3D Pharma Printing Portal (clean room) | XYZ positioning system for automated 3D printing of tablets, polypills and medicines | travels up to 600 mm
Additive manufacturing / 3D Printing

782300:176.26.2

High-precision gantry for 3D printing in automated pharmaceutical production

This XYZ positioning system is suitable for modular set-up and expansion of automated production lines in the pharmaceutical industry.

The customer-specific print head on Z-axis moves extremely fast with up to 1000 mm/s over the carriers in the range of 300 x 200 mm. It is flexibly adaptable to different manufacturing technologies such as layer build-up, printing of microparticles or manufacturing by jets and much more. With sub-micron precision, you can print the spatial structure of a drug with high accuracy for immediate or delayed drug formulation and produce other customized combination preparations.

Ideal for flexible and automated 24/7 production

Ideal for 3D printing of extended-release tablets, polypills and combination products

Two Z-axes for integration of two processes simultaneously for a second print head or for sensors for quality control

High throughput due travels of 300 x 200 x 100 mm, expandable to 600 x 600 x 100 mm

Extremely high repeatability up to 0.4 µm for 3D printing

Clean room compatible with long lifetime and long maintenance intervals

Flexible set-up and expansion of production lines due to easy integration into cycle lines and a modular baying of multiple gantries

Optionally expandable:

Expansion with up to five powerful, secondary Z-axes for the integration of additional print heads, cameras or sensors
Inline inspection for quality assurance with additional sensors and cameras via the aluminum probehind the Z axis
Adaptation of the travels for the production space
Safety cabinet
Base plate made of granite or aluminum
Customer-specific adaptation of the printing process
Immediate use with pre-configured controller incl. exemplary software

Reliable standard components with modern safety, documentation and control concepts

The positioning system consists of the reliable linear stages of the PLT family, high-precision linear measuring systems and a modern motion control architecture. For decades, these components have met all requirements for accuracy and process reliability in different series.

For documentation purposes, which are urgently required with the sensitive end product, the system is capable of logging, storing and outputting all operating and control parameters in real time with reference to the batch.

This positioning system complies with the safety concept according to Performance Level e.

Individual extensions and customizations

Engineering services include the fitting of the systems to your structure and the desired controlls. Furthermore, we develop prototypes and like to adapt the systems to the environmental requirements of your application particle emission, radiation, temperature, precision special parts manufacturing, working height, collision protection, safety concept, compensation factor and filter, sensor mounting, brake, decoupling, special lubrication, special colors, holders, adapters, special motors with pharmaceutical approval, comprehensive documentation, test protocoll, llife cycle tests

Fields of application

Automated 3D printing of tablets, polypills, drugs, pharmaceuticals, microparticles, polylactides, polyvinyl alcohol and ethylene vinyl acetate, hydrogels, UV-curable resins, solutions, wet granulates

Specifications

782300:176.26		X	Y	Z _Supply	(Z _Print 1 … 5)
Travel	[mm; deg]	300	200	100	100
Repeatability unidirectional	[µm; deg]	± 0.4	± 0.4	± 0.5	± 0.5
Repeatability bidirectional	[µm; deg]	± 0.5	± 0.5	± 0.8	± 0.8
Positioning speed	[mm/s; deg/s]	250 - 630	250 - 630	130	80
Max. load	[N]	520	380	60	20
Motor		Ironless Dynamic Linear Motor	Ironless Dynamic Linear Motor	AC-Servo	AC-Servo
Antrieb				Ball Screw	Ball Screw
Feedback		Linear Scale	Linear Scale	Linear Scale	Linear Scale