Sweco Circular Separator available from iBulk
A number of iBulk’s products are suited to pharmaceutical applications and it has been able to provide many solutions to often difficult processing problems.
iBulk recent work is with Aortech. Aortech is an Australian Biomaterials company that develops and manufactures leading edge polymers for use in critical medical and pharmaceutical applications, with a significant focus on cardiovascular applications.
Working with Aortech staff at iBulk’s test lab the project team quickly identified the critical design requirements and it was down to work to source a processing machine that would provide a good solution.
Amongst a number of considerations, biggest problem facing Aortech was inconsistencies in the plastic granules that form the base material of their products. To ensure high quality moulding it is imperative that the plastic granules used in production are a uniform size.
The granules also need to be free from polymer dust to ensure the finished product is produced to the highest sanitary levels.
After investigating a number of alternatives, the Sweco Circular Separator was identified as the ideal match to the design parameters.
The Sweco separator’s stainless steel design combined with the fact that the screens are manufactured using Supertaut really illustrated that it provided a good outcome.
Supertaut is a bonding material which encapsulates and locks every wire into place eliminating crevices and pits found in typical spot welded screens.
After settling on the Sweco, it was straight into iBulk’s test laboratory to make sure it would provide the results that its specifications promised.
Sweco was quickly intergrated the unit into Aortech’s production facility.
16-Oct-2007