HUB

IMA Active
Solid Dose Solutions

IMA Active is the ideal partner for each solid dose processing phase: granulation, tableting, capsule filling and banding, weight checking, coating, handling and washing.

Discover IMA Active Machine Portfolio

IMA Active

In-depth experience

All IMA Active solutions benefit from in-depth experience and ground-breaking technologies. They take advantage of the know-how belonging to experts specialising in individual product lines, but also capable of sharing and cultivating such knowledge within a team.
IMA Active

Ground-breaking technologies

With thousands of installations worldwide for dispensing, handling, granulating, tableting, capsule filling and coating of category IV and V products, IMA Active is able to supply a wide range of solutions to work with HAPI (Highly Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients).

Our technologies

Technologies

Featured machines

New

DOMINA

Tableting

New

SOLIDA

Tableting

Continuous Manufacturing
to believe in.

Continuous Manufacturing underpins the improvement of pharmaceutical products in terms of potency, effectiveness and safety by means of accurate process control.

Discover more

Materia: a journey into the substance of nature
and technology.

Materia is an immersive journey through a universe where nature and technology stand side by side, expressing the essence of sustainability, a value to which IMA Active is strongly committed.

Discover more

Case study

IMA Active chooses iFIX HMI/SCADA and Proficy Historian to meet data integrity requirements in regulated industries

7th Jan 2026

12 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Influence of material and capsule filling process with Minima on aerosolization performances by DPIs.

9th Dec 2025

12 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Inlet air conveyor optimisation in a continuous tablet coater.

3rd Dec 2025

10 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Perfect adaptability for truly continuous production.

3rd Dec 2025

6 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

Webinar

How to optimise the production of effervescent tablets

25th Nov 2025

10 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Algorithm: «Why we choose IMA».

11th Nov 2025

4 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Tablets: the importance of uniform coating.

3rd Oct 2025

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

IMA Active drives forward the successful uptake of Continuous Manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry.

24th Apr 2025

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Webinar

Aquaria: cleaning flexibility to ensure high washing performance

8th Mar 2025

1 min

Brands: IMA Active

Webinar

Cleaning tips to optimise OSD Manufacturing

1st Mar 2025

1 min

Brands: IMA Active

Webinar

How to tackle hard-to-clean residues with targeted cleaning applications

9th Jan 2025

1 min

Brands: IMA Active

White paper

Moisture guarding against degradation: how an advanced coating process keeps Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid stable and effective, preserving antibiotic efficacy.

19th Dec 2024

7 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

Case study

Why IMA Active capsule-filling technologies work best for probiotics.

19th Nov 2024

5 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

Case study

Mastering tablet manufacturing: how segment tools improve productivity, efficiency and consistency.

19th Nov 2024

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Analytical comparison between batch and Continuous Direct Compression processes for pharmaceutical manufacturingusing an innovative UV-Vis reflectance method and chemometrics.

22nd Aug 2024

35 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Shampoo tablets: a cooperation among IMA, JRS and Laboratorio Cosmopolita.

31st Jul 2024

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Manufacturing process transfer to a 30 kg/h continuous direct compression line with real-time composition monitoring.

18th Jul 2024

2 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Inside the pain: mechanisms, therapeutic approaches, recent trends and production methods in pharmaceuticals.

18th Jul 2024

11 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Comparison of minitablets and pellets as multiparticulate drug delivery systems for controlled drug release.

13th Jun 2024

24 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Lubricant sensitivity of direct compression grades of lactose in continuous batch tableting process.

29th May 2024

33 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

German efficiency in nutritional supplements.

21st Mar 2024

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Zambon and IMA Active: paving the way towards process optimization.

6th Mar 2024

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

IMA Active and Labomar: partners in excellence.

20th Jan 2024

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Natural coating formulations: IMA is ready for the latest trend.

21st Dec 2023

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

How to approach die plate adhesion during tableting.

13th Dec 2023

9 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Component washing: better with less.

10th Dec 2023

8 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Everything that your dietary supplement needs.

2nd Nov 2023

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

New solutions for nutraceuticals.

29th Aug 2023

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Model predictive in vitro dissolution testing in pharmaceutical Continuous Manufacturing: an equivalence study.

25th Aug 2023

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

IMA Active KORTEX/Maestro: supervision system compliance to data integrity expectations.

23rd Aug 2023

18 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Challenging the processing performance of the all-in-one tableting aid Kollitab™ DC 87 L in direct compression, using a high-speed, production-scale rotary press, and evaluating the impact of different tablet geometries on tableting speed.

13th Jul 2023

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Coating conundrum grappling with minitablet film coating myths.

13th Mar 2023

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Evaluation of critical mixing parameters in a Continuous Direct Compression process.

17th Jan 2023

15 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Efficiency, flexibility and Adapta: the formula chosen by Aenova to successfully expand their capsule filling capacity.

9th Jan 2023

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Food supplement revolution.

9th Jan 2023

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Croma continuous coater: saving energy and process time by using high solids coating material.

16th Dec 2022

7 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Famar and IMA Active: partners in excellence.

