NJM Introduces Dara® Moduline™ Model NFL Aseptic Nest Filling

Sep 13, 2016

September 13, 2016 – NJM Packaging introduces the new Dara® Moduline™ Model NFL, a Nest Filling Line inside an isolator. The new system seamlessly integrates Dara’s aseptic fill-and-finish system with Getinge La Calhene’s isolator technology to achieve a class 100 cleanroom working environment when operating the system in a class 100,000 cleanroom. By designing the top plate of the filler into the isolator and manufacturing them simultaneously rather than sequentially, Dara speeds delivery and reduces capital costs.

Moduline is a family of compact and modular solutions for filling liquids and powders into vials, syringes and cartridges at speeds of up to 100 units per minute in a footprint only 1,150 mm (45 inches) wide and 3,200 mm (126 inches) long. It doses volumes from 0.1 to 100 ml for liquids and from 2 to 1,500 mg for powders while maintaining an accuracy of +/- 0.5 percent. Ideal for small scale clinical trials and mass production of a wide range of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals including lyophilized products, Moduline ensures the safety of both product and people during the filling process.

The Model NFL combines a decontamination module, which accommodates nests or trays of prepackaged ready-to-use (RTU) vials, with a vial filling/stoppering/capping module. Good ergonomics and easy access are achieved through a single front window with automatic opening and closing. Transfers are achieved without violating the system’s sterility via mouse holes, transfer modules with rapid bio-contamination, a sterilization tunnel and/or a bag-out system. Alternatively, materials can be supplied in bulk by integrating Moduline washer and depyrogenation modules with the fill-and-finish module.

The new partnership between Dara and Getinge La Calhene offers standardized designs and streamlined manufacturing processes that reduce the cost of ownership and speed delivery. The fill-finish system and the isolator are built simultaneously so equipment delivery, which is often 18 months for a traditional fill-finish system within an isolator, can be as fast as eight months for Moduline, depending on the configuration.

A single HMI (human machine interface), which can be accessed locally on the unit and/or remotely from the customer’s SCADA system, controls both the fill-finish system and the isolator. The GAMP-compliant software monitors air velocity, differential pressure, relative humidity, temperature, non-viable particulate, microbes and more. It can be equipped with data acquisition software that complies with FDA 21CFR Part 11.

Dara can equip Moduline with stainless steel or ceramic rotary piston pumps and/or peristaltic pumps for liquids and/or vacuum pressure fill for powders. Both VHP (vapor hydrogen peroxide) and NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) sterilization methods are available. For SPC (statistical process control), Dara can equip the system with a micro-scale for 100 percent weight control.

Partially or fully servo-driven, depending on the specific configuration, the Moduline filling lines offer repeatable performance, low maintenance, simple troubleshooting, fast changeovers with no tools required and easy adaptability to future applications and new package formats. An Allen-Bradley PLC controls machine functions and an Allen-Bradley color touchscreen presents a simple user interface.

Featuring 304 stainless steel and glass on all external materials and 316 stainless steel and polymers on all internal materials, Moduline has been designed in compliance with cGMP. The isolator and bio-decontamination cycle are pre-validated. Microbiological cycle development and/or PQ (performance qualification) are available.

NJM offers a ‘total solution’ approach that includes full validation support and turnkey line integration services to seamlessly combine best-in-class technologies. NJM’s world-class aftersales support includes standard and extended warranties, preventative maintenance programs and onsite installation, training and ongoing service.

About NJM

NJM is a single-source provider of automated packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, biopharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Established over 100 years ago, NJM is both a manufacturer of select equipment and an integrator specialist for complete lines that require a high-level of market niche expertise, assisting customers from the earliest stages of project planning and line design through implementation and production. Their offerings include stand-alone solutions and turn-key integrated systems for liquid and solid dose products. NJM is a product brand of ProMach, a global leader in packaging line solutions. As part of the ProMach Pharma business line, NJM helps our customers protect their reputation and grow the trust of their consumers. ProMach is performance, and the proof is in every package. Learn more about NJM at www.NJMPackaging.com and more about ProMach at www.ProMachBuilt.com.

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