The Pharmaceutical Automation Challenge
Pharmaceutical manufacturers face a unique set of automation challenges: components must be handled without contamination, equipment must be cleanable to validated standards, and material traceability must be maintained throughout the process. Standard industrial feeders — built to engineering standards rather than GMP standards — don't meet these requirements.
Kalapremi GMP Bowl Feeder: Key Features
- SS316L construction: All product-contact surfaces are made from austenitic 316L stainless steel, offering superior corrosion resistance and biocompatibility.
- Electro-polished surfaces: Surface roughness Ra ≤ 0.4 µm prevents bacterial harbourage and simplifies cleaning validation.
- CIP/WIP compatible: The bowl can be cleaned-in-place with standard pharmaceutical cleaning agents without disassembly.
- No dead zones: The track geometry is designed to eliminate dead zones where particles could accumulate between batches.
- FDA 21 CFR compliance: All non-metallic materials (gaskets, insulation) comply with FDA food contact regulations.
Applications
The GMP bowl feeder is used for tablet counting and sorting, capsule orientation for blister packing, vial cap and stopper feeding, and ampoule handling in aseptic fill-finish lines.
Validation Support
Kalapremi provides a full IQ/OQ documentation package, FAT protocol, and material certificates (EN10204 3.1) to support your validation master plan.