Fine dosing The fine art of fine dosing Based on an innovative technology, Fine dosing system offers a range of high quality products with incomparable performances. Thanks to the continuous improvements, backed by our proven product engineering, Fine dosing products are recognized among the best in the world in there market. Every Fine dosing feeder is an example of strict design, simplicity and optimized process function. All details are well finished as dosing accuracy results of them. All feeders are built in our workshop. Production is made by specialists; involved in high quality standards in all manufacture stages. At the end of the process, each feeder is carefully inspected and performance tests are carried out with final application conditions. So, the results obtained by every feeder are in accordance with our commitments Whether you are in pharmaceutical, food, material, chemical industries, benefit from our experience, flexibility and creativity. Fine dosing is probably the fastest, most efficient and flexible feeding system available today. 1
A Fascinating Technology Thanks to an exclusive principle of extraction, highly developed, Fine dosing system is creating a new standard in term of accuracy, speed and flexibility. How does this exceptional technology works? Take a coin on a paper sheet, and move it with an alternate movement whom return speed is higher than forward way. You can see that the coin is moving to the right side of the sheet Based on this principle; MCPI has developed an advanced and ever expanding range of feeders and solutions. On the basis of our experience, various movements were selected in a way has to obtain an optimal efficiency following the rheological properties of powders. The association of the mastery of the extraction of powders and metrological solutions of high quality allow to reach a very high level of feeding performance in term of precision and speed. Movement is given by a mechanical mechanism working in oil bath, designed for long term operation with low maintenance needs. This reliable technology is associated with a first class weight controller for a full master of the process. Fine dosing is an exclusive technology protected by numerous international patents. Fine dosing : Because every gram counts. 2
Fine dosing: PRODUCTS OVERVIEW. Loss-in- weight feeders (continuous or batch process) Micro feeders with high accuracy Accurate filling machines Linear powdering machines Multi-heads feeders 3
Advantages of Fine dosing feeders Technical advantages Batch process Continuous process Short reaction time Short dosing time : From 0.2 sec in volumetric feeding. Good relationship between flow rate and motor rotation speed. Very accurate mass flow regulation. Low overshoot High accuracy with good repeatability and short dosing time. Powdering capacity (up to 2000 mm...) Good powdering profile and stability. Flexibility Good capacity of extraction The same feeder can cope with extremely fine powders or coarse and abrasive granulates. Good efficiency with ingredients with poor flowing properties (dyes, starch...) Respect of ingredient Suitable for: pills, capsules No particle size segregation Sewage Short cleaning time Particle size distribution is respected during whole process. Complete sewage of ingredient: easier cleaning works and change of ingredients. Few seconds, no tools requested Compliant with GMP/ EHEDG guidelines Safety Thanks to the limited stroke of the parts in movement (< 3 mm), feeder operation is safe for operators. Reliability Design without wearing parts. The feeders can t be damaged with unwanted parts coming with ingredient. Made with high brand stainless steel 4
LOSS-IN-WEIGHT MICRO FEEDERS Fine dosing Opti- feeder FD-MPL Compact line of loss-in-weigh feeders for materials with varying bulk density: The digital load cell integrated in stainless steel housing is associated with a weight controller. Thus decrease of weight due to powder outlet flow is measured at high frequency. To reach a better dosing accuracy, the feeder is design in such a way that only ingredient hopper and extractors are weighed (so load cell with smaller capacity are integrated for a better accuracy). Two different soft wares are proposed for batch or continuous dosing. The feeder is controlled with a multitasking operating system combining the functions of an operator interface, weighing controller, PLC and interfaces. The design is made in agreement with drug and food industries requests for cleaning. Technical data : Dosing accuracy (batch) Standard deviation 0.8 gram. Min. flow rate (continuous process) 1.0 gram/sec GMP design yes Min dosing time (batch) From : 4 Applications : - Continuous feeding: For all process application with stability and accuracy of flow rate requested. - Batch process: Formulation, for minor ingredients. Conditioning 5
