Romaco FrymaKoruma at ACHEMA 2009: The finest process technology

Processing machines and mills from Romaco FrymaKoruma grind, mix and homogenize according to the rotor-stator principle.

At the centre of this year’s presentation by Romaco FrymaKoruma at ACHEMA 2009 is the CoBall® MS 18 annular gap bead mill. This inline mill is used for the finest grinding of chemical and pharmaceutical products down to the nano range. Products can be changed quickly, easily, and with minimal product loss.

Furthermore, FrymaKoruma is also presenting the Dinex 200 vacuum process machine for the manufacturing of liquids and semi-solids. The machine is equipped with a powerful homogenizer designed according to the rotor-stator principle. The product optionally circulates through an internal or external recirculation line, which facilitates variable batch sizes.

These products can be seen from 11th to 15th May 2009 at ACHEMA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in Hall 6.0, Booth B40-C41.

FrymaKoruma CoBall®-Mill MS 18: finest grinding down to the nano range

The CoBall® MS 18 annular gap bead mill from Romaco FrymaKoruma is used for the finest grinding and dispersing of liquid to highly viscous products. The inline mill has a product throughput of 10 to 80 liters per hour and achieves particle sizes down to the nano range. The system is designed according to the rotor-stator principle and is equipped with a conical grinding gap, which is 80% filled with grinding beads. All milling tools are available in designs with different materials and coatings, which makes it possible to process individual raw materials in a product-specific way.

With a width of 6.5 to 13 millimeters, the conical mill gap is relatively narrow, which allows a significantly high shear energy deposit of six to eight megawatts per cubic meter of mill space volume. The rapidly rotating rotor powerfully accelerates the grinding beads, so that the shear force on the product continually increases. This leads to progressive pulverization of the particles. The energy generated is regulated through the largest possible heat exchange surfaces on the rotor and stator elements. Optimal cooling is essential, particularly in processing temperature-sensitive products. The grinding beads remain in the interior of the mill during milling and the subsequent cleaning process. During product discharge, they are separated from the product flow through a separation gap and passed back to the product input area through special return conduits.

CoBall®-Mill technology generates an accurately controllable flow configuration of the grinding chamber. Each product element takes the same route through the milling gap and is subjected to the same grinding mechanisms. Particular attention has been paid to the elimination of dead space in the design of the mill interior. Aseptic O-ring seals additionally prevent the formation of concealed deposits and thus contamination of subsequent batches. Fully-automatic “cleaning in place” (CIP) is significantly accelerated thanks to the smooth surfaces of the components. The FrymaKoruma CoBall®-Mill MS 18 thus offers absolute process security and combines the highest product quality with increased productivity.

FrymaKoruma Dinex 200: vacuum process technology with internal and external product circulation

The FrymaKoruma Dinex 200 vacuum processing plant by Romaco is used in the production of liquid and semi-solid emulsions and suspensions for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. For processing individual components, the plant is equipped with a powerful homogenizer, designed according to the rotor-stator principle. The high tangential speed of the rotor generates extreme shearing forces against the simultaneous counter-forces of the stator. These forces achieve optimum dispersal along with a fine distribution of particles in the micrometer range and below. Depending on the application, the stator can be optionally moved out, to flexibly control the application of shearing energies. This provides high pump performance with simultaneous gentle circulation of the product mass.

The product components are sucked directly into the mixing zone of the homogenizer and immediately homogenized. Both dry and liquid components can be supplied in up to five different product feeds. The product is then fed into the tank, either through an internal (short loop) or external (long loop) recirculation line. The short route through the short loop is used in the production of small batch sizes and for processing products with a high proportion of soap. This prevents serious foam formation during the production process. Very large preparations can also be processed quickly and effectively through the long loop, where the contra-directional stripper stirrer in the tank provides good, thorough macro-mixing. The plant also meets all of the conditions for installation in zones at risk of explosion, as well as for sterile production in clean rooms. The Dinex processing plant covers a broad spectrum in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, body-care and medicinal products.

The Romaco Group

Romaco is one of the world’s leading suppliers of machines and installations for process engineering and packaging. Subdivided into the areas of Processing and Packaging, the company develops technical solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. The Romaco Group, with its headquarters in Karlsruhe (Germany), is part of the listed US group Robbins & Myers Inc. (Dayton, Ohio). Romaco is represented in four European locations in Germany, Switzerland and Italy through a total of seven brands. Bosspak, Macofar, Noack, Promatic, Siebler and Unipac represent the Packaging business area; the Processing sector is covered by the FrymaKoruma brand. Currently, more than 50,000 Romaco machines are in use in over 130 countries. About 500 employees look after and supply more than 100 markets around the world.

More information on the Romaco Group can be found at www.romaco.com

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