Achema 2006 will take place at the exhibition grounds of Messe Frankfurt GmbH in Frankfurt am Main. The exhibition, which will begin on May 15th, 2006 and end on May 19th, 2006, is the world forum for the chemical and pharmaceutical Process Industry. In 2003 Achema drew 4000 exhibitors from 50 countries, and 200,000 visitors from 100 countries.

NIRO AT ACHEMA 2006
The Process Engineering Division will be well-represented at this year’s Achema exhibition. Among the participants will be Niro, GEA Wiegand, GEA Jet Pumps, GEA Filtration, GEA Messo, GEA Kestner, Barr-Rosin, Niro PT, and GEA Diessel. Niro Pharma Systems will be presented by the following companies, Niro Pharma Division, Aeromatic-Fielder, Buck Systems UK, Collette, Courtoy, and GEA Buck Valve.

The joint GEA stand will be located at Hall 4.0 stand D13-G22. Niro will have more than 60 representatives at the stand during the exhibition days. The Niro Pharma Dvision has their focus on spray drying of Pharma products including aseptic processing, while the Niro Chemical Division will focus on spray drying, fluid bed drying, granulation and agglomeration.

The Achema exhibition is considered the worldwide platform for the Process Industry and therefore of high importance to Niro. Among the 200,000 visitors to the exhibition in 2003 were approximately 40,000 decision-makers, which underline the significant value of this exhibition. Niro is well aware of the importance of the participation, as it provides a great opportunity to display and spark an interest in the Niro equipment.

EQUIPMENT AT ACHEMA 2006
Niro will exhibit the equipment briefly introduced below. Further information can be found in our brochure section.

Niro Pharma Division Equipment at Achema 2006

MOBILE MINOR™
In the MOBILE MINOR™, small quantities of solutions, suspensions, and emulsions can be dried into representative powder samples. Test results from the MOBILE MINOR™ provide important information for selecting the design and technical specification of a given drying project. Three alternative atomizing systems are available for the MOBILE MINOR™ spray dryer: Rotary atomizer, Co-current two-fluid nozzle, and Fountain two-fluid nozzle.
Further information can be found in the MOBILE MINOR™ Spray Dryer brochure.

ASEPTICSD™ spray dryer size ASD MICRO in Isolator Box
The ASD MICRO is the smallest Niro pharmaceutical spray dryer. The ASD MICRO is specifically designed for aseptic processing of very small volumes of active ingredients including products for injection. The drying gas capacity is 30 kg/h.

Rotary Atomizer Type F1.5X
This Niro designed Rotary Atomizer type is the first to adhere to cGMP requirements for manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. The compact atomizer includes several design features which makes operation efficient and include provision for easy cleaning and hot gas sterilization.

Niro Chemical Division Equipment at Achema 2006

IFD™ - Integrated Filter Dryer
The IFD™ is used in the chemical industry for manufacture of dustless agglomerated powders. The IFD™ has an improved flow and dispersal properties compared to the predecessor FSD™. Furthermore the IFD™ has improved sanitary design, CIP-ability and product containment.

SWIRL FLUIDIZER™ 8.0
The SWIRL FLUIDIZER™ is used for drying pastes, filter cakes and highly viscous liquids and it is build on standardized designed modules, which are configured for product-specific parameters. The SWIRL FLUIDIZER™ has either an Open cycle system or a Closed cycle system. The Open cycle system uses atmospheric air to dry applications without dust explosion threats. The Closed cycle system uses nitrogen as drying gas for products that contain flammable solvents.

F1000 Atomizer
This Niro designed Rotary Atomizer is the largest in the world and is almost exclusively used in the area of flue gas desulphurisation. The reliable Niro atomizer design is unsurpassed and has a proven track record from more than one hundred Spray Drying Absorptions plants installed worldwide. The development of the F-1000 atomizer enables Niro to design Spray Dryer Absorbers large enough to handle the flue gas from a 450 MWe coal fired power plant in a single absorber module.

F15WD NARROWSPAN™ Atomizer
Until now, powders with uniform-sized particles were achievable only in the large nozzle towers. NARROWSPAN™, however, achieves this uniformity, creating a largely dust free, easily wettable product with a high flowability, from a rotary atomizer wheel.  This reduces costs and allows the use of smaller buildings to house the plant equipment. The NARROWSPAN™ is suitable for new-build projects, or for retrofit to improve the efficiency of existing production plants.

IFD-GRANULATOR™ and FSD-GRANULATOR™ (patent pending)

PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION
Niro

Niro is the world market leader within the field of process engineering within spray drying and fluid bed drying. We supply the process industry globally with quality equipment and services. Whether our customer's industry is chemical or pharmaceutical, our company offers advice and services that meet custom specifications of process and plant design.

Each of our specialists adds know-how to a given project and acts as a key figure in our extensive programme of customer services.
Our Technology Development Department has the world's largest pilot plant facilities at its disposal for conducting experiments with spray drying, fluid bed drying, and granulation. As we work closely with our customers during trial runs with their products, we strengthen their confidence in our technology and know-how. A group of technologists in the Development Department use Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Method (FEM) and other tools to support their advice and to break new technological grounds. Finally, our patent office secures our intellectual property rights globally.

Niro Pharma Systems
Niro Pharma Systems is world leader in providing advanced processing solutions for solid dosage forms to the pharmaceutical industry. Based on dedication to research and durable quality, Niro Pharma Systems offers a wide range of solutions, from individual units to complete integrated plants, by uniting the state-of-the-art technologies of Aeromatic-Fielder in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Buck Systems also located in the United Kingdom, Collette and Courtoy in Belgium,  GEA Buck Valve in Germany and Niro in Denmark.

ACHEMA 2006 INFORMATION
Achema 2006 will take place from May 15th until May 19th in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The event will take place at the exhibition grounds of Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

Opening hours for Achema 2006 are:
Monday through Friday – 9 am till 6 pm

For more information:
Niro Pharma Division: Søren Terp Madsen – srm@niro.dk
Niro Chemical Division: Jørgen Bennetsen – jlb@niro.dk