Symetix Opens Demonstration Facility

WALLA WALLA, Wash.Symetix opened its innovation and solutions center, a facility used to demonstrate and test its process automation systems to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers and packers, both in-person and remotely via a live video interface.

The new 31,500 square-foot (9,600 square-meter) facility includes a secure demo lab that can run tests on customers regulated and unregulated nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.  A second secured area is dedicated to customer Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).  The new facility accommodates numerous customers simultaneously for equipment demonstrations, application tests and training, which allows customers more flexibility in scheduling their visits.

The Innovation and Solutions Center showcases Symetixs VeriSym® optical inspection system and Impulse/P size grader for tablets, capsules and softgels, and PulseScrubber® continuous polishing system for softgels.  The equipment can be batch-fed or configured to create continuous automated processes to imitate the customers production environment.

Jon Donovan, product manager for Symetix, said the center reflects Symetix and its parent company Key Technology accurately with a modern, technology-based environment.  We designed every aspect of the center, from the visitor lounges and conference rooms to the testing areas, to maximize our customers productivity," he said.

In addition to the demo labs, the new innovation and solutions center will house Symetixs customer-facing personnel, consolidating sales, marketing and sales applications engineering activity.

Symetix also recently introduced its Impulse/P High Capacity Size Grader for Tablets,  a high-capacity size grader designed specifically for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers, to its existing line of Impulse/P product family.

Symetix is the pharmaceutical group of Key Technology, which has manufactured process automation systems for 60 years and distributes worldwide through Proditec.