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    <title>Pharmaceutical/medical manufacturing: production equipment latest news on Manufacturingtalk</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>System inspects tablets on the production line</title>
      <description>A proprietary terahertz platform demonstrates real time measurements of tablet coating thickness and other critical quality attributes of solid dosage forms.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Teraview</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/tyx/tyx102.html</link>
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      <title>Checking powder mixing consistency</title>
      <description>A mixer mixes, disperses and degasses materials in seconds to minutes, in a sealed or lid-less container such as a jar, beaker, syringe barrel, or cartridge.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Intertronics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/icy/icy135.html</link>
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      <title>Solvent filtration cartridge filters are reliable</title>
      <description>Cartridge filters with broad chemical and caustic compatibility of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are ideal for use in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Millipore</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mgc/mgc107.html</link>
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      <title>Insects controlled in pharmaceutical manufacturing</title>
      <description>For kiling insects in sensitive pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, the Insectron GX unit is made from components all ATEX certified for areas designated as possessing a gas explosion hazard.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Insectron</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ixx/ixx109.html</link>
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      <title>Capsule filler designed for small batches</title>
      <description>Capsule filling machine, designed for small batch and specialist productions, has a low-volume hopper, which allows operation with as little as 50g of powder, thus cutting wastage.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Isopak</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iop/iop111.html</link>
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      <title>Compact machine assembles pre-filled syringes</title>
      <description>Compact machine designed for the assembly of pre-filled syringes into safety devices works with all marketed safety devices and offers quick and easy size changeovers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alphacos SA</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aoy/aoy102.html</link>
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      <title>Disposable mixing system speeds products</title>
      <description>A modular disposable mixing system enables companies to improve their flexibility and reduce their downtime and contamination risk by using disposable rather than stainless steel components.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Millipore</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mgc/mgc106.html</link>
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      <title>Pressure sensitive tapes absorb shock, flexing</title>
      <description>Pressure sensitive tapes for medical device assembly absorb shock and flexing, offering long-term solutions against impact, vibration, gravity and thermal expansion/contraction.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>M+C Specialties</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mcs/mcs105.html</link>
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      <title>Twin compartment IBC feeds tablet press</title>
      <description>Space saving hygienic design of tablet press twin compartment feeding equipment is for loading bi-layer tablet presses from one IBC.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Hanningfield Process Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hni/hni107.html</link>
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      <title>Pharmaceutical weigher and software suite launch</title>
      <description>CI Electronics will exhibit the SADE SP200 tablet/capsule weight sorter and the Ci-DMS Dispensary Management System for the pharmaceutical industry at Total 2007.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>CI Electronics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cij/cij127.html</link>
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      <title>Tablet size grader speeds product changeover</title>
      <description>A high volume size grader for solid-dose pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers maximizes product quality and speeds product changeover while reducing labor costs.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Symetix</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sye/sye104.html</link>
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      <title>Tablet/capsule weight sorters for pharmaceuticals</title>
      <description>CI Electronics will exhibit its new SADE SP200 Series of tablet/capsule weight sorters at the TECHNOPHARM '07 exhibition.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>CI Electronics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cij/cij126.html</link>
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      <title>Mixers solve pharmaceutical odour problem</title>
      <description>Following reports about foul odours emitted from a pharmaceutical manufacturer's effluent plant, mixers and aerators now keep solids in suspension in an underground chamber.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Landia</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html</link>
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      <title>Pneumatically driven hoppers up flexibility</title>
      <description>In a tablet compaction compaction simulator, a three-hopper feed system to produce multi-layer tablets is positioned pneumaticallyand vacuum ports keep die-plates clean.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Festo</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/fes/fes193.html</link>
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      <title>Mixers are magnetically driven</title>
      <description>Brochure describes magetically driven NovAseptic mixers designed for a variety of mixing applications in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Millipore (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mgc/mgc101.html</link>
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      <title>Pharmaceutical machinery sourcing service launched</title>
      <description>A pharmaceutical, healthcare and converting sectors equipment sourcing service has been launched to search for the best available in pharmaceutical and related machinery for its customers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Isopak</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iop/iop110.html</link>
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      <title>Absolute separation developed for pharmaceuticals</title>
      <description>The novel properties of ceramic membranes make them ideal across a range of processes in the food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology industries.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Westfalia Separator</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/wes/wes100.html</link>
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      <title>Skid mounted cleaning module can be integrated</title>
      <description>Pharmaceutical processors now have a new option for the cleaning in place of liquid/solid separation systems - a skid mounted cleaning module is for standalone operation or process integration.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Westfalia Separator</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/wes/wes101.html</link>
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      <title>X-ray system detects tablets in packs at speed</title>
      <description>Production line X-ray system 'sees through' blister pack materials and is sensitive enough to detect tablets (and low density pharmaceuticals) moving past at speed on a conveyor belt.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>3DX-Ray</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dxr/dxr101.html</link>
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      <title>Insect exterminators keep facilities hygienic</title>
      <description>Designed for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing, a range of insect exterminators uses ultraviolet and green light to attract flying insects, which are very sensitive to these light sources.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Insectron</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ixx/ixx104.html</link>
