Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, company building at the company's headquarters in Weimar, Germany

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About Glatt Ingenieurtechnik

Process expert.

Plant manufacturer.

Engineering service provider.

Own innovative process technology.

Our Certifications

Our mission

For us, everything revolves around professional engineering with reliable know-how:

We transfer your processes into GMP compliant solutions and integrate Glatt technology on request.

Our values

Innovative

We are driven by innovation and a passion for research.

Technological

With technology in focus, we adapt all other functions.

Functional

We do not use architectural models. Function determines form, from the inside out.

High quality

Customized solutions. Highest quality standards for our service and your product.

Flexible

Short decision-making processes.
Lean management.
Flexible thinking models.

Sustainable

Green technologies. Design of resource-efficient plants. Certified environmental management.

Qualified

Qualified process and planning engineers with extensive experience.

Regional

We are represented worldwide.
There is always a contact person available in your region.

International

Borderless: We realize projects on all continents.

Connected

In research projects. With scientific institutions and industry partners.

Our certifications

Modern process technology for the production of high-quality powders, granules and pellets for satisfied customers – that is our claim. We ensure this with monitored quality control.

Our company is therefore certified according to:

ISO 9001 and 14001 standards
FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification)
EcoVadis rating for sustainable action

You can download the documents here.

Latest News round about Glatt Ingenieurtechnik

Modularization of Pharma API & FDF production plants

May 8, 2025

Lecture by Dirk Steinhäuser, Glatt Ingenieutechnik, at POWTECH TECHNOPHARM - VIRTUAL TALK "Modulare Anlagen", May 13, 2025. The presentation will give an overview on a fast and flexible design approach by Glatt’s Engineering division for both chemical and biotech API / Drug Substance (DS) plants as well manufacturing plants for final dosage forms (FDF) / Drug Products (DP). Pre-designed and proven plant modules, layout typicals and facility structures are applied to accomplish rapid and ‘first-time-right’ plant conceptualization. The modular approach for both process and facility will be outlined with the help of visual examples for the different modular levels and project objectives.

Preview of the Glatt article on ''Cleanroom design (Part III) – Correctly planning and structurally implementing ceilings and their installations"

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Cleanroom design. Ceilings and installations.

May 5, 2025

Whether new construction, modernization, expansion or relocation - Glatt has all the technical expertise for the production and handling of a wide range of products under cleanroom conditions as well as for the planning, construction and operation of the corresponding systems. Visitors to Lounges 2023 in Karlsruhe will be able to gain a detailed insight into this challenging subject matter in a presentation by the engineering experts.

Glatt @ PharmaCongress 2025

April 2, 2025

Experience two exciting days with Glatt at the PharmaCongress with interesting presentations on current topics that move the pharmaceutical world. A special highlight is the exciting presentation by Anton Kopitzsch, Glatt Team Lead Automation, and Andreas Bail, Bayer PCT Lead, on April 8 at 13:30: Design & Implementation of a new highly-automated modular OSD Production Facility at Bayer Leverkusen (Case Study). Learn how highly automated concepts are already being used in established projects, what opportunities they offer and what challenges need to be considered:. Glatt at booth B40.

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Clean room design for blood plasma fractionation

March 20, 2025

Blood plasma products are the basis of many life-saving therapies. The fractionation and preparation of blood plasma into albumin, IgG immunoglobulin, factor VIII, factor IX and other products is done using highly specialised processes and production technologies in cleanrooms. As the requirements for contamination-free production can only be met in a controlled environment, pharmaceutical companies should rely on experienced specialists when planning cleanrooms. Some important aspects of their construction are outlined.

Glatt @ Lounges CleanroomProcesses 2025

February 6, 2025

Glatt engineering expertise and services at stand G5. Visit us at CleanroomProcesses, the industry platform for cleanrooms and process technology! Messe Karlsruhe, Germany. 25 - 27 March 2025. Dirk Steinhäuser, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, will give to interesting lectures. Join his presentation on 'Case Study: Structured planning of biotech plants' (March 25, 4:00 – 4:30 pm, Room 8). Save the date for 'Fast track for new pharma and biotech plants' (March 26, 1:30 – 2:00 pm, Room 8).

