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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.
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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.
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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
Granulation
Technologies
Tableting
Technologies
Capsule Filling
Technologies
Quality control
Technologies
Coating
Technologies
Handling
Technologies
Solution preparation
Technologies
Washing
Featured machines
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.
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.
IMA Active insights
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Case study
Vitabalans Oy chooses PREXIMA.
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White paper
The Energy Diary: powering sustainability.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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White paper
Influence of material and capsule filling process with Minima on aerosolization performances by DPIs.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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Case study
Algorithm: «Why we choose IMA».
5 min
Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Tablets: the importance of uniform coating.
6 min
Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
IMA Active drives forward the successful uptake of Continuous Manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Case study
Mastering tablet manufacturing: how segment tools improve productivity, efficiency and consistency.
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White paper
Comparison of minitablets and pellets as multiparticulate drug delivery systems for controlled drug release.
24 min
Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Lubricant sensitivity of direct compression grades of lactose in continuous batch tableting process.
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White paper
Component washing: better with less.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
New solutions for nutraceuticals.
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Case study
Food supplement revolution.
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.
7 min
Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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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.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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White paper
Formulating tablets layer by layer.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Formulation development of Vitamin C based effervescent blend suitable for direct compression.
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Case study
Extrusion-Molding-Coating process advantages for Continuous Manufacturing of oral solid dosage forms
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White paper
Autoregulation function on Domina tablet press.
6 min
Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
The potential of Croma continuous coater.
10 min
Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
IMA Coffee partners with Smile Beverage Werks to produce new, sustainable single-serve capsules
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Brands: IMA S.p.A. – Coffee Division, IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
Perfima Extra: your way to boost productivity keeping process quality at the highest standard.
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.
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Case study
Power to the essential.
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Case study
Much more than nutraceuticals.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
Preliminary results of predictive maintenance algorithms on a tablet press production machine.
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).
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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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.
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Case study
Aria fluid bed granulator and MicroNIR
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Cyclops. Blending made by IMA.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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Case study
The IMA Group integrates OMAC PackML and invests in the future of machine connection and control.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
How to perform a good scale-up.
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Case study
Drug layering: the impact of up-scaling.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Scaling up a film coating process.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
Manufacturing DPIs: an engineering perspective
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
White paper
Salty compression.
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Case study
High Containment in OSD
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA Safe, IMA S.p.A. – Safe Division, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Tableting at its best.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
GlaxoSmithKline chooses Perfima.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Design ad Hoc. Delpharm chose Effecta.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Together again: Chinoin chooses IMA.
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Case study
BMP: «Prexima fits all our needs».
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
Case study
Fine Foods: «Why we choose IMA».
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Case study
Leading the way in micro-dosing DPIs.
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Brands: IMA Active, IMA S.p.A. – Active Division
IMA Active
Competence Center
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.
News
Event
IMA Active at the Continuous Manufacturing Forum
From to • Princeton (NJ)
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CPHI SEA
From to • Bangkok, Thailand
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MicroNIR Pharma Excellence Day
• Florence, Italy
Event
7th APV Continuous Manufacturing Conference • 21-22 April 2026
From to • Nürtingen/Ulm (Germany)
Event
IMA Active at 11th Pulmunary Drug Delivery Worskshop • 15-17 April 2026
From to • Dublin, IrelandIMA 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.
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