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      <title>Blend uniformity controlled in real time</title>
      <description>Reliable blend measurement analyser offers a new spectroscopic analysis technology, which is designed specifically for the control of blend uniformity in real time.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Thermo Electron (Molecular Spectroscopy)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/thj/thj101.html</link>
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      <title>Compact tubing pump is simple and low-cost</title>
      <description>An ultra compact and durable Ecoflow pump, which provides low-cost, yet highly effective liquids transfer of delicate media in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other similar critical applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Michael Smith Engineers</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mjs/mjs100.html</link>
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      <title>Batch control allows many products to be made</title>
      <description>An advanced batch control system supplied to an Irish pharmaceutical plant has been specifically designed to be multipurpose, allowing a large number of products to be manufactured.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Yokogawa UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/yok/yok135.html</link>
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      <title>HEPA filters can be used in ultra-clean rooms</title>
      <description> The addition of high efficiency particulate air media for absolute filters that meet industry standards of H13 filter class will be welcomed within the pharmaceutical industries.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Donaldson Membranes</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/doa/doa100.html</link>
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      <title>Pharmaceutical equipment distribution agreed</title>
      <description>Robin Engineering Services has reached an agreement with the Chamunda Corporation of India to act as their UK marketing representative for their range of pharmaceutical machinery.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Robin Engineering Services</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rbi/rbi111.html</link>
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      <title>Chillers use mini-centrifugal compressor system</title>
      <description>Chillers feature oil-free, mini-centrifugal compressor technology, which guarantees exceptional low energy operation and reliability with low noise operation, whilst optimising product quality.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Powermaster Products</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pop/pop100.html</link>
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      <title>Small SS vacuum mixer heats and cools</title>
      <description>Measuring just 1100mm wide, 500mm deep and 1050mm high, an SS vacuum mixer with heating/cooling facilities is designed for small-scale production units and pharmaceutical testing rooms.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Isopak</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iop/iop107.html</link>
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      <title>Distributed control eases pharmaceutical headache</title>
      <description>Using distributed process automation controllersa pharmaceutical company has been able to successfully extended its utilities DCS to handle smaller projects well within budget.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Omniflex</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/omf/omf119.html</link>
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      <title>Optical system inspects softgel capsules</title>
      <description>An optical inspection system for softgels automatically inspects each softgel capsule at high production speeds and identifies and removes defective softgels and foreign capsules.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Symetix</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sye/sye100.html</link>
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      <title>Lubricant training programme organised</title>
      <description>A lubricants and technical support provider to the pharmaceutical industry, has recently helped a plant engineering team to devise a comprehensive lubricant training programme for a hundred engineers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Castrol UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cst/cst142.html</link>
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      <title>Automation aimed at medical/pharmaceutical work</title>
      <description>Six automation systems from suppliers employed in a range of medical and pharmaceutical applications include automated assembly, soldering systems, workbenches and sub-micron assembly.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Contax</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cox/cox108.html</link>
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      <title>Coil springs ned 50% less space</title>
      <description>A leading supplier of engineering components to the pharmaceutical industry offers springs that deliver equal deflection compared with conventional coil springs but typically consume 50% less space</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>TFC</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/tfp/tfp100.html</link>
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      <title>Hard-coated polyester film has 99% MRSA kill rate</title>
      <description>Hard-coated polyester film that incorporates antimicrobial protection, has successfully undergone extensive testing by one of the UK's leading independent, analytical testing bodies.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>MacDermid Autotype</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ato/ato128.html</link>
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      <title>Inhibiting bacterial contamination in cleanrooms</title>
      <description>Emma Scowen looks at the development of the latest generation of anti microbial films, explains how they work and how they can be applied in cleanrooms.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>MacDermid Autotype</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ato/ato126.html</link>
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      <title>Press analyses tablet compression phases</title>
      <description>Simulator is a single-punch press used to duplicate and analyse precompression, compression, and ejection phases in industrial tablet-production presses under identical production conditions.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Medelpharm</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mwu/mwu100.html</link>
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      <title>Vision sensor ousts count error, inspects vials</title>
      <description>Reported to be the first fully-integrated tray inspection system for the pharmaceutical industry it combines machine vision with automatic tray handling, to enable 100% product accountability.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Cognex UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cog/cog221.html</link>
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      <title>Colour analysis speeds tablet inspection</title>
      <description>A high-performance inspection system for tablets, capsules, and softgels achieves 100%, in-line inspection at full production speeds using spatial colour analysis) technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Key Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/kyb/kyb113.html</link>
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      <title>Rotary valves meet high pharmaceutical standards</title>
      <description>Rotary valves dedicated for use in pharmaceutical applications satisfy Occupational Exposure Levels, explosion and flame containment, and safe handling without compromising performance.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Rota Val </category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rov/rov100.html</link>
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      <title>Pharmaceutical business unit to help cut costs</title>
      <description>Pharmaceutical business unit helps pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers safeguard product security and quality while increasing throughput.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Key Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/kyb/kyb112.html</link>
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