Glatt opens a branch in Leipzig on January 1, 2025

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Glatt opened a branch in Leipzig

January 27, 2025

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH opened a branch in Leipzig on January 1, 2025, as part of its commitment to the expansion of customer services and market presence in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. The plant manufacturer, process expert and engineering service provider wants to tap further customer potential in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical markets.

Glatt Engineering @ Future Factories Roadshow 2025

January 15, 2025

The presentation on 'Modular Plant Concepts for API & Pharma Dosage Forms Production Facilities' will be part of the Future Factories Roadshow 2025 in India. Dirk Steinhäuser, Glatt Process & Plant Engineering, will give an overview with reference to project examples: systematic design approach for future production facilities, design principles for innovative GMP facilities and more ...

Glatt Automation. ISPE 2024

December 5, 2024

Glatt Process & Plant Engineering expertise in the fields of automation, robotics and system integration. Meet us at booth no. 20! Our process automation experts Anton Kopitzsch and Thomas Geier from Glatt Process & Plant Engineering Pharma+Biotech will explain how Glatt has already implemented store floor automation projects and solutions and what tools are available for setting up or optimizing modern pharmaceutical productions.

Structured planning and construction of biotech plants. BioEconomy Cluster 2024

November 28, 2024

Our Glatt biotechnology expert Dirk Steinhäuser will present the methodical approach of the Glatt Process & Plant Engineering division in the biotech segment as part of his lecture "Structured planning and construction of biotech plants - with an insight into project examples in Germany and internationally" and will use the examples to outline the expertise and the targeted interaction of process development, design basis, project phases, implementation, cost and scheduling aspects.

Article on ''Modulare Produktionsanlagen für neuartige Arzneimittel wie ATMPs'', originally published in the professional magazine ‘CITplus’, issue 7-8 2024, Wiley-VCH GmbH

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Modular production systems for novel drugs like ATMPs

November 6, 2024

Glatt presents solutions for planning and implementing a new flexible (modular) ATMP production plant. Dirk Steinhäuser (Glatt Ingenieurtechnik) explained requirements and solution concepts on how the flexible and modular production of ATMPs can be technically implemented. Another aim of the concepts presented is that the production plant can be used not just for one product, but for several products. This is highly relevant for the field of ATMPs because such concepts increase the product availability of innovative medicinal products.

Glatt specialist article on 'Cleanroom Design (Part II). What to look out for in doors, glazing, walls and fixtures', originally published on process-worldwide.com, Vogel Communications Group, June 2024

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Cleanroom design. Doors, glazing, walls, fixtures

August 22, 2024

The requirements for a cleanroom are clearly defined in accordance with current GMP regulations and other specifications. When it comes to implementation, the customer's specifications, the choice of systems and the details of the design are crucial. Ronny Töpfer, project engineer at Glatt Ingenieurtechnik in Weimar, explains what is important when it comes to walls and the associated components.

What does containment mean?

June 15, 2024

Pharma containment, OEB, OEL and SMEPAC. Containment - the protection of active substances from the operator and vice versa - is becoming increasingly relevant in both the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. When processing reactive or toxic substances, the aim of containment is to prevent them from escaping and thus protect personnel and the environment from contamination. In addition to the safety of personnel, the cost-effectiveness of the process also plays a role. If an expensive substance is involved, the loss of a few grams of active ingredient can also mean the loss of a three- to four-digit euro amount.

Modular ATMP Production. ACHEMA 2024

May 16, 2024

Design & Implementation of a new flexible (modular) ATMP production facility. Lecture by Dirk Steinhauser, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik. The case study will provide an overview on the project development from initiation phase, via Concept Design and all Engineering phases, fast-track modular building construction, implementation of HVAC, cleanrooms, biotech equipment for upstream and downstream processing, media and buffer systems and further necessary periphery. Specific requirements for a multi-purpose vaccine production facility will be outlined.

