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News Release from: Mettler Toledo | Subject: K line/MT Connections
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Surepharm wanted to weigh its ingredients within two stainless steel laminar airflow booths but was facing problems monitoring stock and ingredient levels.
Specialist contract manufacturer of healthcare and related products Surepharm produces coated (sugar or film) and uncoated tablets in a variety of shapes and sizes for a growing international customer base Established more than 15 years ago the company now employs over 110 people
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Oct 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company provides a wide range of services including packaging and distribution and with its excellent production facilities and fully equipped high-tech laboratory, the company also has excellent pilot plant facilities for formulation development and pre-production trials.
Due to continued growth in production - Surepharm manufacturers in excess of one billion tablets a year - the company required additional equipment to streamline its processes.
Mettler Toledo's KCS600 scale and ID7 terminal were already installed at the site but the system needed to be expanded and developed.
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The company wanted to weigh its ingredients within two stainless steel laminar airflow booths but was facing problems monitoring stock and ingredient levels.
Accurate scales were required that offered the facility to upload data to the company's own formulation system as well as being accurate to 1g and 0.1g for all formulations.
In addition the company also decided on Mettler Toledo's K line scale range combined with MT Connection software.
These scales weigh the ingredients required for specific formulations then the software uploads the data to Surepharm's own MRP system which is linked to the ID7 terminal as part of the new dispensing booth and enables stock to be monitored in real time.
The K line offers a weighing range from 15-6000kg and a wide variety of platform sizes and construction types which can be tailored to meet individual application needs.
The high performance digital measuring cell and monobloc technology offers high resolution and sets new standards for linearity and readability.
The range is also approved for use in hazardous areas and complies with GMP requirements.
MT Connections provides the complete solution from weighing equipment to a PC.
This versatile software can be used for both simple and complex applications from gathering net weight data to aiding process control.
It collects weight data for SQC, records transactions, monitors the scale and much more.
The installation has provided Surepharm with the accuracy required as well as the ability to easily upload data via MT Connections software.
The company now has complete control of its stock system thanks to the K line range and its formulation system. Request a free brochure from Mettler Toledo ...
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