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    FLEX 05

    Benchtop Tablet Coating System

    The FLEX 05 is more than just an R&D tablet coater: it’s an innovative, highly functional film coating platform where high weight gain, drug layers, and modified release coatings are essential.

    The FLEX 05 is more than just an R&D tablet coater: it’s an innovative, highly functional film coating platform where high weight gain, drug layers, and modified release coatings are essential.

    An Innovative R&D Tablet Coater

    Thomas Processing’s FLEX 05 is a benchtop, high-performance tablet coating system with many uses. It’s equipped with divider plates for small batch sizes, making it the perfect machine for research and development. With impressive drum capacity capabilities ranging from as little as 100 milliliters to as much as 5 liters of tablets per drum, your batch size is up to you with the FLEX 05.

    Built on our tradition of innovation, Thomas’s FLEX 05 is one of the only benchtop coating machines available in the industry with computer-based controls for data acquisition. It also provides a periodic data report to give you a better understanding of your coating machine throughput.

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    FLEX 05 Highlights

    1.
    Small-batch coating capabilities—100 tablets to 5 liters
    2.
    Schlick™ spray nozzle with anti-bearding cap
    3.
    Front-access manual sampling
    4.
    Optional execution for handling potent compounds
    5.
    Excellent visibility through front window
    6.
    Seamless disassembly for cleaning
    7.
    Functional and modified release coatings
    8.
    Complete separation of product contact area from mechanical space
    Thomas’s FLEX 05 is equipped with an optional aqueous and solvent coating tablet bed that gives you a uniform film coating on your tablet surfaces to result in an elegant finish.
    • Technical Data
    • Machine Layout
    FLEX 05
    Overall dimensions 24” x 36” x 30” high | [610 mm x 815 mm x 760 mm]
    Drum volume Up to 5 liters; ½ liter with divider plate
    Drum diameter 12 in. | [305 mm]
    Drum speed 5 – 40 RPM
    Air flow and temperature 20 – 100 CFM (45°C maximum bed temp) | [35 – 170 m3/h]
    Spray nozzle Schlick™ 970 ABC
    Solution delivery Watson-Marlow peristaltic pump
    Atomizing/Pattern air 20 – 45 psi at 12 SCFM | [1.4 – 3.0 bar at 20 m3/h]
    Controls PLC and touch panel HMI
    Electrical 8 kW @ Full Load
    Compressed air supply 50 psi | [3.3 bar]
    Weight 280 lbs. | [130 kg]
    FLEX 05 Layout
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