Modularisation of chemical API synthesis. ACHEMA 2024

May 16, 2024

Modularisation of chemical API synthesis. Lecture by Petra Rehak, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik. The presentation will discuss key aspects including basic requirements, critical parameters, flexibility, conventional vs. single-use disposable systems, high active / containment topics, as well as schedule and cost aspects by considering different project examples in Europe, Asia and further geographies, with its different specific and local requirements. The use of the method will be followed along the engineering phases.

Glatt Engineering with Robotics at ACHEMA 2024

May 16, 2024

ACHEMA 2024, Hall 3.0, Stand H4: Welcome to the Pharma OSD Future Factory. Glatt demonstrates seamless containment and fully digitalised, automated pharmaceutical production to be realised with an integrated concept. Glatt experts will show their expertise in the integration of hardware and software functions into advanced, holistic automation systems, ranging from MES and DCS/SCADA to robot and AGV systems.

Glatt presentation on MODULAR PLANNING at Lounges 2024

April 5, 2024

This Glatt's presentation on 'Modularization of Pharma chemical API synthesis facilities' will take place as part of the Lounges 2024 lecture program. Save the Date: Lounges 2024 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Lecture by Dirk Steinhäuser, 24.04.2024 - 09:30pm | Room 7. The presentation will give an overview on a fast and flexible design approach by Glatt Process & Plant Engineering for both chemical API and biotech API projects. The modular approach for both process and facility will be outlined with the help of visual examples.

Thumbnail of the article on 'Die BioCampus MultiPilot-Anlage ist auch für erfahrene Planer und Anlagenbauer eine besondere Aufgabe'', originally published in the magazine ‘CHEManager’, issue December 2023, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA

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BioCampus MultiPilot plant as a catalyst for industrial biotechnology

January 24, 2024

13.12.2023 - Industrial biotechnology is one of the key technologies for the transformation of the economy towards greater sustainability. In recent years, there have been increasing calls from research and industry for more capacity to scale up new processes. Thomas Luck, Director Business Development, MultiPilot Plant, BioCampus Straubing (German Article)

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Glatt wins follow-up order for BioCampus MultiPilot

December 12, 2023

Straubing/Germany, December 2023 – Weimar based Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH will be responsible for the Detail engineering and delivery of integrated process technology for the multipurpose BioCampus MultiPilot (BMP) demonstration facility in the port of Straubing-Sand. The flexible platform, to be used to scale-up and commercialise innovative biotech processes and sustainable products, will enable start-ups, research groups and industrial companies to further develop, test scale up and optimise their biotechnological processes to pre-industrial scale, validate their economic viability and produce material samples.

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The design and modularisation of API synthesis plants

December 7, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry is constantly developing new and more efficient active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). To make these available to patients, new production facilities or the expansion of existing ones are often necessary, explains Dirk Steinhäuser from Glatt Process & Plant Engineering

Article on ''Cleanroom engineering – From the idea to industrial production", originally published in the magazine ‘Reinraumtechnik’, issue 02/2023, Wiley Verlag

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Cleanroom engineering. From the idea to production

October 7, 2023

Whether new construction, modernization, expansion or relocation - Glatt has all the technical expertise for the production and handling of a wide range of products under cleanroom conditions as well as for the planning, construction and operation of the corresponding systems. Visitors to Lounges 2023 in Karlsruhe will be able to gain a detailed insight into this challenging subject matter in a presentation by the engineering experts.

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ISPE RAYA 2023 Award. SOLIDA 1-Bayer-Leverkusen-Germany

October 6, 2023

Cooperation of Bayer, Glatt, Hof and Stäubli: Robot application to achieve a full automation of typically manual supported pharmaceutical production processes by combining common process equipment with robot arms. Increasing efficiency by decoupling of automated pharmaceutical production processes from manual operations. Replacing of ergonomic inconvenient and difficult manual operations by reliable automated operations. Suitability to handle OEB 5 products. Increasing human protection by avoiding contact between operators and product with high potent API resulting from a potential malfunction.

