Wurster Technology Transfer

Wurster Fluid Bed coating technology originated at the University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Dr. Dale E. Wurster of WARF was granted patents related to the process in the 1950s and 1960s. WARF researchers subsequently licensed this technology in 1976 and founded Coating Place, Inc. Coating Place continued to focus efforts on Wurster fluid bed coating technology and consultation services.

Coating Place carries on the innovative tradition of the WARF organization. Wurster equipment used in its facility is built to specifications based on designs from original Wurster patents and classified by FDA Guidance as equivalent to commercially available equipment. Years of Wurster coating experience dating back to 1971 involving the most extensive range of applications imaginable provides Coating Place with a unique knowledge base that has allowed the company to improve and optimize systems for peak performance and the broadest range of application. Current equipment and facility design incorporates these systems. These tools and the support resources at Coating Place, provide the most comprehensive range of Wurster service and application in the industry.

Wurster Coating Application Transfer

With the experience and extensive background in Wurster fluid bed coating technology, Coating Place has the technology base to handle virtually any Wurster (bottom spray) fluid bed coating application including those performed on alternative Wurster equipment. Frequently, it can be done more efficiently and at a lower cost on Coating Place equipment.

Personnel are prepared to facilitate process technology transfer to Coating Place from other locations and alternative equipment. With key parameters or concerns of the application identified and perhaps one or more test runs to optimize process parameters, a process validation protocol can be generated to initiate the transfer. After successful execution of requirements defined in the protocol, results are summarized in a process validation report. The technology transfer is complete upon meeting the acceptance criteria defined in the protocol. Coating Place staff is prepared to write proposals, master batch records, protocols, and reports required in the transfer process. From start to finish Coating Place can perform the technology transfer for your product.

Coating Place is equipped with an internal GMP Analytical Support Laboratory and support staff to generate required analytical data for process technology transfers.