Performances (pilot trials): Continuous Dosing flow stability with flow regulation: 1gram /sec (aspirin powder). 600 Weight dispensed VS Time / dosage = f(t) 500 400 weight (g) 300 200 100 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 time (sec) Accuracy / stability (aspirin powder). Output flow is weighed on a balance, and data are bridged to a PC at a constant time-based interval (1 sec). The resulting standard deviation is 0.1gram, a very stable output flow (free of pulses) is observed. 3 masse dosée chaque seconde (g) 2,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 0 dosage continu : précision à court terme 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 temps (sec) 6
Continuous feeder (volumetric): 2 gram/min. Performances even very low output flow rate masse dosée = f (t) 25 m a s s e (g ) 20 15 10 y = 0,1003x + 0,1729 Série1 Linéaire (Série1) 5 0 1 1 :04 :0 5 1 1 :04 :2 1 1 1 :04 :3 6 1 1 :04 :5 1 1 1 :05 :0 6 1 1 :05 :2 1 1 1 :05 :3 6 1 1 :05 :5 1 1 1 :06 :0 6 1 1 :06 :2 1 1 1 :06 :3 6 1 1 :06 :5 1 1 1 :07 :0 6 1 1 :07 :2 1 1 1 :07 :3 6 1 1 :07 :5 1 1 1 :08 :0 6 1 1 :08 :2 1 1 1 :08 :3 6 1 1 :08 :5 1 1 1 :09 :0 6 1 1 :09 :2 1 1 1 :09 :3 6 1 1 :09 :5 1 1 1 :10 :0 6 1 1 :10 :2 1 1 1 :10 :3 6 1 1 :10 :5 1 1 1 :11 :0 6 1 1 :11 :2 1 1 1 :11 :3 6 1 1 :11 :5 1 1 1 :12 :0 6 1 1 :12 :2 1 1 1 :12 :3 6 1 1 :12 :5 1 1 1 :13 :0 6 1 1 :13 :2 1 temps Batch feeder (gravimetric) Type of ingredient Dosing set point Dosing time Standard deviation Die 100 g 9 sec 1,0 g Die 35 g 7 sec 0.7 g Salt 2000 g 20 sec 2 g Flour 80 g 5 sec 0.7 g Alun 1400 g 10 sec 2 g Semolina 500 g 12 sec 1 g Semolina 21 g 3 sec 0.63 g Tablets ø 5mm 45 g 8.0 sec 0.31 g Tablets ø 5mm 7 g 4.5 sec 0.28 g 7
HIGH ACCURACY MICRO FEEDERS Fine dosing Opti-feeder FD- SPA ( A Class: resolution : 0.01 g - 3A Class: resolution : 1 mg 4A Class: resolution : 0.1 mg) Micro feeders Fine dosing SPA are probably the first on the market to reach such levels of excellence in term of accuracy, short dosing time and flexibility. The ingredient is dosed in a small swiveling bowl fitted on an accurate load cell. Sensitive parts as motor reducer and scale are protected with a stainless steel housing. The integrated batch controller optimizes coarse and fine feeding with automatic tolerance control. Fine dosing concept allows a ratio between coarse/ fine feeding flow over 30. This figure is a key point to reach fast and accurate dosing process. In automatic version, at the end of dosing stage the bowl rotate 360. The ingredient is then emptied to the application point. The ingredient can be, as well, feed directly in the final container or box, positioned (manually or automatically) on the scale. The design is made in agreement with drug and food industries requests for cleaning. 8
SPA-A (Process type - resolution 0.01g) Weighed bowl, Feeder - extractor Technical data : Dosing accuracy Load cell Standard deviation A class : 0.03 g 3A class : 0.01 g 4A class : 1 mg Min dosing time From 4. Min set point from : 10 mg Some results (pilot trials). FD-SPA-A A class : Analogical load cell, min interval 0.01 g 3A class : Numerical load cell, min interval 1 mg 4A class : Numerical load cell, min interval 0.1 mg Type of ingredient Dosing set point Dosing time Standard deviation Tomato seeds 0.09 g 5.5 sec 0.02 g Tomato seeds 1 g 6.2 sec 0.03 g Ceramic Powder 3.2 g 5.5 sec 0.03 g Ceramic Powder 9 g 10 sec 0.03 g Mineral pigment 500 g 21 sec 0.3 g feeding (g) 3,40 3,35 3,30 3,25 3,20 3,15 3,10 DOSING ACCURACY AL2O3 - FD SPA - dosing time 4 sec, 0 10 20 30 test number 40 50 60 70 9
FD-SP A- 3A class Type of ingredient Dosing set point Dosing time Standard deviation Carbon 6 g 9.0 sec 0.02 g Pyrite 5 g 7.0 sec 0.007 g Semolina 0.15 g 4 sec 0.008 g Semolina 0.45 g 4 sec 0.008 g Semolina 2.5 g 4 sec 0.008 g Ceramic Powder 3.2 g 5.5 sec 0.01 g Ceramic Powder 9 g 10 sec 0.02 g Aluminum powder 12 g 8 sec 0.01 g SP Ac- 4A class : a new design for higher precision Corindon powder 10
LINEAR POWDERING MACHINES Fine dosing FD- MVH The key words to describe a properly functioning powdering machine are uniformity and profiles. MCPI Fine dosing powdering machines are designed to distribute dry ingredients uniformly across the application, without disturbances. Equally important, the powdering machines must be simple to operate, easy to clean and flexible to work with numerous ingredients. New innovative powdering solutions, combined with the precise dimensioning know-how of today, have raised powdering performance to a totally new level. MCPI offers a comprehensive selection of powdering machine concepts designed to address the needs of customers regardless of the application, and the machine width. The new high-performance powdering machine delivers numerous value-adding benefits compared to other products on the market, such as: Excellent distribution and stability Throughput flow range: adjustable with a ratio of 1 to100 Capacity to operate with any kind of materials with almost no segregation of particles. Reliable and easy operation and maintenance Optional hygienic construction for food industry. 11
