Tablet, Powder, and Capsule Production in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Masterflex Group supports critical pharmaceutical processes with reliable, hygienic, and regulatory-compliant high-tech hose system solutions. Pharmaceutical hoses are essential components for sensitive applications such as tableting, powder production, and capsule production.

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Standard or Customized—Pharmaceutical Tubing, Tubing Systems, and Development Solutions for Sensitive Pharmaceutical Processes

Tablet, Powder, and Capsule Production in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Our safety and quality standards, combined with our experienced staff, enable you to find exactly what you’re looking for. Masterflex food and pharmaceutical hoses meet national and international requirements and have therefore been used in the food and pharmaceutical industries for decades. The most common approvals in Europe include, for example, Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011, Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004, and FDA 21 CFR §177.2600 (the material complies with the aforementioned FDA food safety regulations). APT, a valuable part of theMasterflex Group, stands for highly durable and high-purity hose solutions made of fluoroplastics, featuring Teflon™ Diamond as a seal of quality, additional certifications, and full traceability. 

Novoplast Schlauchtechnik also offers ready-to-install hose sets and flexible smooth-bore hoses for automated pharmaceutical applications. A wide range of product solutions, combined expertise in materials, engineering, and market segments, and a single point of contact for the Group. 

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Pharmaceutical tubing for conveying materials: powders, capsules, tablets, pills

Powder and Capsule Conveying with Gentle, Reliable Process Control

Here’s just one example: With Master-PUR DualFlow and its innovative thermoplastic inner lining, powders, capsules, and tablets can be conveyed in a way that’s particularly gentle on the product. The new top-of-the-line pharmaceutical hose supports a flow-optimized, controlled material flow, ensuring that sensitive products remain intact throughout the process. Our pharmaceutical hoses, made from high-performance plastics, connect mixing vessels, granulators, and tablet presses in pharmaceutical production and ensure the safe transport of powders, air, and process media.

 

Pre-assembled Hose Sets and Assemblies

Reliable tubing kits and system solutions reduce your assembly time 

Our range of services goes beyond FDA-compliant pharmaceutical tubing for pharmaceutical and food applications. Upon request, we support you with engineering services as well as pre-assembled, custom-made hose sets and assemblies—developed to fit perfectly and ready to use. This allows you to reduce assembly time, save valuable resources, and speed up your processes.
 

Vacuum Conveyance of Tablet Powder

Hose and Connection Systems for the Vacuum Conveyance of Tablet Powder

Vacuumconveying of tablet powder requires a precisely coordinated combination of tubing and connection solutions. A high-performance pharmaceutical tubing ensures stable conveying conditions, minimized product loss, and reliable integration into existing plant systems. This allows even demanding conveying routes to be designed efficiently and hygienically.

 

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Media Transfer of Solids in the Pharmaceutical Industry

When transferring pharmaceutical solids, abrasion resistance, flexibility, and cleanability must work together precisely. A robust pharmaceutical hose can be engineered for abrasion resistance, flexibility, CIP resistance, and efficiency to perform reliably even under high process loads. This extends service life and supports cost-effective production processes.

Hygienic Product Transfer for Cough Syrups and Liquid Medications

Safe Conveyance of Liquid Pharmaceutical Substances 

Is liquid pharmaceuticals one of your sensitive applications? In the production of liquid medicines such as cough syrups, plastic tubing serves as the central link in the pharmaceutical industry between mixing tanks, storage tanks, filtration systems, and filling lines. A high-quality pharmaceutical hose ensures a hygienic, reliable, and substance-compatible product flow. Especially with sensitive liquid substances, safe conveyance is crucial for process stability and product quality. Masterflex Group brands APT, Novoplast Schlauchtechnik, and Masterflex combine their strengths. Segment Leader Marc-Julian would be happy to advise you.

Pharmaceutical Tubing - Fluoropolymer Solutions for Sensitive High-End Applications

With Teflon™ Diamond—Custom Fluoropolymer Solutions for High-End Applications

APT, based in Düsseldorf, develops customized high-purity fluoropolymer solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech applications where durability, safety, and the highest precision are essential. Where absolute purity is required, materials and compliance down to the finest detail are crucial. Masterflex Group’sFDA-compliant pharmaceutical tubing solutions and high-purity tubing support applications where product protection, material purity, and regulatory compliance are top priorities. This results in robust tubing designs for sensitive pharmaceutical production environments.

Custom Pharmaceutical Tubing and Engineering Services

Pharmaceutical hoses, connectors, custom solutions, and engineering services from the Masterflex Group in Germany and around the world

As you can see, depending on the medium, temperature range, pressure requirements, and flexibility needs, we support you in selecting the right connection solution for the pharmaceutical industry. Together with you, we develop compliant hose solutions that are technically and regulatory suitable for your application. Advantages of complete hose systems: optimized flow, no dead spaces, improved handling, high operational reliability, precisely tailored geometries, secure connection technology, durable connection solutions, and custom solutions tailored to your specific process.