''Exploring new ways to produce cosmetic pigments.'', an interview with Merck and Glatt about the cooperation and the project. Originally published in the magazine Euro Cosmetics, issue 9-10/2023, Inter-Euro Medien GmbH

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Exploring new ways to produce cosmetic pigments – Interview with Merck and Glatt about the cooperation and the project

October 2, 2023

Using completely new technology, pigment specialists at Merck and Glatt Ingenieurtechnik’s technology and production experts have worked closely together to produce an innovative range of cosmetic pigments. The Darmstadt-based Merck Group placed an order for the development and construction of a plant based on chemical vapour deposition (CVD) after successful joint trials at Glatt’s location in Weimar. We interview the partner companies about the cooperation and the project.

Jens Lehnert, Funkemedien

Managing Director Reinhard Böber leaves Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH to retire

August 22, 2023

Dr Reinhard Böber is leaving the management of Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH on 1 September to begin his well-earned retirement. He co-founded the company 32 years ago with the "Continuous Fluidised Bed" research group of the Magdeburg Heavy Engineering Combine (SKET) in Weimar and was largely responsible for the company's development. Dr Böber's farewell ceremony was attended by shareholders, executives and partners of the Glatt Group, as well as numerous representatives from Thuringia's business community, society and politics.

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Glatt and Merck start up novel plant for the production of effect pigments

July 4, 2023

In the future, anyone applying lipstick, nail polish or eye liner from well-known international brands will have a good chance of defining their complexion with pigments from the city of culture. On Friday, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik and the Merck Group commissioned a completely new type of plant for the production of effect pigments for the cosmetics industry at the Glatt Technology Center in the north of Weimar. (Article in German language)

Ceremonial inauguration of the Merck CVD plant at the Glatt Technology Center in Weimar on June 30, 2023

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Glatt joins forces with Merck for cosmetic pigment production – Festive inauguration of the Dryflux facility

July 4, 2023

On 30 June 2023, a completely new type of production plant for special effect pigments was officially commissioned at the Glatt Technology Centre. The Darmstadt-based Merck Group placed the order for the development and construction of a plant based on chemical vapour deposition (CVD). The Dryflux technology is suitable for numerous powder applications.

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Glatt Ingenieurtechnik honored as a “Hidden Champion” made in Thuringia

March 10, 2023

The State Development Corporation of Thuringia (LEG) launched its new marketing campaign “Hidden Champions – Thuringia’s world market and technology leaders” with a kick-off event on 3 March 2023. They didn’t have to look far to identify 89 companies that are at the forefront of the market in their industry. Among them is Glatt in its capacity as a leading specialist for plant engineering and processes in fluid bed and spouted bed technology as well as the patented powder synthesis.

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With short time-to-market from process development directly to contract manufacturing

February 24, 2023

The Glatt Group's customers benefit from bundled expertise in particle design - from the initial feasibility trial, through scale-up, to validation of the production process. Glatt offers suitable solutions for every variant and, if required, also implements customer-specific processes. In this way, new products move more quickly from the development phase to market maturity. (German article)

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Drying liquids – Selecting the best technology for nutraceuticals

February 24, 2023

Both spray drying and fluid bed spray granulation can be used to convert liquid products into bulk materials. The most effective process will often be dictated by the desired properties of the final particles and the specific application. Glatt Ingenieurtechnik has a thorough understanding of both techniques and has a long history of designing fluid bed systems that are tailored to individual customer products.

13.01.2023 Weimar: Company visit of Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow at Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH in Weimar

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Bodo Ramelow, Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, visits Glatt Ingenieurtechnik

January 14, 2023

On January 13, 2023, the Prime Minister of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow, visited us in Weimar's Nordstraße. During the tour of the site, the Minister President was given an impressive insight into our plant technology and the range of services we offer. During a tour of the company buildings, he personally informed himself with some employees about their work tasks in projects. He then paid tribute to our technological expertise and our broad positioning in many industrial sectors, which is certainly unparalleled in Thuringia.

