Rotary coating system PERFIMA

filmlaboratoryfor the pharmaceutical industry

Overview
PERFIMA is a perforated coating pan for tablet film and sugar coating. The pan geometry combined with mixing baffles in the drum centre ensures uniform mixing across a wide range of fill levels (from lab batches up to full production). Designed for automatic coating workflows, PERFIMA supports containment installations to reduce operator exposure to HAPI and other potent APIs.

Key features / Machine highlights

• Optimised airflow: outlet duct position and dimension engineered for uniform core drying and energy savings.
• Automated handling: options for automatic loading and discharge to minimise manual intervention.
• Full containment: isolation of parts in contact with product for hygiene, operator safety and cross-contamination control (suitable for containment installations).
• Optimal accessibility: front and side doors for rapid inspection and maintenance.
• Space-saving installation: through-the-wall configuration available to optimise plant layout.
• Intuitive HMI: MAX corporate HMI for consistent operator control and process monitoring.
• Water recirculation system: reduces freshwater consumption and wastewater disposal.
• AHU with heat recovery: reuses treated air to condition incoming air and improve energy efficiency.
• CIP automatic system validated (collaboration with University of Parma) for fast, reproducible cleaning and reduced downtime.

Machine versions

• Perfima Echo: welded mixing baffles for tablet film and sugar coating; maintains mixing efficiency across 25%–100% pan capacity.
• Perfima Extra: removable mixing baffles for increased flexibility; processes from 10%–100% pan capacity and multiple product configurations.
• Perfima Edge: wedge wire screen drum for gentle handling of pellets, minitablets and tablets; semi-conical design for easy residual removal and efficient cleaning.
• Perfima Lab: laboratory coater with production-level technology; user-friendly controls, efficient cleaning and interchangeable drums (3–70 L) for flexible R&D and scale-up work.

Operational & safety aspects
Options for complete machine isolation to support containment and reduce operator exposure to highly potent APIs (HAPI). Front and side doors permit rapid visual inspection; automated loading/discharge reduces manual handling; validated CIP ensures compliance with hygiene requirements.

Technical data
Model | Lab* | 200 (120) | 200 | 500 (360) | 500 | 800
Minimum/maximum capacity (litres) | Lab interchangeable drums | 6 (1.5–6) / 10 (3–10) / 30 (8–30) / 70 (18–70) | 30–120 (12–120)** | 60–250 (25–250)** | 90–360 (30–360)** | 140–550 (55–550)** | 240–950 (95–950)**
Pan diameter (mm) | Lab drums: 715/765/865/985 | 1,200 | 1,360 | 1,516 | 1,716 | 1,985
Pan mouth diameter (mm) | 474 | 540 | 540 | 580 | 580 | 732
Pan motor power (kW) | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.5
Process air delivery (m³/h) | 1,100 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 8,000
Notes: * Interchangeable drum. ** Available with removable baffles in EXTRA drum.

Dimensions (mm)
DIMENSION | LAB | 200 | 500 | 800
A (mm) | 1,895 | 2,824 | 3,833 | 4,624
B (mm) | 1,594 | 1,824 | 2,300 | 2,831
C (mm) | 1,250 | 1,801 | 2,201 | 2,635
D (mm) | 2,840 | 3,775 | 4,896 | 6,047
E (mm) | 928 | 852 | 947 | 1,012
F (mm) | 2,532 | 2,671 | 2,961 | 3,257
G (mm) | 1,997 | 2,082 | 2,370 | 2,670
H (mm) | 1,400 | 1,340 | 1,435 | 1,600

Additional information

• Application: tablet film coating, sugar coating; EDGE version for pellets/minitablets; LAB for R&D and scale-up.
• Design options: welded or removable mixing baffles, wedge wire screens according to product needs.
• Focus on resource efficiency: AHU air recovery and water recirculation reduce energy and water footprint.
• Brand: IMA Active / IMA Group.