Our Al -Purpose Solution AR 403 Ideal for R&D and small scale production ERWEKA’s All-Purpose equipment is ideal for The different possibilities are as follows: small scale production in the pharmaceutical, che-mical, cosmetic and food industries. In addition, it ■ Stirring ■ Polishing fi ts perfectly into R&D and the development of ■ Kneading ■ Milling powder tablets, ointments, creames and more. ■ Mixing ■ Sieving ■ Granulating ■ Filling The modular design is compact, economical and ■ Coating ■ Dosing offers a powerful motor drive with a wide range of easily interchangeable attachments for various purposes. Emergency Start & switch Stop Setting up & Operating Docking unit with mounting gear RPM display Speed control Main benefi ts of the modular ERWEKA Safety interlock method ■ Small footprint ■ High quality – Made in Germany ■ Constant product quality – improve production ■ Economical capital cost – one drive, many attachments ■ Safety interlocks and protection guards (not required for all attachments) Power for Attachments 2 The ERWEKA All-Purpose system is based on a Through permanent nominal/actual adjustment powerful drive unit available in two versions. The the preselected speed is maintained, even under various attachments can be easily and quickly varying load. connected by means of a coupling. The AR 403-S is similar to the AR 403 but has a The drive unit AR 403 is equipped with a three-different drive train for higher torque transmissi-phase AC motor. on. The sturdy ball bearing worm gear drive is com-Available options: pletely maintenance free and provides an output torque of max 23 Nm. The unit features variable ■ Foot switch electronic speed control between 20 and 400 rpm. ■ USB interface for print-out A digital dial regulates the speed. A special setup ■ IQ/OQ documents mode limits the rotations per minute to 20 rpm to ensure save installation of the attachments. Technical Specifi cations AR 403 AR 403-S (higher torque transmission) 230 V 50 / 60 Hz Voltage/ Frequency 115 V - 127 V 50 / 60 Hz Width 450 mm Length 400 mm Height 440 mm Weight 30 kg Motor Type three-phase AC motor Power 750 W Tropics insulation class F RPM 20-400 rpm Tolerance rpm (coasting) +/− 1 rpm Gear type worm gear Gear max. torque 23 Nm Effi ciency 89 % Possible Set Time hours / minutes Set Time (max) 9 h 59 min Tolerance timer +/− 1 sec Emergency Stop button 3 AR 403 – Our All-Purpose Solution Technical Specifi cations AR 403 Attachments ERWEKA UG Version 2 – Universal Gear The new Universal Gear uses a modernised CNC machined aluminium design for improved durability. It is required for adjusting the angle of operation (0-80°) and reduction of speed (1:6). The UG is required for the operation of ■ Ball mills (KM) ■ Cube Mixer (KB 15/20/30/S) ■ Double Cone Mixer (DKM) ■ Pelletizer (GTE) ■ Coating pan (DKE/DKS) ■ Polishing drum (PT) ERWEKA CM 60/UD – Conical Mil The CM is designed for homogenization the rotor and screen (0.5 mm to 3.0 mm) of dry products to a specifi ed particle is supplied. It allows a fl ow rate of up to size, reduction of oversized particles to max 40 kg / h with a rotor speed of 0 - the desired size and milling of agglome-1200 rpm. A safety interlock helps to rates back to the initial size. A set of prevent injuries. shims to adjust the clearance between Milling ERWEKA KM – Ball Mill The Ball Mill is used for grinding crystal-support is needed, which is optionally line materials and for mixing dry, or un-available in a lengthened version for the der certain circumstances, moist mate-simultaneous use of two mills of the rials. The drum is available with 0.5, 5 or same size (KM 5 l or KM10 l volume, 10 l volume. working capacity max. 40 %). The balls are made of porcelain with a The small Ball Mill KM 0 (with 0.5 l volu-diameter from 30 to 50 mm. The drum me, working capacity max. 40 % and is sealed airtight with a lid and is deliver-made of stainless steel) is attached to ed including a frame for the drive unit. the drive unit via the ERWEKA Universal The drum and balls can be sterilized in Gear UG. water. For using the ball mill, a drive 4 ERWEKA SM/SMS – Three Roller Mill The Three Roller Mill is used for the pro-The rollers are spring loaded to prevent duction of ointments, pastes, creams damage. The