GEA Pharma Systems" Courtoy Modul P tablet press (P for pilot scale) meets the demand for increased flexibility and product containment when working with potent compounds, especially with regards to small-scale tablet presses.
The Maryland, US company says the Modul tablet press concept has been available for a few years and is featured in more than 70 installations.
Key elements of the design include the ease of removing the Exchangeable Compression Module (ECM) from which the product cannot escape. This eliminates the need to clean the inside and outside of the press and the room.
The ECM for the Modul P is available for all tooling types and serves various applications. These include a dust tight ECM down to 10mcgr/m3 for single layer tableting, a washable ECM down to 0.5mcgr/m3 for single layer tableting, a dust tight ECM down to 10 mcgr/m3 for bi-layer tableting and a washable ECM down to 0.5 mcgr/m3 for bi-layer tableting.
An important feature of the Modul P is that the basic machine remains the same; only the selection of the ECM is required. It can also be turned into a single-layer, bi-layer or completely contained press with wash-off-line capability by changing the ECM.
In addition, the Modul P compression technology allows for full control of the compression profile at pre and main compression. This enables the user to use any kind of tooling and still maintain the same dwell time as pre-set in the control system independent of the rotation speed of the turret.