MIDDLEBORO, MA—Brookfield Engineering Laboratories launched a website targeted towards professionals interested in texture analysis. The site features interviews, a Q&A section, articles, and application notes explaining established industry test procedures, methodology, and test results. The website is www.textureanalysis.com.

SOMERSET, NJ—Catalent Pharma Solutions expanded its drug development and delivery capabilities with the addition of R&D and commercial-scale fluid-bed processing, OptiMelt hot-melt extrusion, and increased GMP compliance at its facility in Schorndorf, Germany. The company offers development, manufacturing, and packaging services to the pharmaceutical industry.

ERIE, PA—Eriez is celebrating its 70th anniversary in business, with plans to open new or upgraded plants in Canada, China, India, and the UK before the end of 2012. The company also reported record shipments and orders in 2011. Eriez offers a range of equipment, including vibratory equipment and metal detectors.

NEWTON, KS—Bunting Magnetics added more shapes, sizes, and grades to its line of high-energy neodymium and samarium cobalt permanent magnets, as well as rare-earth holding assemblies. Bunting gives a 3 percent discount on the cost of magnet products ordered at www.buymagnets.com using a credit card.

TAMPA, FL—CoreRx, a contract development and manufacturing company, plans to add SuiteView video monitoring systems to its GMP manufacturing suites. The cameras will allow clients to view the manufacturing process from a remote location.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC—Patheon, a contract development and manufacturing company, entered into a partnership with Procaps, a Colombian softgel manufacturer, for the rights to market and manufacture P-Gel softgels in North America, Europe, and Asia. Procaps has been developing and manufacturing softgels since 1977 and can manufacture as many as 9 billion per year.

SANTA ANA, CA—Robinson Pharma, a contract manufacturer, was granted a drug-manufacturing license from the California's Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch. The license— number 55939—required a complete audit of the company's softgel manufacturing facilities. Robinson will begin pharmaceutical manufacturing this year.

BALTIMORE, MD—UPM Pharmaceuticals added an ACG North America AFT-Lab capsule filler to accommodate clients' need for small batch sizes. The machine fills as few as 100 capsules per hour and as many as 25,000 capsules per hour with powders, pellets, and combinations. The company provides contract development and manufacturing services.

BLUE SPRINGS, MO— Fike Corp. will be featured on "Manufacturing Marvels," on the Fox Business Network Friday, January 6, at 8:35pm EST. The program's 2-minute profiles spotlight American manufacturers, their products, and their manufacturing and testing processes. Fike manufactures pressure-relief and explosion-protection equipment, as well as fire-suppression, detection, and alarm systems.

BARCELONA, Spain—The European chapter of International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC-Europe) will launch Excipact, a GMP/GDP certification scheme at its annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, January 25. Excipact calls for independent certification of manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceutical excipients. The American chapter of IPEC already has a third-party auditing program in place.