Courtoy Pharmaceutical Tablet Presses

For immediate release-March 20, 2000

Courtoy rotary tablet presses

Columbia, MD-As a result of its parent company GEA-AG's acquisition of the Pharmaceutical Division of GEI International plc, Niro Inc. now offers Courtoy rotary tablet presses, the standard in the pharmaceutical industry ever since Edouard Courtoy started building the first rotary press in 1928.

Today Courtoy offers a full range of state-of-the-art rotary tablet presses, from manual to fully automatic machines, from low-capacity R&D to high-volume production units.

Benefits include:

• Unique module design separates pharma products from mechanical sections.
• Harmonic cam design for smooth punch operation.
• Around-the-clock production capacities.
• Lightweight, easy to clean, durable materials of construction.
• Complete reliability and absolute accuracy.

Styles:

• R290-F double-sided for large production batches.
• R190-F standard size single-sided for classic production batches.
• R190-FT for fast changeover with exchangeable turrets
• R090-F for R&D and small production batches
• R100-M manual press

Niro Inc. is an international company specializing in the development, design, and engineering of liquid and powder processing equipment for the manufacture of products in liquid, powder, granulate, agglomerate, or tablet form. Niro products include spray dryers and coolers, fluid bed systems, evaporators, packaging equipment, homogenizers, membrane filtration systems, and pharmaceutical processing systems.

For further information:

Phone: 410-997-8700
Fax: 410-997-5021
Email: gea.pe.na@geagroup.com