Industries · Pharmaceutical
Plastic parts for pharmaceutical equipment
Replacement and production parts for tablet presses, capsule fillers, liquid fillers and packaging lines. Machined from FDA-approved and regulated plastics, with traceability and documents on request.
- Tolerances
- ±0.002"–±0.005" on critical dimensions
- Depending on the plastic
- Machining
- CNC milling and turning, including complex geometry
- One part to production runs
- Materials
- FDA-approved and regulated plastics
- Machined to the grade you specify
Parts by process stage
From powder to pack
Six stages of a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical plant, with the plastic parts we machine for each one.
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Powder handling & blending
Blenders, mills, sifters and the transfer lines between them.
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Tablet pressing
Rotary tablet presses and the deduster and metal checker that follow them.
Punches, dies and cams are hardened steel tooling, so they aren’t on this list.
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Capsule filling
Automatic and semi-automatic capsule fillers, sorters and polishers.
Dosing discs, tamping pins and segments are usually stainless steel. We machine the plastic parts around them.
Parts we machine
Also: capsule guides and diverters, covers.
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Liquid filling & fluid handling
Vial, syringe and bottle fillers, plus the valves, pumps and manifolds that feed them.
Parts we machine
Also: clear manifold blocks, so the flow can be seen.
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Counting & bottling
Bottle unscramblers, tablet counters, cappers and labelers.
A new bottle size means new bottle holders, guides and star wheels.
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Blister packaging
Blister machines and the cartoners after them.
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Plastics
Plastics for pharmaceutical equipment
If the drawing specifies a plastic, we machine to it. If not, we’ll suggest one with your quote.
- PEEK Polyether ether ketone Takes repeated sterilization and holds its strength. Valve parts, pump parts and fluid fittings.
- PPSU Radel R Stands up to repeated steam sterilization. Guides, covers and manifold parts.
- PTFE Teflon Resists almost every chemical and cleaning agent. Seals, gaskets and valve seats.
- Acetal Delrin, POM Stable and low in moisture. Guides, diverters, gears and indexing parts.
- PSU Polysulfone, Udel Transparent amber. Manifold blocks and covers where the flow needs to be seen.
- Polypropylene PP Chemical resistance at a sensible cost. Fittings, covers and parts that don’t carry load.
- Detectable grades Acetal, PEEK Metal- and X-ray-detectable plastics for lines that inspect for foreign matter.
FAQ
Questions from pharmaceutical plants
PEEK, PPSU, PTFE and some grades of polypropylene take repeated autoclave, EtO, gamma or hydrogen peroxide sterilization, depending on the method. Tell us the method you use and we’ll suggest a plastic with your quote.
Yes. We provide full traceability and lot tracking. Tell us which documents you need with your quote, and they ship with the parts.
Yes. We machine to the OEM drawing, or measure the worn part when there’s no drawing, with metric dimensions where the machine uses them.
No. We machine parts from FDA-approved and regulated materials for FDA-regulated industries. The plastic’s grade carries its compliance, and we machine to the grade you specify.
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Getting a quote
Send the worn part or the drawing
Tell us the plastic grade and any documents you need with the parts. Our experienced team takes it from there.