MEC Test Center

R&D and Test Center

An exciting addition to FPS capabilities

Micronization Excellence Center (MEC) is an exciting addition to FPS capabilities; it is located at FPS production facility in Fiorenzuola d’Arda (Italy). Our R&D and Test Center is equipped with ISO8 test suites that allow the execution of micronization technical tests from laboratory to pilot, to production quantities.
The center is equipped with state-of-the-art with up-to-date jet milling and milling equipment as well as the analytical instruments. Two isolators are also available to protect the products and the operators. The MEC can be used for process optimization of a known product or for defining the best process of a new product.
Special configuration of micronization equipment can be arranged for dedicated testing on a large range of size reduction machines.

Micronization technical tests from laboratory to pilot, to production quantities

Special configuration of micronization equipment can be arranged for dedicated testing on a large range of size reduction machines.

Available equipment

Laboratory micronisation equipment Pilot-scale micronisation equipment Production micronisation equipment Mechanical milling equipment
LABOMILL-0 QMILL-6 PM-8  (AISI316L and PTFE) Cone Mill
LABOMILL-1 PM-2  (AISI316L e ceramica) PM-12  (AISI316L and PTFE) PINMILL
QMILL-2 PM-3 HammerMill 100
PM-4 HammerMill 200
PM-5  
PM-6  

Additional services concerning the particle size reduction include:

  • De-lumping 
  • Co-micronization
  • Sieving
  • Blending 
  • Cryogenic Operations
  • PSD Analysis
  • Technical tests execution, to discover the best parameters to be arranged in case of a new ingredient or to test the functioning of different equipment units;
  • Contract work on small and medium batches (from few grams to several kilos);
  • Training activities to be carried out in our plant or at your site, inclusive of theory and practice; 
  • Support work and consulting, that will allow you to reach right away your target specifications.

Two isolators are available for technical test on HPAPI with R&D and Lab Jet Mills, up to PilotMill-6 and Pin Mill-100 units. The isolator will be complete with gravimetric feeder and PLC controls.

FPS offers the possibility to perform preliminary product characteristic tests:

  • Micronisation profile definition
  • PSD by laser diffraction analyser
  • Microscope + camera for digital image analysis
  • Angle of repose evaluation 
  • thermal analysis by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Preliminary required information

In order to perform the trial some preliminary information are necessary:

  1. Number of products to be micronised
  2. Available quantity for each product
  3. Required PSD
  4. Required productivity
  5. MSDS of the product


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