Bosch Packaging Technology’s latest capsule filling machine development, the GKF 702, meets growing needs for flexibility in the pharmaceutical industry, the company says.
The new design, while suitable for all standard filling techniques, is said to offer improved ergonomics and accessibility, and can be used in the lab for extremely small batches.
“The GKF 702 offers the same flexibility and user-friendly operation as the GKF 701, which has been successful on the market for the past nine years,” says the company’s product manager Melanie Beck.
Bosch says it has enhanced its filling machine portfolio to include dosator technology.
For laboratory applications, the company developed the ‘mini-bowl’, to ensure a higher powder yield for small product batches ranging from 100-300ml, providing a cost-effective filling solution, ideal for expensive powders or limited availability during the development phase.
Compatibility with new filling stations is said to be a “key feature” of the GKF 702 machine design.
Micro dosing
Bosch has also launched the “high performance” GKF 2500 capsule filling machine, which is equipped with a micro dosing station – for filling quantities of less than 30mg.
“Precise filling of minuscule doses without agglomeration is essential for highly active inhalation products that require exact dosages,” the company says.
“This is why Bosch developed a dosing wheel designed for use with highly active inhalation products with quantities ranging from 2-30mg.”
The modular, flexible filling station can also be used for hard-to-fill products –adjustments can be made as necessary during the filling process without removing the filling roller, offering savings in both time and waste.
“The GKF 2500 meets all requirements for pharmaceutical production and offers manufacturers a gentle filling process with need-based application,” says Beck.
Bosch Packaging Technology GKF 702 capsule filling machine