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Glatt and IE Group commissioned to plan the world’s first integrated precision and mycelium fermentation protein plant

November 15, 2022

Planetary's production facility is designed to be a first of its kind multi-product microbial fermentation facility, able to produce precision fermented compounds, such as proteins and lipids, as well as biomass from mycelium on a commercial scale. Glatt Ingenieurtechnik will plan the process technology systems, including media supply, process control and automation, as well as the safety technology.

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, company premises with technology center at the company's headquarters in Weimar, Germany

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Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH in Weimar puts 100 kWp photovoltaic sytsem into operation

October 13, 2022

The company Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH invested a six-digit sum for the photovoltaic system and uses the generated energy completely as self-consumption and thus reduces the purchase of electrical energy from the public grid as well as the expected high electricity costs.

Glatt selected for Engineering Project for new GMP Biorefinery by NSTDA in Thailand

September 9, 2022

August 2022 – National Science and Technology Development Agency Thailand (NSTDA) is implementing the Government initiative Thailand 4.0 with regard to strategic biotechnology growth hub at Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) in Thailand. One part of the new BIOPOLIS complex is the GMP Biorefinery Pilot Plant at EECi, for which German engineering company Glatt Ingenieurtechnik was selected to provide the engineering services. The contract between NSTDA and Glatt comprises Conceptual and Basic Design phase for the GMP Biorefinery.

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Topping-out ceremony for SOLIDA 1 at Bayer in Leverkusen, Germany

May 15, 2022

On May 13, 2022, Bayer AG celebrated the topping-out ceremony for a new pharmaceutical plant in Leverkusen in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Federal Minister of Health Professor Dr. Karl Lauterbach and other guests from politics and business. The new Solida 1 production plant will be one of the most modern pharmaceutical production facilities in the world. Glatt acts as system integrator for this world's first learning pharmaceutical production.

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, the plant manufacturer, process expert and engineering provider, is opening a branch in Cologne, Germany

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Glatt expands engineering capacity in Cologne, Germany

March 12, 2022

On 1 March 2022, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH opened a new branch in Cologne. The new unit will showcase the company’s pharmaceutical, biotechnology and active ingredient plant expertise and represents Glatt’s first location in North Rhine-Westphalia. The decision to expand was based on a positive market outlook in the field of pharmaceutical engineering and excellent capacity utilization.

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Glatt commissioned to plan new BioCampus

March 1, 2022

Weimar, Germany, March 2022: Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH (Weimar, Germany) will be responsible for the Basic Engineering of the process technology for the multipurpose BioCampus MultiPilot (BMP) plant on behalf of BioCampus Straubing GmbH. Here, at the Straubing-Sand port, customers will be able to develop, test, optimize and scale-up industrial biotechnology processes, validate their economic viability and manufacture samples.

Glatt to inaugurate vaccine production in Ghana

February 21, 2022

February 2022 – Glatt to inaugurate vaccine production in Ghana with fill & finish plant. The facility will serve as a blueprint to establish local vaccine production and is part of the government's Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Presidential Committee (VMC) strategy. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has commissioned Glatt Ingenieurtechnik for phase 1 of the project.

Glatt article on ''Cleanroon Design (Part I) – It's all in the Details. Planning cleanrooms, but doing it right", originally published at process-worldwide.com, Vogel Communications Group, February 2022

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Avoiding mistakes in cleanroom construction

February 20, 2022

How to clarify project details and safeguard supplier relationships in advance. It’s hard to imagine a pharmaceutical industry without cleanrooms, which have to meet increasingly stringent requirements. From the very beginning of a project, companies should involve an experienced planner to build or redesign a cleanroom. Coordinated communication between the various suppliers then ensures both efficient implementation and regulatory compliance.

Maintenance-free cleanroom washing area

January 12, 2022

Plant manufacturer and process expert, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, from Weimar, Germany, has developed a seamless cleanroom washing area that has already successfully passed practical tests at both the company’s own technology center and customer sites. New innovative wash station can easily be integrated into cleanrooms and, thanks to its seamless design, is durable and particularly easy to clean.

