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| Carolina Site Overview
The 25,000 SF Carolina manufacturing facility is located approximately 2 miles southeast of San Juan and is situated on 1.2 acres. Biovail purchased the site from Galephar P.R. in 1995 and has invested over $6 million in capital upgrades over the past few years. The facility is ideal for manufacturing medium volume capsule products. The Carolina site has
produced in excess of 300 million capsules per year.
| Area |
Square Footage |
Total Main Building |
25,391 SF |
Manufacturing |
9,124 SF |
Warehouse |
1,559 SF |
Offices |
3,949 SF |
Engineering Offices |
1,013 SF |
Site Support |
9,746 SF |
The facility contains the following solid dosage manufacturing equipment:
| Equipment |
Manufacturer |
Model |
Remarks |
Encapsulator (1) |
MG America |
MG-120 |
120,000 capsules/hr |
Fluid Bed Dryers (2) |
Niro |
CU-4 |
Aeromatic model |
Niro |
MP- 4/5 |
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Planetary Mixers (2) |
GeaCollette |
IMH 450 |
450 Liter low shear |
V-Blender (1) |
A&M |
ATS 400 |
40 cubic feet |
Spheronizers (3) |
Caleva |
700 |
Two units with 5 to 20 Kg capacity |
Caleva |
27 |
5 to 20 Kg capacity |
Extruders (3) |
Fuji Paudal |
EXD-100 |
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Ovens (12) |
Gruenberg |
N/A |
100 Kg capacity (each) |
Sievers (3) |
Sweco |
24” |
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High Shear Mixers (2) |
Silverson |
BX |
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Low Shear Mixers (2) |
Lighting |
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Metal Checks (3) |
Safeline |
480003 |
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Lifters (2) |
Metolift |
50 Kg |
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Highlights of the site’s infrastructure and utility systems include:
| Equipment |
Manufacturer |
Capacity |
Remarks |
Power |
Primary Voltage |
N/A |
3,800 volts |
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Emergency Generator |
Caterpillar |
300 KW |
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Emergency Generator |
Cummins |
175 KW |
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Compressed Air |
Air Compressor |
Atlas Copco |
250 – 543 CFM |
Variable Speed Drive with integrated air dryer |
Air Compressor |
Ingersoll Rand |
266 CFM |
Rented Backup Unit |
Air Dryer |
Deltech |
180 CFM |
For Rented Air Compressor |
Air Receiver Tanks (2) |
N/A |
240 Gal |
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Chillers |
Chillers 1 & 2 |
Trane |
20 TON (each) |
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Steam |
Steam Boilers (3) |
Fulton |
30 HP(each) |
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Air Conditioning (Manufacturing Area) |
AHU-G |
Carrier |
25 TON |
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AHU-1 |
Trane |
20 TON |
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