Close up view of the ACCELA CTC 500 tablet coating machine

ACCELA COTA PRO

Doubling Your Tablet Coating Productivity

Thomas Processing built the foundation for the ACCELA COTA PRO with the introduction of the original Accela-Cota system in 1968. Today, Thomas’s ACCELA COTA PRO is evidence of our passion for building on the tradition of innovation.

One of ACCELA COTA PRO’s game-changing differentiators is its cylindrical (C) drum. Traditional coaters rely on a biconical (B) drum designs. When you compare it with the ACCELA COTA PRO’s B drum, the C drum design matches the same 60-inch diameter but provides a 35% higher capacity with a 700-liter capacity drum.

Innovation

Flush-mounted solution-delivery components for unparalleled access and cleanability
Reduced installation space
Highly accurate flowmeter for solution flow control
Sanitary peristaltic pump
Right hand or left hand mounting configuration

Cleanability

ACCELA COTA PRO Drums

48B Biconical Drum [40-190L]
48C Cylindrical Drum [50-250L]
48XC Cylindrical Drum [80-325L]
60B Biconical Drum [115-460L]
60C Cylindrical Drum [100-500L]
60XB Biconical Drum [130-530L]
60XC Cylindrical Drum [180-700L]

Double Your Coating Room’s Productivity With the ACCELA COTA PRO

Thomas’s ACCELA COTA PRO process improvements boost the performance of every batch you coat, every day.

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Comparing the Performance of the Typical Batch Coater

We looked at the original ACCELA COTA system and our FLEX line of coaters and put their best features into the ACCELA COTA PRO, finding innovative ways to make the most of the interior space to increase productivity.

The cylindrical drum provides a much larger perforated area, which translates to increased airflow across the tablets. Traditional systems are often designed with a 4,000-cfm air handling system, but our ACCELA COTA PRO with the cylindrical drum is provided with a 7,000-cfm air handling system.

The increased perforated area allows us to increase the typical number of spray guns with the Thomas Spray Bar. The drum design also incorporates our Helical Baffles, which provide optimized mixing. With all these design features, we can achieve a higher spray rate, which equals shorter batch times across the board.

Faster Coating, Shorter Batch Time

Based on real-world batch data and our Thermodynamic Analysis of Aqueous Coating (TAAC) model, we predicted the average batch times for a traditional batch coater and how it compares to standard coating machines, giving you accurate, time-saving results.

With the following calculations,

0.75 kg/liter bulk density
65 Celsius inlet temperature
10 Celsius dew point
3% weight gain
Aqueous coating solution
20% solids
EEF 3.25

We predict the following results that add up to a 75% increase in productivity:

Traditional Batch Coater Times

Batch Size	Load	Spray	Unload
375 kg	20 min	72 min	25 min
Productivity	Warm Up	Cool Down	Total Batch Time
180 kg/hr	5 min	5 min	127 min

ACCELA COTA PRO Coater Times

Batch Size	Load	Spray	Unload
500 kg	15 min	55 min	15 min
Productivity	Warm Up	Cool Down	Total Batch Time
318 kg/hr	5 min	5 min	95 min

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We have a tradition of building innovative machines that lead to long-standing customer partnerships. Contact us today to start your tablet coating journey with us.