iCaps – capsule polisher with metal check “HC” High Containment ≤OEB5

When manufacturing or planning to manufacture potent drugs, a containment unit is needed to protect the operator and his environment. To ensure an ≤OEB5 containment level, our iCaps “HC” – High Containment – features:

• A contained test sample inserter to avoid contact between the product and the operator while testing the metal detector operation.
• An automatic metal detector testing: the Autocheck
• A continuous pressure monitoring to ensure the equipment remains under negative pressure at all times, preventing dust particles from escaping.
• A pressure decay, which is a self-test putting the machine under vacuum to check that there is no leakage before starting the manufacturing process.
• Fail-safe pinch valves, automatically creating a safe environment for the operator if a problem is detected.
• Simple and highly-contained disconnection of peripheral process equipment, using our Flex Connect pipe in conjunction with a double LDPE barrier and Clip & Cut.
• A unique antistatic patented metal check connectivity allows the machine to have easy tightness while discharging potential static electricity from the capsules.
• A washable solution, to ensure all volatile dust is removed before dismantling the equipment, with two possible configurations:
  • WIP version (Washing In Place, also called Washing in Line), the polisher is washed in the production room and can be linked to the capsule filling machine. The system remains connected and closed between the production and washing processes.
  • WOL version (Washing Off Line), instead, the polisher should be disconnected from the production machine in a High Containment fashion, and washed in a separate washing room.   In this case, since the WOL trolley remains in the washing room, it can handle several machines, resulting in a cost-efficient solution.

Additional options:

• Sampling Gate
• Capsules diverter
• 2-parameters IPC capsule tester (weight and length)