Glatt advertorial on the topic ''Outsourcing - Trust in competent partners'', published in the Pharma+Food compendium 'Producing on behalf of customers' (Produzieren im Kundenauftrag), Edition 2022, Hüthig GmbH

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Outsourcing of the production – Trust in competent partners

January 4, 2022

How the Glatt Group implements contract manufacturing with expertise and innovative solutions. There are many reasons for outsourcing production - minimizing one's own risks or a lack of expertise in alternative technologies are just two of them. But what to look for when looking for a contract manufacturing partner?

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A spirit of optimism between batch and continuous production

December 15, 2021

The concept of continuous production is captivating. No longer batch by batch - instead, for example, a liquid product can simply be tapped at any time. It is therefore surprising that "continuous manufacturing" did not already triumphantly conquer chemical and pharmaceutical production five or ten years ago. In the meantime, however, there are a whole series of forward-looking examples.

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Implementing containment requirements in solids manufacturing

November 22, 2021

Containment should be considered in pharmaceutical industry projects from the very beginning. As little as possible, as much as necessary" - When highly active ingredients are processed into tablets or capsules, the question immediately arises as to which strategy is best to avoid cross-contamination or risks to personnel. With individualized solutions and coordinated process chains, the member companies of Excellence United have set themselves the goal of achieving containment economically.

What really matters when managing pharmaceutical projects

October 20, 2021

What really matters when managing pharmaceutical projects – pharmaceutical projects are becoming increasingly complex. This is a truism. But what does it actually mean for project execution? How should operators, equipment builders, and engineering companies work together to keep everything on schedule even when changes are made? And what competencies does this require from the supplier? The team makes the project! Questions were addressed to Salvatore Mobilia, project manager at Glatt.

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How to Tame Recalcitrant Ingredients with Technological Processes

October 4, 2021

Plant-based functional ingredients behave differently than manufacturers of nutraceuticals and cosmetic products would like. Innovative processes such as double microencapsulation can help them to overcome bioavailability and solubility challenges.

Fluid bed systems in the Glatt Technologiezentrum in Weimar, Germany

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New fluid bed options for solvent-based processes and products requiring Kosher and Halal conditions

September 21, 2021

Glatt has expanded its range of services and capacities at the company’s Technology Centre in Weimar for trials and sample development. A new fluid bed granulator and coater for innovative solvent-based processes has recently become available. In addition to the capacity expansion, the existing plant can also now accommodate continuous spray granulation processes.

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Fluid bed systems: continuous, batch or a hybrid?

July 21, 2021

The discussion pro and contra continuous versus batch production is conducted as if there were only these two alternatives. However, with the Glatt series, plant solutions have long been available that enable both types of process control. A look at the requirements of two customers shows which issues are really decisive. (German article)

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik honored as an outstanding company with the East German Business Forum Award

June 16, 2021

On June 14, 2021, the VORSPRUNG business award was presented for the second time. This year, the business prize 'VORSPRUNG' went to the Weimar company Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, along with 4 other prize winners from other federal states. The Thuringian Minister of Economics, Wolfgang Tiefensee, acted as laudator for the prize winner.

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Glatt Ingenieurtechnik celebrates continued business success with third expansion of its Technology Center

March 23, 2021

New services, capacities, employees: plant engineering expert Glatt Ingenieurtechnik marks its 30th anniversary with an investment in the future of its headquarters From vitamins in animal feed and enzymes in detergents to powder materials for high-performance batteries, Glatt, the Germany-based plant manufacturer and process expert, is working on all of these in close cooperation with renowned research companies. In spring 2021, Glatt will expand its technology center in Weimar for the third time in twelve years.

