I.m.a. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.a.

Nicola Gandolfi

Roberto Trebbi

Pierantonio Ragazzini

Giorgio Tarozzi

Riccardo Rivalta

Elvio Gasperini

Enrico Zerbinati

Described is a rotary pan () of the type comprising a central hollow cylindrical body () with end portions () shaped substantially like truncated cones, and mixing/deflecting means () attached to at least one inside surface of the pan () itself; the peripheral inside cylindrical surface () of the hollow body () comprises an extended zone (A) defined by a uniform distribution of through holes () and at least one zone (B) within the zone (A) forming an area by which the mixing/deflecting means () are attached or fixed to the peripheral surface ().

Rotary pan

A unit () for checking the dosing of pharmaceutical material (M) in a capsule filling machine () for the production of capsules (CF) of the type with a capsule lid (C) and a capsule body (F), the machine () comprising a fixed structure () fitted with a rotary drum () for supporting a plurality of capsules (CF) on its edge, opening each capsule (CF) by separating the capsule lid (C) from the capsule body (F), filling the capsule body (F) with a dose of material (M), then closing the capsule body (F) again with the relative capsule lid (C); the rotary drum () having a tank () containing the pharmaceutical material (M) and supporting a plurality of doser elements (), each comprising at least one piston () sliding inside a hollow cylinder () to pick up and compress a dose (DS) of material (M) from the tank () and discharge it into a capsule body (F) of a capsule (CF). The unit () comprises sensor means () attached to each piston () for detecting a piston () thrust value (V; V) on the dose (DS) and transmitter means () connected to the sensor means () for transmitting the value (V; V) to a receiver element () by the telemetric transmission of a relative signal (S; S), said receiver element () being fixed on the machine () in at least one zone (P; P) of the fixed structure (). Power supply means () are also provided for cyclically activating the sensor means () and the transmitter means () during drum () rotation.

Unit for checking the dosing of pharmaceutical material in a capsule filling machine

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Bologna, Italy

Nicola Gandolfi