Used Natoli Tablet Press Machine NP-255, OEM Certified

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Natoli NP255 22 station tablet press certified by the OEM.  This was purchased from Natoli Engineering in 2023, and is in excellent condition with very low hours.

Standard Features:

► Gravity Feeder with Dual Flow Control

Designed with flow control from the hopper to the feeder

Micro adjust for controlling the formulation in the feed frame

► Separated Compression Zone

Contains product in the compression area of press

Reduces cleaning Time

Separates the mechanical and product contact areas during operation

Improves press reliability

Extends press life

Compliant with cGMP

► Upper and Lower Punch Seals

Stops formulation from getting on punch barrels

Improves punch life

Reduces heat buildup during production, punch binding, clean-up time and wear on upper and lower turret sections

Stops lubrication from transferring to the die table

Protects punch barrels and punch guides from sticky, corrosive, and abrasive products

► Lubricated Upper and Lower Punch Guides

Upper and Lower turret punch guides are supplied with barrel lubrication automatically from the supply in the mechanical section

Punch barrels are continuously lubricated during production

The continuous lubrication reduces heat and friction on the punches

Keeping the punches cooler during production reduces product sticking, increases tool life, and reduces turret wear.

► Continuous Punch Head and Cam Lubrication

Specially Designed Upper and Lower Cams deliver punch head grease to the punches during operation which reduces punch head wear

Upper and lower cams receive grease from grease sending units which increase Cam life

Continuously greasing the punch heads reduces heat and friction as the punches as they travel through the cam tracks

The reduced heat and friction helps eliminate product sticking issues and improves punch life

► Upper and Lower Punch Cam Guards

Upper and lower punches are enclosed to reduce powder contamination on the punch barrels and punch guides.

Upper and lower cam tracks are enclosed to reduce powder contamination on upper and lower cam tracks

Punches and cams are lubricated and greased during production to reduce wear, sticking, binding, and to help keep the punches cooler during production.

Keeping the punches and cams cooler helps reduce product sticking to the punches during production

► Integrated Dual Vacuum System

Removes excess formulation from Die Table and Lower Turret Section

Formulation is vacuumed prior to main compression

Reduces punch sticking and heat buildup on the punch barrels

Reduces Cleaning time and contamination

Reduces the buildup of sticky, corrosive, and abrasive products that can cause tableting issues

Reduces die table and punch guide wear by removing unwanted  product build up on the turret and punch barrel

► Central Lubrication System

Turret section and spindle are automatically lubricated during production

Reduced heat buildup in the turret and compression zone

Mechanical Sections are lubricated from a central lubrication system separated from the compression zone of the press

Improves Reliability

Reduces wear to maintain manufacturing tolerances

► Error and Alarm Tracking and Reporting

All error and alarms are stored in the AIM database

Error, alarm, and stop/start events are tracked and reported on batch and performance reports

► Allen- Bradley PLC Controls and Monitoring

Off the shelf electronics for lower maintenance cost

Open architecture for greater flexibility and reliability

Non-proprietary OS and PLC

HMI user interface

Menu Driven Operation

CE Compliant

Multi-Level Security

► Built in Calibration Tool

Pre-compression, main compression, and ejection forces can all be calibrated using the calibration meter and punches

Positional encoders can be calibrated from the HMI Interface

Operators can calibrate the dosing cam position to the die table height

► Easy access to Dosing, Compression, and Overload settings

Both Dosing and Compression settings can be adjusted while the press is in production

Overload settings are easily adjusted by the operator during production

Operators receive messages guiding them to increase and decrease weight based on the force readings

Improves tablet quality, consistency, and reduces tableting deformities.

Max Tip force is entered for each product to help reduce tooling wear and damage from excess force

► Powder Re-Circulation System

The high efficiency gravity and forced feeders are design to  contain excess formulation in the feeder after die filling and recirculated any unused formulation that does occurs

Excess formulation is collected in the recirculation band on the turret

Re-Circulated formulation is moved back into the feeder for re-use

Reduces formulation loss which increases yields and reduces cost

Makes clean up faster and easier

► Remote Connectivity

Network connectivity for remote technical support via secure VPM connection

► Security and HID Interface

5 levels of security based on job responsibility

Menu based architecture to allow for easy access

Employees on have access to screens required for their job role

Optional Features:

► Feeder Ready Option Plus Adding back in the gravity feeder

This option makes the NP255 feeder ready when you add it later

All you have to buy is the feeder, drive shaft, and a replacement Delrin strip which reduces the cost to add this option later.

► Compression Force Monitoring

Main compression force is measured via a strain gauged roller pin

Feedback is displayed on the operator AIM interface

Operators will receive on screen promotes to adjust the dosing to maintain consistent tablet compression force and tablet weights

Operator settable min/max tablet force parameters accessible

Table Reject Chute ready.

Operator can monitor Compression Settings

Operators graphical feedback by station

AIM interface displays tablet RSD’s based on increases/decreases in compression force when tablet weights/die fill varies.

Changes in tableting parameters during production can be identified with compression force changes

Better control of product quality by monitoring changes in force and RSD’s

Allows operators to better trouble shoot issues with product sticking to specific punches.

►  Standard Batch Reporting

End of Batch Reporting

Batch RSD monitoring for product variation

Error code and alarm Reporting Reporting is constant with FDA requirements

► Research and Development

This allows your R&D Team to run one station of tooling and hand fill the die to make tablets

\with a small amount of formulation.

The press will make one tablet at speed to collect data for force and RMP’s.

This information is exported into an excel spread sheet template provided that allows operators to enter post compaction data, tooling data, and formulation data.

Once that is entered reports can be run that provide tablet ability, compressibility, hardness, dwell time, and strain rate sensitivity data.

A break is added on the turret drive to stop at the correct location to fill the die for multiple tablets this speeds up the process by eliminating the manual indexing of the turret for additional tablet.

► Hopper Vibration

Helps poor flowing products move to the feeder inlet tube more consistently

Helps maintain a consistent feeder head pressure with a constant flow of powder out of the hopper

Eliminates or Reduces granulation Ratholing

Eliminates or reduces granulation bridging in the hopper or feeder inlet tube.

► Mobility

Provides a stable base during production

Enables the press to be moved from room to room with no additional equipment

Powder Coated wheels to meet cGMP guidelines

 

Location & Terms

Includes a 2 year service warranty

Terms:  F.O.B

Location: Harrison , AR

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