space between the rollers and similar products. is adjustable by one screw. The mill has an output of 2 to 15 kg / h depending on The rollers are manufactured in porce-the consistency of the product to be lain (SM) or stainless steel (SM S). Each produced. Milling roller has a diameter of 50 mm. ERWEKA KB – Cube Mixer The Cube Mixer uses a tumbling motion to produce a homogenous blend within a short time. The mixing action is assis-ted by three stainless steel rods positioned inside the cube. The device is attached to the drive unit via the ERWEKA Universal Gear UG, which permits operation at various angles for optimal effi ciency. Our cube mixers are available in the following versions: ■ KB 15 cube mixer made of acrylic glass, 3.5 l volume, opt. working capacity: 40% ■ KB 15 S cube mixer made of stainless steel, 3.5 l volume, opt. working capacity: 40% ■ KB 20 cube mixer made of acrylic glass, 8 l volume, opt. working capacity: 40% ■ KB 20 S cube mixer made of stainless steel, 8 l volume, opt. working capacity: 40% ■ KB 30 cube mixer made of acrylic glass, 11 l volume, opt. working capacity: 40% Mixing ■ KB 30 S cube mixer made of stainless steel, 11 l volume, opt. working capacity: 40% 5 AR 403 – Our All-Purpose Solution AR 403 Attachments ERWEKA DKM – Double Cone Mixer The Double Cone Mixer allows mixing The mixing vessel (11,9 liter volume, of free fl owing powders and granules. working capacity 50 %) is made of stainless steel. The arrangement of the mixer in combi-nation with the angle adjustment of the universal gear UG allows a multi-dimensional mixing process. ERWEKA RM – Drum Hoop Mixer Drum Hoop Mixer with diagonal place-drive support for simultaneous use of ment of the drum within the hoop, avai-two mixers of the same size is available in lable with 5 and 10 liter volumes. The lengthened version (RM 5 or RM 10 liter rotation of the hoop itself produces a volume, working capacity max. 40 %). uniform, three-dimensional displace-ment of the material to be processed Ball Mill drums are available as optional and hence a tumbling mixing action. accessories. The mixer consists of two parts: the dri-Mixing ve support and drum hoop with acrylic mixing drum. As an option, an extended ERWEKA SW 1/S – Laboratory High Speed Mixer The Laboratory High Speed Mixer ope-down for charging and emptying. A sa-rates with the plough-share principle for fety switch ensures that the drive unit mixing of powders, granules and other AR 403 is switched off when the cover products of fi brous nature. is removed. Different quantities can be mixed ho-All parts coming into contact with the mogeneously in only a few minutes. product are made of stainless steel. The mixing drum (5 liter volume, working capacity max. 70 %) offers a removable cover and can be rotated upside ERWEKA VB-3 – V-Mixer The mixer VB-3 uses V-shaped stainless Volume of mixing container: 3 liter, re-steel vessel for gentle mixing of solid commended working conditions: mini-well fl owing materials (bulk materials). mum 0.2 liter to maximum 2 liter and 10-14 rpm. The rotary motion of up to 140 rpm results in an even more homogenous mix-All parts coming into contact with the ture of possible and suitable sensitive product are made of stainless steel. materials. It is equipped with three capacious openings for easy fi lling, emptying and cleaning. 6 ERWEKA PRS – Planetary Stirrer Planetary stirring unit for mixing of ointments creams, pastes, moist powders and liquids. This powerful mixing attachment comes with various mixing / stirring accessories e.g. kneading hook, mixing paddle, whisk and a fl uoropolymer scraper for removing any product adhering to the side of the bowl, thus ensuring a homogenous mixing in the shortest possible time. The stirring/mixing accessories and vessel (5 liter volume, working capacity 60 %) are made out of stainless steel. Optionally an electric heated bowl DER or a double jacket bowl DB for heating and cooling by water are available. An emergency stop helps to prevent injuries. Mixing ERWEKA LK 5 – Laboratory Kneader Laboratory Kneader with stainless steel cally controlled heating jacket (LK 5 kneading vessel (5 liter volume, working DER) for the kneading vessel is availab-capacity 65 %) housing two z-shaped le as an optional extra. kneading blades running at different speeds in opposing directions. An emergency stop helps to prevent injuries. The asynchronous mixing action inten-sifi es and considerably accelerates the kneading process. The kneading vessel is fi tted with a plexiglas cover to monitor the kneading process. A thermostati-ERWEKA DKE/DKS – Coating Pan The universal gear is required to attach ■ DKE, stainless steel pan, volume the coating pan to the motor drive. This 9,5 l, max. capacity 30 % 275 mm allows adjusting the angle of the pan outside diameter. and getting an optimal result from the ■ DKS, stainless steel pan, volume coating process. 