Romaco launches innovative tablet press at INTERPHEX JAPAN

GLOBAL supplier of processing and packaging equipment, Romaco Kilian joins INTERPHEX JAPAN 2014 where the company will present the KTP 420X high speed tablet press with patented in-line CWC scales. The latest machine generation was especially developed for application in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Kilian KTP 420X high speed tablet press has already won the prestigious iF Award 2014 for innovative design. Thanks to its high availability levels for production, low maintenance and spare part costs as well as its simple handling, the KTP 420X has already been sold to two global pharmaceutical manufacturers.

No product loss

Romaco Kilian is a pioneer in in-line continuous weight control (CWC). With a patented measuring system, its machine enables continuous and in-line weighing of a tablet without damage. The scale is integrated into the tablet chute. The weighed tablet is then returned into the “good” channel using compressed air. Tablet sampling is unnecessary for checking the weight and therefore there is no product loss . This fully automatic system measures one tablet per turn of the rotor with an accuracy of 0.1 milligrams.

Assuming an output of 200,000 tablets an hour and a total batch size of one million tablets, there are an average of 300 waste tablets if the weight is checked in the traditional way using samples. Only 0.03% of this batch is actually checked and the user has to wait twenty minutes for information on the current tablet weight.

With the CWC solution from Romaco Kilian, there is no product loss whatsoever. The weight of 22,200 tablets – equivalent to 2.22% of the complete batch – is physically checked. The operator is only without information on the current tablet weight for 0.8 seconds – hardly time to bat an eyelid.

The CWC system is fully integrated in the PLC and touch panel. The results of the measurements can be leveraged directly to control the machine and improve the reliability of the process. Furthermore, CWC is easy to dismantle and clean (it is machine washable!). It can be supplied as an option for all models in the KTP 420X and KTP 720X series and will in future also be available as a retrofit kit.