Ackley honored as finalist in 2020 Innovation Awards

The state-of-the-art VIP Laser Drill + NIR is the first precision pharmaceutical laser drilling machine to incorporate near-infrared inspection for osmotic drug production.

The VIP Laser Drill + NIR is a tablet drilling machine that helps streamline the production of osmotic controlled-release pharmaceutical products

The Medicine Maker is a leading publication covering the entire spectrum of drug development. Each year, they round up the leading innovations that are poised to have a substantial impact on the future of drug development and highlight them in their annual Innovation Awards. Ackley is honored to be on this list for 2020.

The VIP Laser Drill + NIR is a tablet drilling machine that helps streamline the production of osmotic controlled-release pharmaceutical products. This advanced CO2 laser drilling machine does this by seamlessly integrating NIR (near-infrared) spectroscopy, providing a quick and accurate way to verify that a tablet’s enteric coating is acceptable and therefore safe for consumption.

Built for tablets, caplets and longitudinally compressed tablets (LCTs), this single-lane system uses two NIR spectrometers to verify the integrity of a tablet’s outer membrane. Precision apertures are then drilled into the correct side of each tablet to a predetermined depth and diameter to achieve the desired dissolution rate and drug release profile. Next, vision inspection confirms each aperture, while Ackley’s patented fail-safe rejection system separates tablets with membrane defects from those with drill defects for further analysis.

The VIP Laser Drill + NIR is a versatile, user-friendly machine that drills and inspects up to 60,000 products per hour. Designed under FDA, cGMP and CE regulations, this machine is versatile, affordable and provides effortless continuous operation with minimal user interaction or downtime. Perfect for both pilot and production runs, it features a small footprint, user-friendly touchscreen, multiple recipe management and quick removal change parts.

The winner of the Innovation Awards will be determined by readers of the publication. You can vote here: https://themedicinemaker.com/manufacture/the-innovation-awards-2020-the-finalists