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Show Preview
nterphex 2024 (www.interphex.
com) - a global pharmaceutical
and biotechnology event - will be
held April 16-18 at the Jacob Javits
Convention Center in New York
City. The event will feature more than
450 exhibitors, as well as a dual-track
conference
program
(focusing
on
sterile and non-sterile manufacturing)
and several special networking
events. This Show Preview highlights
a few of the exhibitors who will be
present at Interphex 2024.
Flexibility is key with this new
crystallization system
Dec-USA
Steriline North America
This company has developed a new
crystallization system (photo) that
combines the flexibility and robustness
of batch crystallization with efficiencies
achieved from fully continuous
processes. According to the
company, the new system can complete
crystallization tasks in around
60 min typically, with the option to
operate in batch or semi-continuous
mode, depending on process needs.
Results are consistent and repeatable
due to the system's precise mixing,
temperature-control and heattransfer
capabilities, as well as its
high jacket-to-process-volume ratio.
Its rapid, intense and homogeneous
mixing ensures low crystal shear and
allows for excellent particle-size control
with minimal fines, resulting in a
high-quality final product. The system
is capable of handling material with a
high solids content. With capacities
ranging from 10 to 25 kg/h, the concept
is suitable for a variety of production
scales. Additional modules
are available for larger throughputs.
Stand 3629 - Dec-USA Inc., Brick
Township, N.J.
www.dec-group.net
Italvacuum
This robotic vial-filling machine
features " levitating " platform
This company will be showcasing a
robotic vial-filling machine (photo)
that utilizes Planar Motor technology,
a magnetically levitated transport
system. The system includes a
platform that levitates movers above
a stainless-steel surface, providing 6
degrees of precise motion and zero
friction. This allows for the transport of
containers (vials, syringes, cartridges
and so on) from station to station in the
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filling and closing operation without
any mechanical components. Stand
2537 - Steriline North America, Inc.,
Bradenton, Fla.
www.steriline.it
This vacuum dryer features
built-in lump-breaking units
The Criox System (photo) is a double-cone
rotary vacuum dryer that includes
lump-breaker units. Designed
to treat wet or damp powders, such
as active pharmaceutical ingredients
(APIs), the Criox System has a biconical
drying chamber, which can
range in size from 12.5 up to 283 ft3.
Electrical-motor-driven lump-breaker
blades crush agglomerates in the
batch, increasing the surface area of
the product that is exposed to evaporation,
improving the mixing effectiveness
and drastically reducing drying
times. Materials of construction include
stainless-steel types 316L, 304,
904L and Alloy C-22. The system
can also be equipped with this company's
Saurus piston-type vacuum
pump, which can produce a vacuum
level of 0.03 mbars. Stand 3236 -
Italvacuum S.r.L., Turin, Italy
www.italvacuum.com
Sublimation sensors help to
optimize lyophilization processes
This company has developed a new
sensor capable of monitoring the advance
of the sublimation front in real
time for freeze-drying processes. The
single-use probe, containing five independent
temperature sensors with
wireless communication, is placed
within the vial to monitor the advance
of the sublimation front, which is key to
optimizing the primary drying steps in
lyophilization processes. The probes
are coated with an FDA-approved
material and are available in five different
formats to fit into any vial size from
2R to 100R. A single system can hold
up to 50 probes per freeze-drying
batch. Without cables or batteries, the
probes work via a patented wireless
power-transmission technology. They
have a reading interval of 1 min and
can operate in temperatures from -60
to 60ºC. Stand 2453 - Telstar Life
Sciences Solutions, Bensalem, Pa.
www.telstar.com
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Mary Page Bailey
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM
APRIL 2024
http://www.interphex.com http://www.steriline.it http://www.italvacuum.com http://www.dec-group.net http://www.telstar.com http://WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM
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