The results of a unique collaboration between four market
leading companies serving the powder processing industries will be unveiled on
Booth #2443 at Interphex 2012 (1-3 May; New York, USA). This new turnkey
isolated milling suite encloses the innovative ARTMiS Automated RealTime
Milling System within Powder Systems Ltd's (PSL) containment unit, providing a
secure, advanced processing solution for those dealing with highly potent
and/or high value materials.
Introduced last year, ARTMiS brings Sturtevant's Micronizer®
Jet Mill together with a Malvern Insitec particle size analyzer and the Schenck
AccuRate PureFeed® Feeder to deliver a fully automated system for jet milling
that offers exemplary process control for optimal manufacturing efficiency.
Built on the expertise of all three companies it simplifies and optimizes the
jet milling process, reducing operational requirements to the input of a
particle size distribution set point and introduction of the feed. ARTMiS then
delivers a closely controlled, consistent product with minimal manual
intervention, simultaneously maximizing process throughput and reducing the
need for manual analysis. Its installation within PSL's advanced containment
unit extends all of these benefits to those handling toxic or hazardous
materials, such as pharmaceutical actives.
The Micronizer® Jet Mill at the heart of ARTMiS is a
low-maintenance unit that delivers a narrow particle size distribution. With a
sanitary design it is suitable for processing the broadest range of material
types, including those that are heat sensitive. The Insitec continuously
monitors, in real-time, the particle size of the material exiting the mill,
measuring complete particle size distributions in less than one second. These
data are used to precisely moderate the feed rate via a simple PID control loop
that acts on the Schenck AccuRate PureFeed® Feeder, a pharmaceutical industry
designed unit which controls feed rates at very precise
accuracies.
The PSL isolator is the optimum solution when containment of
the jet milling process is required. The isolator provides full operator
protection through high containment to nanogram levels, and a controlled, safe
environment while performing size reduction of active ingredients. It has been
designed for enhanced operator viewing, ergonomics and an assured explosion
protection system is fully integrated into the design. PSL's nitrogen purge
systems are able to achieve less than 1% RH.
For further information about ARTMiS
visit
www.malvern.com/ProcessEng/partners/artmis.htm
Subscribe to any of our newsletters for the latest on new laboratory products, industry news, case studies and much more!
Request your free copies HERE
Popular this Month
Top 10 most popular articles this month
Today's Picks
Looking for a Supplier?
Search by company or by product
Please note Lab Bulletin does not sell, supply any of the products featured on this website. If you have an enquiry, please use the contact form below the article or company profile and we will send your request to the supplier so that they can contact you directly.
Lab Bulletin is published by newleaf marketing communications ltd.