Pharmaceutical Process Equipment

Sterile-grade systems for your bioprocessing and pharmaceutical production

Achieve complete FDA, cGMP and BPE compliance

Streamline R&D scale-up through full production

Leverage Lodige’s international high-purity expertise

Burdened With Equipment Sterility and Dosing Shortfalls?

There’s no room in pharma manufacturing for operational constraints created by sub-par process equipment, especially given the material scarcities and capital investment amounts involved. Are you facing:

Broken sterility chains resulting in lost production runs?
Inaccurate dosing and formulations?
Excessive sanitation requirements?

Let Lodige help you eliminate these issues in your pharma operation.

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Ultra-High Purity, Without Exception

As the most heavily regulated market segment under the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), pharmaceutical manufacturing must meet the strictest levels of purity, accuracy, reporting and standardization. It’s a tall order, but achievable with sophisticated process equipment and operational policies. As one of the oldest international process equipment manufacturers serving the pharmaceutical and bioprocessing industries, we understand what you’re up against.

30–50% faster sanitation and batch cycles for GMP-grade pharma production
30,000+ system installations in >60 countries
FDA, cGMP and ASME BPE compliant designs

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Your Partner in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Lodige Coater LC

Lodige Coater LC Laboratory Machine

Mixing Granulator (Laboratory Machine)

Ploughshare Batch Mixer Hygienic Design - Industrial Mixing Equipment - Lodige Process Technology

Ploughshare® Batch Mixers – Hygienic Design

Ploughshare® Mixer (Laboratory Machine)

Ringlayer Mixer CoriMix® for Continuous Operation

The Lodige High Speed Granulator

The Mixing Granulator - Industrial Mixing Equipment - Lodige Process Technology

The Lodige Mixing Granulator

Vacuum Shovel Dryer DRUVATHERM®

Vacuum Shovel Dryer DRUVATHERM® Lab Machine

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Process Integrity: A Perpetual Risk

Process and data integrity are the backbone of FDA compliance, equal in importance to safety, contamination defense and sanitation. Pharma manufacturers can’t ensure ultimate process integrity without an experienced process partner like Lodige.

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Put Lodige to the Test

Mitigate risk by using our Test Centers

Our pilot testing facilities in Florence, Kentucky and Paderborn, Germany bridge the gap between lab trials and full-scale manufacturing.

We’ll run tests using your materials, so your data reflects your actual process.

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Use the Lodige Test Centers to:

Prove out a batch processing system before purchase.
Generate internal data or support for customer proposals.
Ensure your new process meets technical, commercial and regulatory goals.

The Right Mix Roadmap

Scale up with precision-engineered equipment.
Benefit from proven equipment backed by expert support.
Increase productivity and efficiency to reach your goals.

Frequently Asked Questions About Pharmaceutical Process Equipment

What are some examples of pharmaceutical applications?

Pharmaceutical manufacturing consists of the multiple chemical and material processing steps used to create drugs, treatments, and medical devices that treat medical conditions. From a process engineering standpoint, pharma processes include powder, solids, and fluid unit operations such as milling, granulating, separation, clarifying, mixing, coating, tablet pressing, sterilizing, filtering, and many more.

Lodige has installed systems that support all of these processes, with a few examples below of end product formats:

Basic pharmaceutical products (powder and fluid bases)
Excipients / Active ingredients (APIs)
Tablets
Pellets
Capsules
Granules
Particles / Crystals

Does Lodige meet pharma industry regulatory standards?

We sure do. Lodige has hundreds of systems installed worldwide that meet US, EU, and international pharma (and related) regulations, including:

FDA (United States Food & Drug Administration)
FDA MoCRA (the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022)
cGMPs (FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices)
BPE (Bioprocessing Equipment standards by ASME)
3A (US Hygienic standards for Food Contact Equipment)
EHEDG (EU Hygienic standards for Sanitary Applications)
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency – Class/Div/Group Ratings)
NEC (National Electric Code)
ATEX (European Explosive Atmosphere Equipment Standards)
UL (Underwriter’s Laboratory)
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
CE / EN (Conformité Européenne, or European Technical Conformance)
OSHA (U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Multiple additional regional and industry-specific standards

How does pharma processing differ from other hygienic applications?

Pharmaceutical manufacturing sits at an elevation above standard food-grade and hygienic design requirements. The levels of process integrity and hygienic purity involved with human medical treatments exceed most other advanced “clean” industries. As such, Lodige understands that our pharma-grade equipment must meet unforgiving world-class criteria for sterility, cleanability, reliability, and accurate process control. Here are a handful of our pharma-specific design features:

Ultra-high material polishes with smooth finishes that no product particulate can embed within
Temperature and material compatibility that support full CIP (clean-in-place) and SIP (sterilize-in-place) sanitation
Ultra-pure consumables and wear parts that will not contaminate or alter end products
Complete procurement traceability on materials used in fabricating each system
Advanced process controls that meet cGMP reporting and data integrity standards
Complete system documentation that directly feeds into Commissioning, Validation, and IQ / OQ / PQ protocols

Can Lodige provide pilot testing for new pharma applications?

Yes! We are proud to offer our Lodige Test Centers in both the US and Germany as resources for customers looking to evaluate and optimize their process applications in mixing, drying, reacting, coating, granulation, emulsification, and more. Through our Test Centers, customers can:

Perform Product Trials
Evaluate Product Feasibility and Marketability
Develop New Processes and Products
Improve Efficiency, Quality, and Sustainability of New/Existing Processes
Produce Sample Batches
Perform Laboratory Analysis of Tested Products

Please note that our Test Centers are not operated as cleanroom or ISO sterile environments. They are designed for non-sterile process unit operation testing.

In addition, we offer rental systems that can be set up in your facility so that you can conduct testing within your manufacturing environment.

And lastly, if you have a need for ongoing pilot production, Lodige offers most of our systems in lab-scale or pilot-scale designs for purchase as well.

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Pharmaceutical Process Equipment

Burdened With Equipment Sterility and Dosing Shortfalls?

Ultra-High Purity, Without Exception