For the manufacturing of a Pharma Micro Extruder a global developer of technological solutions for biobased manufacturing processes has chosen Melotte as their partner to collaborate with for the development of a new product applicable in research for the pharmaceutical industry with focus on biodegradable medical implants.
Melotte was tasked with the re-engineering of their existing extruder developed for the plastics industry to pharmaceutical standards.
Some of the requested features are:
To achieve these requirements Melotte developed a quick-release mounting system to easily remove the extruder barrel from the docking station. This enables the user to thoroughly clean all the parts in existing processing installations and reduces a lot of issues with cleanliness. A funnel was designed with internal conformal cooling channels to enable even cooling of the compounds throughout the production process. The funnel was made using 3D metal printing and finished on our 5-Axis milling machines. Our engineers' extensive knowledge about material specifications combined with their knowledge about surface treatments guarantees the best wear resistance and the longest tool life possible.
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