The pilot scale top-drive High Shear Granulators are suitable for granulation of pharmaceutical clinical batches and small scale production batches (10 to 50 kg).

Unique process design
The key to success is the unique design of vessel and mixing tools. The angled position of the mixing blades combined with the rounded edges at the bottom of the vessel guarantee the typical rope-type movement for optimal flow of product during granulation.

Several binder liquid spray systems are available to suit your process. Bowl and mixing blades are shaped and mounted to minimize clearance for maximum yield, without locally overheating the product.

During a discharge cycle, the centrifugal force created by the rotation of the mixing arm will push the product in a natural way to a proportionally regulated outlet valve at the side without compacting the wet granules. This way we can accurately dose the finished granules to a calibration unit, connected to the outlet.

Through-the-wall configuration

  • Through-the- wall offers the best option in terms of cleanliness, maintenance and explosion protection.
  • The through-the wall configuration provides a sealed separation between technical and GMP space by the machine itself
  • This offers a clear containment concept including explosion area separation that fulfills the latest requirements like ATEX.
  • By keeping technical components out of the process room, the equipment is much easier to clean.
  • Maintenance is carried out from the technical area, reducing the need for the maintenance engineer to work in a GMP area.
  • This also reduces downtime and the risk of contamination. For ATEX, the design allows the technical area to be classified as safe.

Contact:
GEA Pharma Systems AG
GPS Technology Centre
PO Box 112, Hauptstrasse 145
CH-4416, Bubendorf, Switzerland
Tel: +41 61 936 37 00 Fax: +41 61 936 37 30
tc@geapharmasystems.com