28th Nov 2022

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

IMA Active and SAVIO Industrial: together for process optimisation.

25th Aug 2022

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

A Q&A on coating in Continuous Manufacturing

5th Jul 2022

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Application of acrylic enteric coating directly on soft gelatine capsules using a GS coating pan.

4th Jul 2022

6 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

IMA Active and Alfasigma: a passion for research and technological innovation.

31st May 2022

8 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

Case study

Mipharm and IMA Active: partners in excellence

27th May 2022

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

External lubrication application on a double-side rotary tablet press: how to set up the equipment and minimise time losses.

29th Apr 2022

11 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Continuous Manufacturing of solid oral dosage forms by integration of Raman spectroscopy to an Extrusion-Molding-Coating (EMC) unit

28th Mar 2022

12 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Galenic software implementation on a rotary tablet press: IMAGO and its functionalities.

16th Mar 2022

9 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Pellet coating with organic solvent solutions and aqueous dispersions of ethylcellulose using GS pan equipment.

15th Feb 2022

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Powder layering in a solid wall pan for the fast preparation of sugar spheres.

7th Dec 2021

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Formulating tablets layer by layer.

6th Dec 2021

10 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

An aid-instrument for data analysis and interpretation in tableting: a case study of elastic and plastic formulations.

6th Dec 2021

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Formulation development of Vitamin C based effervescent blend suitable for direct compression.

10th Nov 2021

9 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Water consumption reduction and CIP optimisation in an industrial perforated coater.

3rd Sep 2021

10 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

NIR spectroscopy as real time control tool for tablets manufacturing

19th Jul 2021

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

How to improve dies loading when using poor flowable powders.

19th Jul 2021

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Extrusion-Molding-Coating process advantages for Continuous Manufacturing of oral solid dosage forms

9th Jul 2021

12 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

How to minimize heating formation for an ibuprofen blend.

9th Jul 2021

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Tumbler blending case study: miniaturised near infrared spectroscopy applied for a non-destructive uniformity and quantification tracking of magnesium stearate during processing.

11th Jun 2021

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Feed frame optimization of a MUPS blend in a rotary tablet press.

27th May 2021

13 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Autoregulation function on Domina tablet press.

27th May 2021

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

The potential of Croma continuous coater.

26th Apr 2021

10 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

IMA Coffee partners with Smile Beverage Werks to produce new, sustainable single-serve capsules

30th Mar 2021

7 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Coffee Division, IMA Active

White paper

Perfima Extra: your way to boost productivity keeping process quality at the highest standard.

19th Feb 2021

4 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

IMA and OSIsoft: setting the standard in table process data to accelerate production setup.

19th Jan 2021

4 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

Case study

Feasibility studies of Continuous Manufacturing of Injection Molding Tablets via Extrusion-Molding-Coating (EMC).

18th Jan 2021

10 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

Case study

Technology transfer and process optimization for a ibuprofen based formulation

15th Jan 2021

10 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

WERTEKS chose IMA Active: Innovations for a Healthy Life.

10th Dec 2020

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

From powder to granules: Roto Cube for nutraceuticals

3rd Dec 2020

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

How to step-up metformin tablets production from a pilot scale coater to three different industrial scale equipment.

24th Nov 2020

10 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Power to the essential.

7th Aug 2020

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

How to enhance tableting production with a paracetamol based formulation.

31st Jul 2020

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Metformin manufacturing: scale-up from middle-size to large-size rotary tablet press.

22nd Jun 2020

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Perfect adaptability for truly continuous production.

18th Jun 2020

6 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Leading the way in effervescent tablets manufacturing

15th May 2020

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Much more than nutraceuticals.

12th May 2020

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Prexima and Croma, integrated technologies for Continuous Manufacturing.

22nd Apr 2020

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Preliminary results of predictive maintenance algorithms on a tablet press production machine.

22nd Apr 2020

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

The Prexima challenge. Comparison of rotary tablet presses seminar in Leverkusen (Germany).

17th Apr 2020

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

IMA Active and ITC Farma: partners in excellence.

17th Feb 2020

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Directly compressed minitablets coated in a solid wall pan for the sustained release of drugs.

14th Feb 2020

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Matrix minitablets produced by direct compression on Prexima 80: influence of operative and formulative parameters

14th Feb 2020

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Minitablets taste-masking into a new drum specifically designed for multiparticulate oral solid dosage form.

27th Jan 2020

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Aria fluid bed granulator and MicroNIR

27th Jan 2020

9 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Cyclops. Blending made by IMA.

1st Jan 2020

6 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Manufacturing DPIs: IMA Adapta® with Boehringer Ingelheim Spiriva®

10th Dec 2019

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Selecting the proper formulation and production parameters for the development of orodispersible tablets on a Prexima 80.

14th Nov 2019

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

The IMA Group integrates OMAC PackML and invests in the future of machine connection and control.

4th Nov 2019

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Application of NIR spectroscopy for tablets manufacturing control.

14th Mar 2019

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

How to perform a good scale-up.

