Technical stories
New research highlights exceptional containment performance of the GEA coater
The containment performance of the GEA Coater, described as a “new generation” device capable of both continuous and batch film coating, was assessed during three phases of operation and discussed in a peer-reviewed journal
ConsiGma® CDC 50 Completes 120-Hour Trial Run
We at GEA, in collaboration with MSD, a tradename of Merck & Co., Inc. (Kenilworth, NJ, USA), recently conducted a successful robustness trial on GEA’s ConsiGma® CDC 50 Continuous Direct Compression system for a period of 120 hours. The positive outcome highlights the suitability of the technology — known as continuous manufacturing — for the efficient completion of campaigns that formerly involved longer and more complex batch processes.
GEA technology offers increased tablet coating and drying efficiencies
Designed to gently and accurately deposit controlled amounts of coating materials onto tablet cores — even if they are hygroscopic or friable — the high-performance GEA coater technology is able to process both small and large quantities of tablets at very high suspension application rates.
Pharmaceutical granulation: An established technology in a changing world
Optimizing the granulation process — the most important unit operation during the production of pharmaceutical oral solid dosage forms — is not only a critical aspect of operational excellence, it also plays a major role in preventing downstream compression problems.