15.0 l, max capacity 30 % 350 mm outside diameter. Coating An infrared radiator can be mounted above the pan to accelerate drying if required. 7 AR 403 – Our All-Purpose Solution AR 403 Attachments ERWEKA FDF II – Liquid Fil er The two station dosing and fi lling unit is The ERWEKA FDF comes without suitable for the drop-free fi lling of all ty-pumps. Optional dosing pumps for fi lpes of different liquids. ling volume 5 to 30 ml (DP 30) and 20 to 150 ml (DP 150) are available. The dispense volume is easily adjustable. Quick removal of the pumps and val-The FDF comes with one set of fi ling Filling and Dosing ves for cleaning and sterilisation. The nozzles 6 mm and 8 mm o.d.. Filling receiving container holder can be easily nozzles with different diameters are adjusted to accommodate various si-available on request. The FDF can be zes. All parts coming into contact with operated with a foot switch. the product are made of stainless steel. ERWEKA FDS II – Salve Fil ing Machine Dosing Machine FDS is suitable for fi l-An additional cylinder unit to accommo-ling precise quantities of ointments, lo-date the fi lling range from 0.5 to 25 ml tions, emulsions and similar products together with dispense heads with dif-into tubes, cans, bottles etc.. ferent apertures and special heads for fi lling tubes are available on request. The standard unit has a dosing range of 10-200 ml. Quick removal of the pump The FDS can be operated with a foot and hopper (19 liter volume) for clea-switch. ning. Filling nozzles of 2, 4 and 8 mm are part of the standard package. ERWEKA GTE – Pel etizer Pelletisation The pelletizer GTE (300 mm diameter) is of the requisite amount of liquid, this attached to the AR 403 via the Univer-process can be converted into the for-sal Gear UG which enables the opera-mation of pellets. The angle of the pan tor to adjust the operating angle to the and the amount of liquid added deter-optimal position during operation. mines the pellet size. When the pan is full, the pellets will continuously roll over The material can be fed in manually or the edge of the pan into a waiting cont-continuously. The rotary movement of ainer. the pan carries the product to the top of the pan and then fl ows down the pan in All parts coming into contact with the an even stream to the base. By addition product are made of stainless steel. ERWEKA PT – Polishing Drum Polishing Drum to polish coated tablets. The polishing drum has 2 l volume with Polishing The drum is covered with interchangea working capacity of max. 40%. able felt parts. The device is attached to the drive unit The cover has a 120 mm diameter via the ERWEKA Universal Gear UG, opening for observation of the polishing which permits operation at various process and addition of the polishing angles for optimal results. agent during the production process. 8 ERWEKA TG 2000 – Double Roll Crusher Double Roll Crusher with two driven rol-series of braking combs. All parts co-lers running in opposing directions from ming into contact with the product are the inside to the outside. made of stainless steel. The maximum capacity of the double roll crusher is The rollers are 70 mm long and made of 20 kg / hour. stainless steel. They are equipped with teeth to produce a powerful grinding An emergency stop helps to prevent in-action by forcing the material against a juries. ERWEKA FGS II – Wet Granulator Wet Granulator with oscillating rotor for the production of wet granules. Granulating The granules can be produced in varying sizes depending on the employed sieve mesh. All parts coming into contact with the product are made of stainless steel. Working