Benelabo’s fluid bed and coating platform runs one continuous ladder: the MINI fluid bed (0.05–0.25 kg) for feasibility, the Type-Ⅱ pilot bed for parameter locking, and DPL-class production machines for batch manufacturing — with multifunction 5-in-1 models covering granulation, mixing, coating and drying in one bowl. On the coating side the platform spans Wurster bottom-spray coating, high-efficiency tablet coating machines, and solvent-free hot melt spray coating systems in three turnkey tiers. Because bed, gun and process come from one engineering team, the spray system is matched to the airflow and bowl geometry instead of adapted to it — the usual root cause of non-uniform films. Start where your project is: sample trials validate film quality and yield on your own material before each scale-up step.
Fluid Bed or Coater — Start From the Dosage Form
| If you need… | Machine | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Granulation + drying in one bowl | Multifunctional Fluid Bed | Top-spray granulation, then drying without transfer |
| Pellet coating with functional films | Wurster bottom-spray on the fluid bed | Dense, uniform films pellet by pellet |
| Solvent-free moisture/taste film | Hot Melt Spray Coating | Molten film sets under cooling air — no drying |
| Tablet and pellet film coating | VGB High-Efficiency Coater | Tablets, pellets and confections in one drum family |
| Lab feasibility from 30 g | MINI fluid bed tier | Same platform scales to DPL-120 production |
Why the Platform Matters
Bowls, air handling and spray guns are shared across the size range, so a process locked on the MINI moves to pilot and production with the same gun family and the same control logic — parameters transfer, budgets scale in steps, and spare parts stay single-sourced. Spray uniformity comes from the same CFD-verified gun bodies used across the Benelabo spray system, and every fluid bed can be trial-run with your own formulation before purchase.
The Ladder from MINI to DPL-200
| Stage | Bed | Batch range | Gun set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | MINI fluid bed | 30 g – 0.25 kg | Type-Ⅰ top / Wurster single gun |
| Pilot | Type-Ⅱ fluid bed | 5 – 30 kg | Type-Ⅱ guns, heated option |
| Production | DPL-120 / DPL-200 | 30 – 200 kg | Multi-gun spray bars |
Articles for This Platform
- How to Improve Coating Uniformity on Tablets and Pellets
- Hot Melt Coating: The Solvent-Free Route for Fluid Bed Processing
- Fluid Bed Spray Gun Clogging: Causes and Fixes
Match the machine to your dosage form
Send your product and batch size — we return the bed size, gun set and a test plan.