Amid double-digit growth, TurboFil expands development and demonstration facility
By Turchette Marketing & Public Relations
GeneralAdditional space required to accommodate increased customer demand for syringe-filling and capping machinery solutions.
Mount Vernon, N.Y. – TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC, an equipment specialist dedicated solely to the design and development of liquid-filling and assembly machines, has substantially expanded the product development and demonstration space at its Mount Vernon, N.Y. headquarters. The additional elbow room was necessary to accommodate double-digit year-over-year business growth, driven primarily by heightened demand for the company’s pharma-syringe-filling and -capping solutions.
For TurboFil, the expansion provides the company with approximately 50 per cent more square footage – valuable real estate for designing the type of complex, often customized solutions it provides pharma customers in the U.S. and beyond.
“The previous few years have seen the sort of consistent growth that requires an expanded physical footprint, particularly for the design, development, validation and demonstration teams,” said Deborah Smook, VP of Marketing and Business Development for TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC. “Needing more room to address rapid growth is perhaps the best ‘problem’ to have, and we’re excited for the expansion and the additional opportunities it will help accommodate.”
Among other TurboFil specialties, the company’s syringe-filling and -capping machinery have fueled the sales surge. Recent TurboFil solutions in these niches include:
- TurboFil’s Acrobat Chuck Capper is a servo-driven unit offering precision torque and gentle handling without costly bottle change parts. Ideal for manufacturers producing multiple SKUs, the machine is available in single- and dual-head formats capable of processing up to 90 units per minute. Its proprietary technology and parallel belts eliminate the expense of making and storing change parts for most bottles; for the smallest bottles, only minor, inexpensive parts are needed for fast, easy changeover. The module’s two-chuck system features a novel “chasing chuck” that automatically locates the next bottle along the belt. This mobile, adjustable chasing chuck allows the belt itself to serve as a spacing tool, eliminating the need for costly, time-consuming change parts.
- Suitable for small to medium batches, TurboFil’s SimpliFil Syringe Filling and Assembly System employs a versatile yet precise setup that accurately fills syringes via ceramic piston, peristaltic pump or direct draw from a reservoir bag. Designed for ease of use, its signature highlight is a walking beam indexing configuration for intuitive operation and simplified, recipe-based changeover. For heightened precision, TurboFil’s unique TipFil™ technology allows syringes to be filled through the tip – a step-saving innovation eliminating the need to insert plungers post-filling. Filling up to 20 syringes per minute, the SimpliFil system smoothly handles syringes with tips outfitted for press-on caps and luer caps, as well as various safety caps recently incorporated for oral syringes.
- TurboFil’s benchtop TipFil™ Syringe Draw Filler offers full control of filling parameters in single or dual operation, providing accurate, consistent fills at up to 12 pieces per minute. The unit utilizes a piston mechanism that draws back the plunger, with the distance the plunger is pulled back dictating the amount of drug filled. Among other benefits, this eliminates the need to clean a metering device. For premium accuracy, the plunger motion is driven by a servo motor for precise, repeatable product filling.
About TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC
TurboFil is an equipment specialist dedicated solely to the design and development of liquid-filling and assembly machines for the pharmaceutical, medical-device, health and beauty, and chemical industries. Since its inception in 1999, the company has created novel, durable production solutions for some of the industry’s most challenging applications, consistently setting new benchmarks for filling precision and operational simplicity.
TurboFil’s equipment portfolio features a broad range of standardized equipment, and the company also frequently collaborates with customers to develop, design and construct customized, built-to-spec machines. This versatility has made TurboFil a leader in supplying reliable, efficient and cost-effective filling and assembly systems that fit seamlessly into existing operations. For more information, visit www.TurboFil.com.
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