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The transaction includes also the acquisition of the division operated under the trade name \u201cTriangle Metals\u201d, a specialist in sanitary grade stainless steel fabrications, including laser cutting, forming, welding, and polishing.<\/p>\n<p>Being the first manufacturer to offer a fully perforated, side-vented coating drum in 1969 with its patented Accela-Cota\u00ae technology, Thomas Engineering has been designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and distributing high-quality tablet-coating equipment for the pharmaceutical industry for more than 50 years. Thomas Engineering also offers ancillary equipment and systems, along with testing, installation, and qualification services, spare parts and equipment maintenance.<br \/>\nThis acquisition agreement, made through a newly incorporated company fully owned by IMA S.p.A, will complement the growing portfolio of innovative and high-tech solutions provided by IMA through IMA Active division in the field of solid dose processing and manufacturing and represents a further step of IMA\u2019s strategy to invest in the US market.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emballagedigest.fr\/dotclear\/images\/2021\/BONUS\/mai\/thomas_article2.jpg\" alt=\"Texte Alternatif\" style=\"float:left; margin: 0 1em 1em 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>IMA Active will capitalize on the competitive positioning of Thomas Engineering in the tablet-coating sector to continue its investment and development in the pharmaceutical industry. 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