Edinburgh, UK-based NiTech Solutions has established a new partnership in North America with Nalas Engineering, based in Centerbrook, CT.
 
Nalas is an expert in continuous processing and scale-up. The company’s lab is equipped with a NiTech DN15 unit, which is available for evaluating and developing chemical synthesis and crystallization processes in continuous flow.
 
The company also offers a full suite of in-situ analytical tools, plus a full analytical suite for offline chemical analysis and solid-state characterization.
 
“The ability to efficiently handle solid-liquid mixtures and control crystallization processes in continuous flow is an exciting prospect for Nalas and our projects going forward,” said Jerry Salan, chief executive officer, Nalas Engineering. “We have significant experience with continuous crystallization, continuous reactions, reaction kinetics, and in-situ process monitoring, which we will leverage to help design and optimize continuous processes in the DN15. We look forward to working with new and existing customers to carry out crystallizations and reactions using the NiTech DN15 unit for a wide range of materials, from pharmaceutical APIs to energetic materials.”
 
The move its part of NiTech’s ongoing strategy to develop its global capabilities to serve markets around the world. It has made a number of other key strategic appointments in the UK and Europe.
 
Will Davies, chief executive officer, NiTech, said, “We will continue to develop the organization during 2019 and expand our sales/technical service capability to help customers gain the benefits of our continuous reaction and crystallization technology.”
 
NiTech has recently installed its technology with customers in the U.S., Canada, China, the UK and other European countries. The units range from lab to pilot and manufacturing scale in the pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals and personal care market segments.