Glatt technical article on 'Outsourcing an den Wirbelschicht-Technologieführer', published in the trade magazine 'Pharma+Food', Compendium Contract Manufacturing 2020/2021, Hüthig GmbH

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Outsourcing to the fluid bed technology leader

January 17, 2021

In addition to contract manufacturing of granules, pellets and powders in the fluid bed and spouted bed, the plant manufacturer and process expert Glatt offers access to technologies, product and process development as well as special know-how for open innovation projects. (article in German language)

Glatt article on ''Flexibel erweiterbar: Produktionsmodule für Pharma-Feststoffe', originally published in the magazine ‘Pharmatechnik’, issue 03/2020, Fachwelt Verlag

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Flexible production modules for pharmaceutical solids

April 15, 2020

Multiflexibility is the trump card. In the modern production of pharmaceutical solids, process-oriented, modular systems are becoming increasingly necessary. New technological approaches make it possible to shorten the time from the development of the dosage form to the market-ready product. Production modules represent a flexibly expandable solution here. (German Article)

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New Challenges for Material Handling in Pharmaceutical Production

October 4, 2019

A holistic look at the supply chain: With demands on flexibility and automation growing, material flow and production handling are becoming increasingly important factors in improving efficiency. Only through integrated material handling can flexible and automatable systems be created. There is potential for optimization when transferring products between process steps. The trend in favor of flexible systems for highly potent active ingredients requires sophisticated solutions. New technologies make it possible to virtually eliminate handling errors.

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH gehört zu den 150 innovativsten Unternehmen Ostdeutschlands

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH is one of the 150 most innovative companies in Eastern Germany

January 17, 2019

In its current issue, the eastern German business magazine WIRTSCHAFT+MARKT presents 150 of the most innovative eastern German companies from seven sectors. These include mechanical engineering, the mobility sector, the IT and digital economy, energy and environmental technology, the healthcare industry, the chemical and plastics industry, and the food and agricultural industry.

Modularisation of chemical API synthesis

January 14, 2019

Increased efficiency in the planning of API production systems through modularization and function typicals. The modularisation of chemical synthesis pathways in pharmaceutical production can improve overall plant efficiency and reduce planning time. Glatt Ingenieurtechnik has optimised the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) synthesis process and developed bespoke plant designs for several international customers.

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Regulation and control systems for fluid bed spray agglomeration

November 7, 2018

Fully automated processes require reliable process data. These are determined with methods of statistical experimental design and the application of artificial neural networks. The presented case study has shown the potential as well as the general feasibility of a model-based control of a fluidized bed spray agglomeration process. In addition to the actual control task, the systematic approach allows a deeper insight into details of concrete industrial granulation processes. (article in German language)

Glatt Re-Print of the article on ''From core to shell_Modular planning_Pharmaceutical production'', originally published in German language in the magazine ‘PharmaTEC’, issue 03/2018, Vogel Communications Group

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Modular planning for flexibility in pharmaceutical production

June 15, 2018

From core to shell: How modular planning brings flexibility to pharmaceutical production. The principle of modular pharmaceutical production facilities requires a process-oriented, far-sighted approach right from the early planning phase. The experts from Glatt's Process & Plant Engineering division know why this is essential for flexible pharmaceutical solids production.

Glatt article on 'How to move biopharmaceuticals productions smoothly and quickly into Asian markets', originally published in the magazine ‘PROCESS worldwide’, issue 01/2018, Vogel Communications Group

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Moving the production of biopharmaceuticals to Asia

April 3, 2018

June 2016 - Technology transfer in biotechnology. Biopharmaceutical companies operating successfully in Europe cannot simply relocate production to Asia. In addition to the actual manufacturing process, the microbiological organism, the patent and approval status as well as the compatibility with the dosage form of the drug and its status also play a decisive role. A field report from the perspective of an engineering and plant construction company.

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Containment solutions only cost-effective when adapted

June 19, 2017

Containment comes at a price. Equipping plants completely for compliance with the highest containment level, OEB 5, is extremely expensive. Yet a crucial fact is often overlooked: the hazard level posed by an active ingredient to employees varies along its route through the plant. This insight can be exploited by adapting containment solutions to the respective requirements in each area.

