The company was looking for a machine for its research and development work and decided on the In-Cap after seeing it in operation at the premises of another satisfied client
Isopak, a supplier of equipment to the medical and healthcare industries, has just secured a high profile order for its compact In-Cap capsule filler from Reckitt Benckiser.
The In-Cap, manufactured by the Italian company Dott Bonapace - with whom Isopak has an exclusive UK distribution deal - is renowned as the only bench-top capsule filler of its size on the market and as such it has become a top seller.
Certainly it proved a hit with Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare, one of the biggest names in the healthcare and personal care field and part of Reckitt Benckiser.
The company was looking for a machine for its research and development work and decided on the In-Cap after seeing it in operation at the premises of another satisfied Isopak client.
Ian Jolliffe, gastro-intestinal research and development manager at Reckitt Benckiser's Hull base said: ''When we first saw the In-Cap we were impressed by how small and compact it was because we have limited space available.
"And the machine, which will be used for small-scale laboratory work developing our formulae which use powder, will mimic the equipment we use for large-scale production.
''It will mean we only have to use small amounts of materials in the laboratory trials we do before going on to factory testing.
"But it is important we make sure the formulae we use will work before we move into the factory as everything there is on a tight schedule and the time for experimenting is short.
"We have to ensure we have a good chance of success before progressing to production trials, and the In-Cap is the ideal machine to do this".
Isopak's managing director Robin Davies said the machine supplied to Reckitt Benckiser was a standard In-Cap for filling powders but it could be adapted to include a liquid filling system.
''Bonapace carried out trials of its powder in Italy and analysed the accuracy of the weights achieved - these proved very satisfactory.'' The In-Cap is recognised as highly versatile and simple to operate, making it ideal for use in research and development laboratories, for clinical trials and for small batch and special productions.
It has a new, low-volume powder hopper which allows operation with as little as 50 grammes of powder, so cutting wastage to the minimum.
Davies added: ''The In-Cap, which is attracting a great deal of interest among pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, represents Italian engineering at its best."
