From receiving excipients and transferring powders to preparing liquid formulations and inspecting packaged products, RTS helps Canadian pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers identify equipment for their process.
Tell us what you handle, where the problem occurs, and your cleaning, containment, and documentation requirements. We help review the application with the right equipment manufacturers.
Applications across: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing • Excipients • Nutraceuticals • Contract Manufacturing • Powder Formulations • Syrups & Suspensions • Creams & Ointments • Tablet-Coating Preparation
Materials we handle: Lactose, starch, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), dextrose, excipients, vitamin and mineral powders, protein powders, gums, thickeners, coating ingredients, syrups, suspensions, creams, and other formulation ingredients. Discuss active ingredients and any special containment requirements with RTS.
Empty bags, drums, and IBCs cleanly
Reduce dust, manual handling, and ingredient left behind when charging the process.
Equipment: Bulk bag unloaders, bag dump stations, IBC discharge systems, box & drum tippers, and sealed connectors, configured around the material and required containment.
Reduce manual carrying, spills, and bottlenecks between dispensing, blending, and packaging.
Equipment: Flexible and rigid screw conveyors, tubular cable conveyors, pneumatic/vacuum conveying, and associated gates and diverters, selected for the powder and cleaning requirements.
Avoid variable ingredient addition and unstable feed rates into batch or continuous processes.
Equipment: Volumetric and gravimetric feeders, screw feeders, rotary airlocks, and gate & diverter valves, matched to the formulation and dosing requirements.
Address uneven blends, liquid lumps, slow powder wet-out, and long mixing times.
Equipment: Dry mixers and blenders, high shear liquid mixers, homogenizers, emulsifiers, disintegrators, dissolvers, and powder/liquid mixing systems for suitable formulations.
Address fumes, heat, moisture, and corrosive air in process and utility areas.
Equipment: FRP centrifugal fans, axial fans, blowers, silencers, and custom acoustic enclosures, selected for the exhaust composition and operating conditions.
Identify unwanted material and protect product quality and downstream equipment.
Equipment: Magnetic separators, metal detectors, and X-ray inspection systems for suitable powders, products, and packages. Detection capability depends on the product, contaminant, and inspection setup.
Prepare suitable ingredients for downstream processing with more consistent particle size.
Equipment: Hammer mills, fine grinders, lump breakers, and air classifier mills. Discuss material properties, temperature sensitivity, cleaning, and containment before equipment selection.
Avoid overfills, unexpected shortages, and unreliable inventory readings.
Equipment: Point level switches and continuous level sensors and transmitters for powders and granules in bins and silos, and liquids in tanks and vessels.
Review protection where ingredients or powders present a combustible dust hazard.
Equipment: Explosion vents, flameless venting, suppression, and isolation systems. RTS can coordinate a dust hazard analysis (DHA) and application review with specialist partners.
Transfer, filter, mix, and monitor liquids with equipment matched to the formulation.
Equipment: Liquid mixers, liquid filters, level sensors, liquid feeders and dosing pumps, transfer pumps, tanks, vessels, and heat exchangers, selected for the application and required construction.
Plan new equipment and retrofits around your process, cleaning, and documentation requirements.
Support: Application review, equipment selection, supplier coordination, installation planning, commissioning assistance, troubleshooting, and DHA coordination with specialist partners where relevant.
Share your material, batch size or throughput, particle size or viscosity, and operating conditions. Include product-contact materials, cleaning methods, changeovers, containment targets, and required manufacturer documentation.
We coordinate with manufacturers to review suitable equipment, available testing, and documentation for your selected configuration. Tell us about any qualification or validation support you need.
Send us your material, required capacity, current challenge, and a photo or layout if available. Include your cleaning, containment, and documentation needs so we can help identify the next step.