Copyright: Vogel Communications Group

Success Factor Containment – Safe contract manufacturing with zero contamination

June 17, 2017

Contract manufacturers are working with challenging customers and require highly sophisticated equipment. Corden-Pharma is now going the extra mile. With the construction of a new, fully-contained development lab for high potency compounds, covering all manufacturing process steps for the development and production of tablets, the company is able to achieve unequaled OEL (Operator Exposure Limit) levels of less than 1 μg/m³. This is the first step towards zero contamination.

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik continues to grow in Dresden

January 12, 2017

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH has doubled the number of employees in its Dresden branch in just one year. After a successful first year, the Dresden subsidiary of the engineering expert Glatt Ingenieurtechnik is planning further hires for 2017. From a technological point of view, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik operates supplier-base independently and always utilises the most appropriate equipment and machinery.

Strengthening of pharmaceutical engineering capacities

November 4, 2015

November 2015: Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH opens a new pharmaceutical engineering branch in Dresden in January 2016. The Glatt Process & Plant Engineering division is thus strengthening its expertise in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and active ingredient plants at the Glatt Group's existing site. Among others, a number of experienced pharmaceutical specialists from a major plant engineering company have been recruited for this purpose.

Glatt article on 'High Containment Processes in the Solid Drugs Production', originally published at process-worldwide.com, Vogel Communications Group, May 2013

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High containment for solid drugs

May 16, 2015

Containment of a solid drugs production is incomplete where the production environment is neglected. Closed process equipment and the production environment need to be considered as an integral solution. There should however be a reasonable balance between protective effects and plant productivity. Glatt Process & Plant Engineering develops and provides integrated system solutions for high containment processes.

Glatt technical article on 'Produktsicherheit hat Vorrang - Hygienisch gestaltete Wirbel -und Strahlschichtanlagen', published in the trade magazine 'cav - chemie anlagen verfahren', issue 09/2012, Konradin-Verlag Robert Kohlhammer GmbH

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Product safety for granulation and coating – Hygienic design for fluid bed and spouted bed systems

September 27, 2012

Fluid bed and spouted bed systems of various designs and sizes are used for granulation, agglomeration, coating and heat transfer processes in many branches of industry. Product safety is the top priority when establishing such processes. To ensure compliance with the relevant hygiene conditions, special planning and design principles are taken into account in the plant concept. These include steel construction, insulation, operating panels and wall penetrations. (German article)

Glatt article on 'Qualifizierung von Pharmaanlagen', originally published in the magazine ‘CHEManager’, issue 3-4 2012, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA

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Qualification of pharmaceutical plants

April 17, 2012

For manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, the performance of equipment qualification is an elementary component of the quality management system and a prerequisite for obtaining and maintaining manufacturing authorization. According to the definition of the EU GMP regulations, the manufacturer of pharmaceutical products proves with the qualification of his equipment that it is suitable for the intended purpose. (German Article)

Glatt article on 'Liquid-Prozesse sind einfach komplexer', originally published in the trade magazine 'P&A Prozessdigitalisierung Automation', issue 2/2012 and at www.pua24.net, 2012, publish-industry Verlag GmbH

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Liquida processes are simply more complex

February 17, 2012

Engineering from Glatt - you would expect planning services for fluidized bed technology. But that would be too short-sighted: Our flagship projects include blood plasma and insulin production plants, but we also focus on the food and chemical industries. How does this work together? Volker Saalfeld, Head of Engineering at Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, answers this question in a P&A interview. (German Article)

Glatt technical article on '20 Jahre Glatt Ingenieurtechnik Weimar - Internationale Kompetenz', published in the trade magazine 'CHEManager', issue 17/2011, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA

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International competence in planning – Glatt Ingenieurtechnik plans and builds complex plant lines and production facilities

September 10, 2011

In 1991 Glatt Ingenieurtechnik was founded in Weimar as a subsidiary of Glatt GmbH Process Technology. For 20 years the plant engineering company from Thuringia has been a competent partner for process, plant and turnkey factory planning employing innovative technologies. Dr. Michael Reubold has interviewed Volker Saalfeld, manager of the Engineering Division about the development of the division and its future plans. (article in German language)

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