When a tablet or capsule is formed, small amounts of excess powder spill onto the die table; this excess powder is usually extracted to a central extraction system. Using a dust collector cyclone on the extraction line facilitates interception of this powder before it ever leaves the process room, enabling high integrity batch reconciliation and minimising filter replacement.
Extracting waste material into a central filter system causes the blockage and subsequent replacement of filters, loss of suction during blinding and inaccurate or non-existent batch reconciliation. Dust collector cyclone technology can address these challenges by localizing dust capture, preventing filter blockage and even allowing pharmaceutical manufacturers to recover lost powder.
Uni-Dust: Pharma Dust Collector
The Uni-Dust cyclone is designed to be connected to the extraction line of a tablet press or a capsule filling machine, intercepting waste powder before it reaches the central extraction system. This prevents a mixture of powders from being created and is compliant with GMP and FDA guidelines.
Features:
> Specifically designed to be compatible with the standard airflows of compression and encapsulation machines
> GMP stainless steel construction
> Designed to be mounted inside the process room for guaranteeing integrity of captured material
> Cyclone can be retrofitted to existing processes
Benefits:
> Prevents blinding and replacement of expensive filters in central dust extraction system or vacuum cleaner, with associated environmental benefits
> High efficiency design, typically capturing 90 – 99.9%
> Almost zero maintenance costs, as cyclone has no moving parts and no filters
> Helps pharmaceutical manufactures comply with FDA guidelines on batch reconciliation and yields
> Where protocol permits, recovered powder can be re-worked and re-introduced, minimising material loss
Trial Facility
For peace of mind, customers are able to undertake trial capture of their material at our UK test facility. Trials can replicate site airflows to help determine correct model size for an application and give indicative cyclone efficiency performance (with capture % rates).
Data Table
Criteria | Unit | Type 5 | Type 10 | Type 20 | Type 30 | Type 40 | Type 50 | Type 60 |
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Airflow Range | m3/hr | 100 – 150 | 150 – 250 | 250 – 300 | 300 – 400 | 400 – 600 | 600 – 800 | 800 – 1200 |
CFM | 59 – 88 | 88 – 147 | 147 – 177 | 177 – 235 | 235 – 350 | 350 – 470 | 470 – 700 | |
Cyclone Body Dia. | mm | 101.6 | 139.7 | 152.4 | 168.2 | 203.2 | 254 | 304.8 |
in | 4” T/C | 5½” T/C | 6” T/C | 65⁄8” T/C | 8” T/C | 10” T/C | 12” T/C | |
Inlet / Outlet Pipe Dia. | mm | 50.8 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 76.2 | 101.6 | 127 | 139.7 |
in | 2” T/C | 2½” T/C | 2½” T/C | 3” T/C | 4” T/C | 5” T/C | 5½” T/C | |
Product Discharge Dia. | mm | 63.5 | 101.6 | 101.6 | 101.6 | 139.7 | 168.2 | 203.2 |
in | 2½” T/C | 4” T/C | 4” T/C | 4” T/C | 5½” T/C | 65⁄8” T/C | 8” T/C | |
Approximate Weight | kgs | 12 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 52 | 68 |
lbs | 26 | 40 | 50 | 75 | 90 | 115 | 150 | |
Typical Noise Level | dB | 0 dB (no moving parts / no mechanical noise generated) | ||||||
Contact Parts | AISI 316L stainless steel (1.4404) | |||||||
Non-Contact Parts | AISI 304 stainless steel (1.4301) | |||||||
Country of Design | United Kingdom | |||||||
Country of Manufacture | United Kingdom |
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