COMPANY NEWS
Precision Pneumatics Liverpool celebrates
20 years as Atlas Copco Premier Distributor
Precision Pneumatics, based in Knowsley, Liverpool, is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a Premier Distributor for Atlas Copco
Phil Hood, Julie Prescott
Compressors. According to managing director Phil Hood, Precision Pneumatics’ continued success is the result of offering quality products combined with exceptional customer service: “We don’t tolerate poor customer service. We have service levels in place to ensure we always provide
the best service possible and speed of response is absolutely key to this.” Precision Pneumatics was originally established in 1991 by Phil Hood, Julie Prescott and John Bevan (now retired) with, between them, over 50 years’ experience in the compressed air industry. The company has been an Atlas Copco Premier Distributor since its inception and covers Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales. Authorised to undertake surveys and the design, supply and installation of Atlas Copco compressors and compressed air equipment, Precision Pneumatics offers products from Atlas Copco’s industrial compressor range including fixed speed oil-injected rotary screw compressors from the GX and GA ranges and oil injected VSD compressors up to 315kW. The distributor also offers Class Zero rated oil- free scroll compressors up to 22kW and quality air accessories such as dryers and inline filters.
During the last 20 years, Phil Hood has seen a number of changes to the compressed air industry: “When I first started in this industry, there was somewhat of a ‘chequebook maintenance’ approach to compressors. This soon gave way to a recession-induced focus on saving money. Now our customers are looking for high quality, cost-effective equipment, combined with good customer service and since the advent of the VSD compressor there has also been an increased focus on energy efficient solutions. We’ve chosen to work with Atlas Copco for the past 20 years because they consistently provide innovative, market-leading products which enable us to meet these customer requirements effectively.” Tel: 0800 181085
E-mail:
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uk.atlascopco.com www.atlascopco.co.uk
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New software for Freeman Technology FT4 Powder Rheometer offers improved user interface
Freeman Technology has launched a new version of software for the company’s established universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer. The new Powder Rheometer software introduces a completely redesigned graphical user interface which provides a clearer look and improves the display of real-time test information. It has the flexibility to deliver systematic guidance to new users, while giving experienced operators the ability to develop and run bespoke methodologies. Available on all new instruments, the new software will be offered as a free upgrade to existing FT4 users. The new interface gives complete access to the full shear, bulk, dynamic and axial powder testing capabilities of the FT4, allowing users to build a comprehensive behavioural profile
of a powder by drawing in results from each of the test methodologies.
Established in a very broad range of industrial sectors, the FT4 Powder Rheometer is a universal powder tester that uses patented dynamic methodology, fully automated shear cells and several bulk property tests, including density, compressibility and permeability to quantify powder properties in terms of flow and processability. Correlating this data with processing performance enables users to optimise powder processes. For further information about the new software and details of how the FT4 Powder Rheometer helps address individual powder characterization challenges, visit
www.freemantech.co.uk
Kek-Gardner help Almac meet increased demand
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are constantly striving to meet the increased demands of today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment and meet customer requirements at the same time. Almac Pharma Services are no exception. Almac, is a Contract Development and Manufacturing service provider to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries with over 30 years expertise in the development and manufacture of solid, oral dose products. With market expansion throughout Europe for one of their client’s key lead sachet products, Geoff Sloan, VP Manufacturing Operations at Almac Pharma Services needed a solution to meet the five fold demand increase “We simply could not meet demand. The only option was to expand our commercial facilities”. With an aggressive timeline, the facility was built, equipment sourced and fully validated within nine months. It incorporates dispensing and blending suites to accommodate 2.5 tonne batches along with sachet filling and packaging lines for processing up to 120 million sachets per year. With a User Requirement Specification (URS) to detail critical requirements coupled with a strong Almac Pharma Services’ existing relationship with both the Kek-Gardner team and their Irish Distributor meant that Geoff Sloan had no hesitation in approaching the company when he had an engineering requirement for the new Blending Suite. Almac Pharma Services already have Kek equipment on site and were pleased with the equipments’ performance. As Geoff Sloan comments “We are committed to meeting our customer’s requirements and Kek-Gardner were happy to discuss the process. Together we developed
the right solution to meet the specifications and the project deadline”. Trials at Kek-Gardner’s technology centre confirmed that the equipment would meet the stringent cGMP standards as detailed in the URS both in terms of throughput and product quality. As a result a blending suite comprising a Gardner 4200 litre Double Cone Blender, a Gardner 700 litre Y Cone Blender and a Kek K650CV inline Vacuum Centrifugal Sifter, tied together by lean phase pneumatic conveying was installed at Almac Pharma Services. The process begins with a premix of salts and the active pharmaceutical bulk material, which is initially sifted in the K650CV Sifter and transferred to the 700 litre Y Cone Blender for preliminary blending. The pre mixed material is then conveyed to the 4200 litre Double Cone Blender where it is blended along with the rest of the active
pharmaceutical bulk material. The material is then discharged into a Matcon bin and transferred to the Mediseal LA 500 / P1600 packing line for processing into finished sachets.
www.kekgardner.com Tel: 01625 665999.
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