Securely Connecting Pharmaceutical Tubing - Connection Technology & Connectors

The Perfect Synergy of Hose and Connection Technology

Many food and pharmaceutical processes involve critical interfaces—with a correspondingly high risk of costly downtime, media loss, and contamination. This makes it all the more important to select not only the right hose but also the correct connection technology. At Masterflex Group, we combine both to create a well-designed hose system. Depending on the application, we pair our hoses with connectors and fitting elements such as Combiflex PU threaded fittings, clamps, sleeves, or flanges—either screwed on or directly molded in place. For fine, flexible tubes—which we also call smooth-bore hoses—we also offer precisely fitting stainless steel connectors for precise, hygienic, and secure connections.

Wrong pharmaceutical tubing? Let us help you avoid chaos and downtime in your lab and manufacturing environment!

Safe pharmaceutical tubing helps prevent costly hazards in the pharmaceutical industry. Produce safely and with peace of mind with us. When active ingredients are transformed into precisely dosed tablets, capsules, or liquid medications in pharmaceutical production, every step of the process must function with precision, hygiene, and absolute reliability. 

This is precisely where our group’s strength lies: in intelligently designed, pharmaceutical-grade hose systems that not only convey media but also actively safeguard sensitive production processes. Plastic & Metal
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Our pharmaceutical hoses embody sophisticated material expertise, high purity, and the ability to reliably handle even complex specialty applications. This results in solutions that effectively integrate development, production, and quality assurance in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment. 

The specific application and manufacturing environment determine which hose is the best fit. Segment Leader Marc-Julian Ott will be happy to advise you.

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Hoses for the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries – Your Point of Contact

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FDA-approved food-grade plastic tubing

 Do you manufacture products or build equipment for the food industry? Masterflex Group develops FDA-compliant hose and connection solutions for demanding processes in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Whether in food production and processing, in filling lines, or in pharmaceutical production environments: Our food-grade hoses stand for quality, safety, and technical performance. Learn more

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Airflow and Supply Applications

In the pharmaceutical industry, plastic tubing is used in cleanroom technology, for controlled airflow in filling systems, isolators, sterile areas, and exhaust and ventilation systems. It protects production processes from particles and contamination and supplies factories, laboratories, and employees with fresh air.

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Fluid Systems, Bearing and Cooling Systems

Whenever highly sensitive media must be safely conveyed, stored, temperature-controlled, or metered, the quality of the hose solution is critical to process stability, product protection, and system reliability. This is especially true for applications in which chemical resistance, high purity, and robust material performance are essential.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Masterflex Group Pharmaceutical Plastic Tubing

  • What role do FDA compliance and regulatory requirements play in pharmaceutical tubing?

    In the pharmaceutical industry, tubing solutions must not only function technically but also be compliant with regulatory requirements. Relevant requirements such as FDA compliance, EU regulations, material-specific purity, and traceable documentation help reliably support product safety, quality assurance, and validatable processes in demanding production environments. Contact us—we generally meet all relevant requirements and provide the corresponding certificates.

  • Which hose systems are suitable for CIP/SIP processes and the cleaning of pharmaceutical equipment?

    CIP/SIP processes require hose systems that are temperature-resistant, media-resistant, and designed for hygienic cleaning. They connect supply units to production equipment and ensure the safe delivery of water, cleaning agents, or steam so that cleaning cycles can be carried out efficiently, reliably, and with full traceability. Suitable options include, for example, the Master-PUR DualFlow or Master-PUR LF Food. Let us advise you.

  • How do purchasers and laboratory users find the right tubing solution for sensitive pharmaceutical applications?

    The right tubing solution is determined by a combination of the medium, temperature, pressure, purity requirements, system interface, and process objectives. For purchasers, factors such as cost-effectiveness, availability, and documentation are just as important as technical suitability, while users in laboratories and pharmaceutical manufacturing prioritize reliable handling, hygienic safety, and consistent media flow.

  • Do you offer pharmaceutical tubing made of fluoropolymers?

    Yes—with APT, Düsseldorf, our group has an internationally recognized specialist in pharmaceutical tubing solutions and molded tubing made from safe fluoropolymers. The products come with a seal of quality and full traceability.

  • Which hose solution is suitable for conveying powders, tablets, and capsules in pharmaceutical production?

    In addition to Master-Pur Food LF, Polderflex, Master-PUR-DualFlow, Master-Tube 98 A Food, and Combiflex hose systems, there are numerous suitable hose solutions. It all depends on the application. Get expert advice! For conveying powders, tablets, and capsules in pharmaceutical production, hose systems that are gentle on the product, abrasion-resistant, and designed for process reliability are ideal. Controlled material flow, a smooth inner surface, and a material selection tailored to the medium are crucial to ensure that sensitive products can be safely transported between mixing vessels, granulators, and tablet presses.

  • What should OEMs and project managers look for when selecting pharmaceutical tubing?

    When selecting pharmaceutical tubing, OEMs and project managers should pay particular attention to media resistance, purity, connection compatibility, bend radius, cleanability, and regulatory requirements. It is equally important that the tubing system can be reliably integrated into existing plant designs and is suitable for both ongoing operation and for maintenance, validation, and documentation. The combination of tubing and the appropriate connection technology is crucial. 

  • Why are dead-space-free tubing systems so important in pharmaceutical manufacturing?

    Dead-space-free hose systems reduce the risk of product residue, contamination, and unwanted deposits in hygiene-sensitive processes. In pharmaceutical manufacturing in particular, they support reproducible processes, improved cleanability, and greater process reliability when conveying liquid or solid media.

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