Icma develops a turn-key extrusion line for pharma application
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Icma San Giorgio SPA (Milan, Italy) has delivered in April a complete extrusion system to a major European pharma group. The new line extrudes several types of TPE foil for pharma applications. Gravimetric dosing units, a high-efficient co-rotating extruder ICMA MCM 60 and downstream equipment of a three-roll calender and fully automated winding unit make the line.
ICMA's turn-key system encompasses complete project engineering with several customized features very tied to customer's requirements, including solutions for assuring maximum cleaning of the entire process line commanded by critical pharma applications.
The line also incorporates several high tech digital solutions and sensor devices applied to key parts such as the calendaring movements and thickness control, to grant maximum accuracy during extrusion and the highest standard of safety for the operators.
"This is an excellent example of ICMA's ability to tackle turn-key project from idea to factory start-up where a high level of customized engineering and industrial reliable execution are key factors to succeed. Icma's capability to combine customization and maximum performance is unique in our industry" said Giorgio Colombo, Managing Director of Icma San Giorgio.
The line was erected and tested at ICMA's premises prior to installation at the customer's site.
About the company
Based in Italy, ICMA supplies turn-key systems for Compounding, Masterbatch and Extrusion applications where tailor-made solutions meet high performance and efficiency. These systems are equipped with state of the art co-rotating twin screw extruders to cover a wide range of formulations mainly in the plastic, rubber and composite industries.
ICMA today operates in several markets: It spans from upstream sectors such as PETROCHEMICAL until reaching markets closer to the consumer sector serving either for compounding or sheet/profile extrusion several vertical markets like automotive, construction, white goods and packaging.