capacity is max. 30 kg / h depending on the material and mesh width of the sieve used. The unit is supplied as standard with two sieves 1.0 mm and 1.6 mm MW respectively. The following mesh sizes are also available: 0.315, 0.63, 0.8, 1.0, 1.25, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.15 mm. Other special sieves are available on request. An emergency stop helps to prevent injuries. ERWEKA VS – Vibration Sieve Shaker The ERWEKA VT operates on the re- ■ VS/S ditto., sieve made of stainless ciprocating cam principle. The vibration steel intensity can be adjusted by changing ■ PS/S Sieves set with 4 stainless the speed of the drive unit. steel sieves 20 cm Ø according to EP Available sieve sets include: Other sieve sets according to EP are Sieving available on request. ■ VS Sieve set with 9 sieves 31 cm Ø, according to EP, made of phospho-rbronce 9 AR 403 – Our All-Purpose Solution AR 403 Attachments Attachment Specifications Capacity Volume VT UG Salves / Tablets/ Unit Type Output Liquids Powders Granules Pellets Max. required required Creams Dragees Max. Conical Mill CM 30 kg ■ ■ Ball Mill KM 0 0.5 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ KM 5 5 l 40 % ■ ■ KM D 5 10 l 40 % ■ ■ KM 10 10 l 40 % ■ ■ KM D 10 20 l 40 % ■ ■ Three Roller Mill SM 15 kg ■ SMS 15 kg ■ Cube Mixer KB 15 3.5 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ KB 15 S 3.5 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ KB 20 8 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ KB 20 S 8 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ KB 30 11 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ KB 30 S 11 l 40 % ■ ■ ■ Double Cone Mixer DKM 11.9 l 50 % ■ ■ ■ Drum Hoop Mixer RM 5 5 l 40 % ■ ■ RM 10 10 l 40 % ■ ■ Laboratory H. S. Mixer SW 1/S 5 l 70 % ■ ■ V-Mixer VB-3 3 l 2 l ■ ■ Planetary Stirrer PRS 5 l 60 % ■ ■ ■ Laboratory Kneader LK 5 5 l 65 % ■ Coating Pan DKE 9.5 l 30 % ■ ■ DKS 15 l 30 % ■ ■ Liquid Filler FDF II ■ Salve Filling Machine FDS II 19 l 1.000 / h ■ ■ Pelletizer GTE ■ ■ Polishing Drum PT 2 l 40 % ■ ■ Double Roll Crusher TG 2000 20 kg / h ■ ■ ■ Wet Granulator FGS II 30 kg ■ Vibration Sieve Shaker VS ■ ■ VS/S ■ ■ PS/S ■ ■ 10 Tablet Press EP-1 The EP-1 is the ideal desktop tablet press for R&D purposes. The single punch eccentric Tablet Press EP-1 can manufacture tablets and odd shaped products with a diameter of up to 20 mm. It operates automatical y i.e. the die is fi l ed with powder or granule, the material compressed and the tablet ejected continuously. The compression force of up to 3 tons and the fi lling depth of up to 17 mm are easy to adjust. All components are either covered with hard chrome, or made of stainless steel AISI 304 or acrylic glass for the front door. The throughput is max. 4.000 strokes per hour. Technical Data Options ■ One station for production of round ■ Load cell and software for analysis of and oblong dosage forms instrument results ■ Max. diameter 20mm ■ Measurement and display of or length/width 15 x 24 mm compression force ■ Max. fi lling depth 17mm ■ Data transfer option ■ Adjustable speed ■ Data logging software ■ Every part coming into contact with sample ■ Standard data export via RS232 interface out of stainless steel (AISI 304) or hard ■ Support table in stainless steel chrome-plated ■ Single punch and die set for round and shaped ■ Max. 4,000 tablets per hour tablets, 4.0 mm to 20.0 mm diameter, ■ Dimensions: 400x440x620 mm ■ Development of STR 1 or STS 1 single punch ■ Weight: 150kg and die set ■ Emergency Stop ■ IQ/OQ documents ■ Transformer for EP-1 (from 115V to 230V) 11 AR 403 – Our All-Purpose Solution Attachment Specifi cations | Tablet Press EP1 Contact Are you curious and want to find out more? Head over to our website and download our product brochures, watch videos of our equipment in action or find the ERWEKA dealer of your country. E-Mail: sales@erweka.com Tel.: +49 6103 92426-200 Fax: +49 6103 92426-999 support@erweka.com www.erweka.com spareparts@erweka.com www.facebook.com/erweka.gmbh ERWEKA GmbH Pittlerstr. 45 E-Mail: sales@erweka.com 63225 Langen Telefon: +49 6103 92426-200 Technical specifications of the described products are stated without obligation and subject to Germany Fax: +49 6103 92426-999 change at any time. v. 2.3.2.19