This modular feeder design enables fast process adaptation
Coperion K-Tron
The new K3-PH line of loss-in-weight screw feeders (photo) is designed for continuous processing applications in the pharmaceutical industry. The new feeder features a modular concept with a drastically reduced overall footprint thanks to a new, smaller platform scale that incorporates the patented Smart Force Transducer (SFT) weighing technology. The modular quick-change design allows the easy exchange of feeder types and sizes, as well as hoppers or agitators using the same scale and drive for fast adaptation to new processes and formulations while also ensuring easy cleaning and maintenance. The new device is suitable for multi-feeder clustering in a variety of continuous processes, including direct compression, continuous extrusion, wet and dry granulation and continuous coating, as well as traditional batch processes. Booth 2558 — Coperion K-Tron, Sewell, N.J.