
others.
Lab Scale Blending
A Lab Scale Blender for 3-30L volume
blending is available, allowing easy and repeatable scale up to the production
scale blenders. The Lab blender is available both for purchase and for
rental.
Benefits IBC System blenders:
- Reduced Loading and Unloading Times
- No Product Clean-downs
- Contained Blending
- Stress Free IBC Clamping
- No hydraulics
- Swinging Arms for multiple IBCs heights
Features IBC System blenders:
- Efficient blending through off-set blending angle and IBC geometry
- Prism™ Blending Technology
- GMP Design
- Fully enclosed pedestal and drive
- Robust
- Fail-safe Clamping System
- Positive IBC Detection
- Fortress Key Interlock
- Light Beam safety curtain Mechanical Construction
- Through the Wall design
- Pallet Truck Loading
- Variable Speed Drive
- User Friendly Control
- Siemens PLC and
- Allen Bradley PLC
- ATEX compliance
- CFR 21 Part 11 compliant
- Blend recipe storage
- User access functionality
- Validation Documentation accordance to GAMP
- NIR Analysis
The Buck Systems™ “Pedestal” blender range allows blending in all volumes of
IBC up to 3000L capacity.