THE FASTEST FOR PRODUCT CHANGEOVERS       
       
The FE35 is the second machine in the new FE Generation. It offers customers the fastest product changeover of all tablet presses in its class.       
       
The FE35 is a single rotary press that can be fitted with up to 51 punch stations, enabling the production of approximately 370,000 tablets per hour. However, it is the rapid product changeover that makes this new machine so efficient: For example, Fette Compacting estimates that the turret can be removed within a mere 15 minutes. All other components of the new machine are also optimized for fast changeover.       
       
Fette Compacting has successfully implemented many innovations introduced last year with the FE55 to the second machine of the new FE Series. With the newly-developed Filling Unit, customers can increase the product output or the production capacity with a wide array of products up to 100%. The die table segments in the FE35 are also a new development. Despite a larger pitch circle diameter of 325mm, these segments have the same weight as segments with a smaller pitch diameter.       
       
The FE35 is the only machine in its class with upper and lower compression rollers that can be adjusted automatically, as well as compression measurement cells with integrated measuring amplifiers and drive units with a new position measurement system. This results in much shorter refitting times – operators no longer have to move to reference marks after a turret change, and can calibrate the measurement cells at the operations terminal using software.       
   
The FE35 features the completely new Human Machine Interface developed by Fette Compacting. Peripheral devices can be connected via a standardized plug-and-play interface, in which all the cables and the dust extraction unit are integrated.       
       
The mechanical design of the FE35 is also new. The optimized structural frame allows for low-vibration operation and reduces noise output. The new direct torque drive features an enormous reserve capacity, easy maintenance and low heat generation. This is made possible in part by the revised cooling design of the drive compartment. Customers may choose between an integrated and an external switch cabinet. As with the FE55, the housing of the FE35 is made of an FDA-approved high-performance polymer.