12th Feb 2019

6 min

Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Active Division, IMA Active

White paper

Application of a fractional factorial design for the evaluation of a coating process.

6th Feb 2019

5 min

Brands: IMA Active

White paper

Development of an automated multi-stage continuous reactive crystallization system with inline PATs for high viscosity process.

6th Feb 2019

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Drug layering: the impact of up-scaling.

6th Feb 2019

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Coating optimization: equipment features to prevent defects.

6th Feb 2019

5 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

How to monitor HPMC concentration through conductivity measurement.

6th Feb 2019

10 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Validation of the Cleaning in Place of the coating pan Perfima, IMA.

6th Feb 2019

16 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Scaling up a film coating process.

6th Feb 2019

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Manufacturing DPIs: an engineering perspective

6th Feb 2019

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Salty compression.

6th Feb 2019

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Prexima 300. Determination of the effect of the pre-compression force on the tablet hardness, obtained at constant value of the main compression force.

6th Feb 2019

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Suggestions for choosing an appropriate tablet press feeding system.

6th Feb 2019

4 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Development of minitablets containing 10% Vitamin B2 and C: characterization and tableting performance.

17th Jan 2019

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Evaluating the performance of external lubrication to convert the pre-formulated Ibuprofen DC 85 into a ready-to-use tableting product.

13th Jan 2019

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

High Containment in OSD

10th Dec 2018

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA Safe, IMA S.p.A. – Safe Division, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Perfima Edge. Drum coating technology for pellets, minitablets and tablets.

15th Nov 2018

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Want to stop drug shortages? Think Inside The Box!

1st Oct 2018

9 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Tableting at its best.

17th Sep 2018

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

There’s so much to say about Hyland’s and IMA Active.

6th Aug 2018

5 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

BASF and IMA Active. A comparison of three coating processes.

17th Jul 2018

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

GlaxoSmithKline chooses Perfima.

14th Jun 2018

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Design ad Hoc. Delpharm chose Effecta.

1st Mar 2018

6 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Together again: Chinoin chooses IMA.

1st Mar 2018

4 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Minima. Dosing precision in a benchtop format.

21st Feb 2018

5 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

White paper

Evaluation of an alternative solid dosage form to enteric coated pellets containing ibuprofen: a case of study.

9th Nov 2017

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Goerlich Pharma and IMA Active. Committed to product quality.

17th Oct 2017

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Patheon: High Potent Oral Solid Dose Center of Excellence.

13th Jun 2017

8 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Zambon and IMA Active. Doing Open Innovation.

7th Jun 2017

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

BMP: «Prexima fits all our needs».

15th Mar 2017

3 min

Brands: IMA Active

Case study

Fine Foods: «Why we choose IMA».

7th Mar 2017

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Julphar in Saudi Arabia selects IMA equipment.

7th Mar 2017

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Opadry® QX: setting new standards for coated tablets.

1st Mar 2017

7 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

Case study

Leading the way in micro-dosing DPIs.

1st Feb 2017

6 min

Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

As a specialised unit devoted to fostering and developing expertise in Oral Solid Dose, the IMA Active Competence Center serves as a centralised hub for knowledge and resources, providing support, training and guidance to individuals or teams working within that domain.

Event

MicroNIR Pharma Excellence Day

20 May 2026 • Florence, Italy

Event

7th APV Continuous Manufacturing Conference • 21-22 April 2026

From 21 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 • Nürtingen/Ulm (Germany)

Event

IMA Active at 11th Pulmunary Drug Delivery Worskshop • 15-17 April 2026

From 15 Apr 2026 to 17 Apr 2026 • Dublin, Ireland

Materia: a journey into the substance of nature and technology.

News • 24 Nov 2025

The future of Pharma is Continuous: IMA at the forefront of innovation in OSD production.

News • 19 Nov 2025

IMA Active in the World

Via I Maggio, 14-16, 40064 Bologna, Italy

Factory, Sales, Service • Part of IMA Active

IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

IMA’s experience gained in the field of solid dose processing and manufacturing, combined with the constant commitment to innovation, makes IMA Active division a leading supplier able to find the most suitable solution to your requirements.

200 Airport Rd, 60123, Illinois, USA

Factory, Sales, Service • Part of IMA Active

IMA North America Inc. – Thomas Division

Thomas Processing, part of IMA Group, designs and manufactures advanced tablet coating systems, offering batch, continuous, and R&D solutions with cutting-edge technology.

Keep browsing
IMA Brands

Back to Brands

IMA ActiveSolid Dose Solutions

IMA Active is the ideal partner for each solid dose processing phase: granulation, tableting, capsule filling and banding, weight checking, coating, handling and washing.

In-depth experience

Ground-breaking technologies

Our technologies

Featured machines

Continuous Manufacturing to believe in.

Materia: a journey into the substance of natureand technology.

IMA Active insights

News

IMA Active in the World

IMA S.p.A. – Active Division

IMA North America Inc. – Thomas Division

Exhibitions

IMA Active
Solid Dose Solutions

Continuous Manufacturing
to believe in.

Materia: a journey into the substance of nature
and technology.