Optical Inspection System verifies solid dose pharmaceuticals.
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Utilizing 2 inspection cameras located above and below product stream, VeriSym® SL inspects up to 500,000 softgel capsules or tablets per hour, verifying product color, size, and shape while removing defects and foreign capsules and tablets from product stream. FDA-compliant system can be programmed to send alarm or stop product flow when unconfirmed object is detected. VeriSym SL/N version is designed for nutraceuticals, while VeriSym SL/P is intended for OTC and regulated pharmaceuticals.
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Symetix Introduces VeriSym® SL Product Verification System
Symetix introduces VeriSym® SL, a new mid-volume high-performance optical inspection system for verifying solid dose pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. VeriSym SL inspects up to 500,000 softgel capsules or tablets per hour, verifying product color, size and shape and removing defects and foreign capsules and tablets from the product stream to assure product quality while reducing labor costs.
The cost-effective single-lane VeriSym SL offers the same capabilities as the original two-lane, full-capacity VeriSym that Symetix introduced in 2009, but with half the maximum capacity, making it ideal for smaller manufacturers and contract packers of OTC and regulated softgels and tablets. The modular VeriSym SL can be upgraded in the field at a later date to achieve full capacity - 1,000,000 softgels or tablets per hour - to accommodate growing demand.
VeriSym SL removes foreign capsules and tablets as well as defects such as broken tablets, stained tablets, tablets with missing coating if the coating is a different color than the underlying tablet, and softgels with air bubbles, stained capsules and misshapen product.
Symetix designed VeriSym SL/N for nutraceuticals and VeriSym SL/P for OTC and regulated pharmaceuticals. The /P model is FDA 21 CFR part 11 compliant with secure and encrypted logs, secure passcode management, parameter histograms and guided changeover. The /P model also features a parallel processor that enables operators to monitor images of every object of interest such as unconfirmed objects. Because the new VeriSym SL uses the same software and hardware as the full-capacity VeriSym introduced last year, the new system is easy to validate.
VeriSym SL uses proprietary color cameras to view product - two primary inspection cameras are located above and below the product stream. Symetix's image processing technology quickly analyzes the product images, comparing each object to previously defined accept/reject standards. When a defective product or unconfirmed object is identified, the system activates the close-coupled high-speed ejector system to remove it from the acceptable product stream. The system can be programmed to send an alarm or stop the product flow when an unconfirmed object is detected, which prevents unconfirmed objects from being accepted.
VeriSym SL can be cleared, cleaned and set-up to handle the next product in 20 minutes. Product settings can be stored in memory for quick and easy recall via the icon-based graphical user interface (GUI), which resides on a pendant-style touch screen that enables operator-access from either side of the system. In addition to residing locally, the GUI can be accessed remotely via network or Internet.
Designed to meet FDA requirements and comply with GAMP guidelines, VeriSym SL benefits from the company's 10-year history of supplying FDA-validated inspection systems to the pharmaceutical industry. Symetix offers complete engineering services and validation packages, and worldwide service and technical support.
About Symetix
Symetix is the pharmaceutical group of Key Technology. With 60 years of experience in the food, tobacco, and pharmaceutical industries, Key is a leading manufacturer of best-in-class process automation systems. Symetix offers worldwide sales representation and maintains demonstration and testing facilities at Key's headquarters and manufacturing divisions in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, and at Key Technology BV in Beusichem, the Netherlands. Key's common stock trades on the Global Market tier of The NASDAQ Stock MarketSM under the symbol: KTEC.
About Key Technology, Inc.
Key Technology, an ISO-9001 certified company, is a leading designer and manufacturer of process automation systems, integrated electro-optical inspection and sorting systems, and processing systems. Key® systems help processors to improve quality, increase yield, and reduce cost. With worldwide sales representation, the company maintains demonstration and testing facilities at its headquarters and manufacturing divisions in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, and at Key Technology BV in Beusichem, the Netherlands. The company's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol: KTEC.
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Jon Donovan
Symetix
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Tel: 800.941.3701 or 509.394.3524
Fax: 509.394.3219
Email: jdonovan@symetix.com
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