Vertical pilot plant centrifuge for pharmaceutical applications
Ensure precise separation and optimal scaling in your laboratory or pilot plant with this versatile vertical centrifuge, designed for efficient handling of solid and slurry materials across various research and development processes.
The Vertical Pilot Plant Centrifuge Pharma from HEINKEL Process Technology is tailored to meet cGMP requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Its unique design features a mobile, compact structure, facilitating easy plug-and-play installation ideal for both laboratory and pilot plant settings. Utilizing a basket centrifuge mechanism, it efficiently separates and dries solids, slurries, and cakes, making it indispensable for R&D and small batch processing of APIs, fine chemicals, and nutraceutical powders. With models ranging from V 300 TP to V 500 TP, it accommodates varying processing capacities, reaching speeds up to 3,500 RPM. The unit’s CIP capability ensures thorough cleaning within isolators or glove boxes, preventing cross-contamination. Fabricated with high-quality materials for corrosion resistance, it integrates seamlessly into production lines, supporting process scalability and offering optional customization for diverse industrial applications.
Benefits
- Facilitates seamless scale-up from lab to production, reducing development time.
- Minimizes contamination risk with integrated CIP cleaning for sterile operations.
- Mobile, compact design allows flexible equipment placement in constrained spaces.
- Complies with cGMP standards, ensuring pharmaceutical-grade processing.
- Enhances material recovery with efficient separation and drying processes.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Surface coating,Fine chemicals,Metal recycling,Food products,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Nutraceutical powders,Specialty chemicals,Active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis),Fine chemical intermediates,Coating resins,Metal powder recovery
- Steps before
- Purification,Filtration,Mixing,Precipitation
- Steps after
- CIP Cleaning,Sterilization,Isolation,Packing
- Input ingredients
- pharmaceutical products,chemical substances,fine chemicals,laboratory samples
- Output ingredients
- filtered pharmaceutical products,separated chemical substances,purified fine chemicals,processed laboratory samples
- Automation
- Manual / Auto
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Compact design
- Mobile
- Installation
- Plug and use
- Basket diameter
- 300–500 mm
- Basket depth
- 150–300 mm
- Filter area
- 0.14–0.47 m²
- Nominal volume
- 4.9–38 L
- Max. Filling
- 20–38 kg
- Max. Speed
- 2,000–3,500 1/min
- Centrifugal force
- 1,118–2,054 x g
- Dimensions (Length x Width x Height)
- 600–900 mm x 1,250–1,500 mm x 1,760–1,930 mm
- Weight
- 450–1,300 kg
- Working mechanism
- Basket centrifuge
- Integrated steps
- Installation within isolators/glove boxes
- CIP principles
- CIP cleaning
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Simple to operate
- Biological compatibility
- cGMP
- Cleanability
- CIP
- GMP Compliance
- cGMP
- Compact footprint
- Mobile,compact design
- Control panel type
- Simple operation
- Discharge method
- Manual / Plug and use
- Mobile compact design
- Yes
- Installation type
- Plug and use
- Suitable for up scaling
- Yes
- Installation within isolators/glove boxes
- Yes
- CIP cleaning capability
- Yes
- Market info
- Heinkel is known for manufacturing high-quality industrial equipment, specializing in centrifuges, dryers, and other engineered-to-order machinery for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental sectors, with a reputation for innovation and reliability.