Technical data : Throughput flow stability < 5% Max width Up to 2000 mm Range of throughput flow Adjustable in a ratio of 1 to100 No particle size segregation Particle size distribution is respected. Operation mode Continuous or batch Powdering machine, width 1000 mm. 12
MULTI-HEAD FEEDERS Fine dosing Opti-dose FD- MVH-xP The unique MCPI s Multi-head Feeder, is probably the best solution on the market, to give on multiple application points, a simultaneous, quick and accurate dispensing of ingredient, with perfect sprinkling effect. These feeders are controlled with motor speed and outlet section of extractor. MCPI s Short-cut system is a mechatronics solution, which allow a perfect control of the extractor movement with repeatability below 3/100 sec, to ensure a quick and accurate feeding. This range of machines is an efficient cost effective solution for high cadencies productions (dosing time from 0.2 sec, up to 60 dosing cycles / min). The feeders can be fit on a C shape mobile truck, to facilitate cleaning operations. The design is made in agreement with drug and food industries requests for cleaning. 13
Technical data : Dosing repeatability < 5% Dosing time From 0.2. The width of each output is adjustable (1setting for all Number of dosing points outputs) Number of dosing point : adjustable Cadency Up to 60 cycles / min. Applications : Addition of ingredients for food industry Conditioning with high cadence Some results Feeding of semolina, total width of the feeder 700 mm, 5 heads Head 1 Head 2 Head 3 Head 4 Head 5 Average Standard deviation Standard deviation % Semolina: set point 9g (results based on 50 measures), dosing time 0.58 sec. 9.03 9.09 9.08 8.9 9.0 9.02 0.09 1.5 % Semolina: set point 11.5 g (results based on 50 measures), dosing time 0.73 sec. 11.42 11.58 11.45 11.34 11.49 11.47 0.10 1.0 % Semolina: set point 13.5g (results based on 50 measures), dosing time 0.87 sec. 13.6 13.79 13.72 13.63 13.77 13.73 0.07 1.0 % dosage (g) 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Dosage de semoule 8 cycles (0,58 sec) 10 cycles (0,73 sec) 12 cycles (0,87 sec) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 position Results versus different dosing times Valeur de dosage 1 piste (g) Doseur 5 pistes - L = 700 mm - semoule dosage = f(t) 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1,2 1,4 1,6 Temps de dosage (sec) Relationship between dosing time and the quantity dosed. 14
FILLING MACHINES Fine dosing Fill-matic Fine dosing Fill-matic series can fulfill a variety of unique applications when extreme accuracy and flexibility are requested. Without any modification, each model can dispense ingredients ranging from powders to granules. By listening to our customers and understanding their needs we can skillfully design and assemble the state-of-art custom machinery required. The feeders are available either in volumetric or gravimetric versions. The very small overshoot value, associated with a sharp control of extractor movement, are the key points to reach the high level of performances in terms of dosing time and accuracy. Volumetric feeders: Controlled with motor rpm and outlet section of extractor. For batch process MCPI offers unique control system call Short-cut system. It consists of a mechatronic solution which ensures a perfect control of the extractor movement with repeatability below 3/100 sec, to ensure quick and accurate feeding. With short-cut system it is possible to reach very short dosing time (from 0.2 sec) and feeding quantities from 0.1 gram to kilo grams. Gravimetric feeders: For a perfect control of production parameters with weighing system. Design of these feeders is made in agreement with drug and food industries requests for cleaning. 15
Multi components dosing station : 6 different ingredients are dosed simultaneously. Dosing time: ~3-5 seconds. Repeatability: Standard deviation below 5%. Gravimetric bag filling machine, loading of the filler s hopper vacuum based feeder. Accuracy < ±0, 5% 16
Filling machines 1 2 Feeder 1 : Gravimetric feeder with 1or 2 ingredients, accuracy ± 0.5 g. Feeder 2 : Pharmaceutical feeder, accuracy ± 0.2 g.. Technical data : Volumetric feeders Minimum lot size From 0.1 g Accuracy (batch) Standard deviation from 2% Min dosing time (batch) From 0.2 Suitable products with poor flow properties Extraction capacity Respect of sensible ingredients. Respect of particle size.complete discharge of the feeder Cleaning. Dismantling for cleaning in few seconds.. Safe system for operators Gravimetric feeder Accuracy Standard deviation from 0.5 % Analogical load cell: resolution 0.03g to 5g. Load cell resolution Load cell protected in a casing Dynamic Dosing time from: 3. Batching control with memory storage for production run with Recipes several different products and optional weigh measures feedback. Control parameters Coarse and fine dosing controlled by scale 17
CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS Machine used for dosing and sprinkling sugar on cakes Ø 400 mm. Dosing rate: 3 g ± 0.2 g, 50 cycles / min. ********** Machine used for dosing and sprinkling cocoa inside 2 jars Ø 80 mm, 50 cycles / min. 18