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Hot melt coating device with hygienic design ROMACO INNOJET’S GMP compliant hot
the IHD devices are positioned to ensure
melt coating device is designed specifically
full visibility and are suitable for swab
for pharma manufacturing. The IHD series for
testing. Once the device has been
processing hot melt coatings can be supplied
cleaned, it can be opened up quickly
as a laboratory or pilot scale machine.
and easily for inspection.
This technology is suitable for coating and
The Romaco Innojet IHD series
granulating pharma products with hot greases
successfully avoids cross-contamination
and waxes.
owing to its hygienic design with no
A key development priority for these CIP capable devices is GMP compliance, particularly
The technology allows pharma
regarding the validation of cleaning processes.
manufacturers to reap previously
All sealing points, gaps and enclosed spaces
unattainable benefits of hot melt
have been eliminated. Flange connections have
coatings. Unlike aqueous alternatives,
also been reduced to a minimum.
hot melt coatings are solvent free.
The hot melt coating flows through straight
The Romaco Innojet IHD 5
dead spaces.
The southern African agent for Romaco is
tubes to prevent any build-up of product
Integrated Packaging Systems, which is based in
residues. All product-contacted surfaces inside
Cape Town, South Africa.
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