About us
IPS is an Italian company founded in 1976, specialising in microencapsulation. We apply this technology in developing innovative products and solutions in the food and nutraceutical fields, shaping our offering to suit the specific needs of each client, whilst providing a quality, attentive and swift service.
Service
Research and Development
Collaboration
Quality
PRODUCTS
How to get the best out of your supplements?
Microencapsulation by coacervation is employed by a wide range of industries. FlowActives® microcapsules provide proven benefits in the formulation of food supplements and nutraceuticals:
- Controlled release of the active ingredient
- Transformation of raw material from liquid to solid
- Improvement of the active ingredient’s stability over time
- Greater flowability for better machinability of the product
- A reduction in oxidation of the active ingredient
- Resistance to high temperatures and to mixing
- Masking the flavour of the raw ingredients
- Possibility of mixing incompatible substances
Better performing ingredients
in your supplements
Through the FlowActives® system, we are able to solve the most common problems encountered during production by masking any undesirable flavours or odours, whilst providing additional benefits such as improved flowability to facilitate the process of filling hard capsules and stick packs.
Products we have microencapsulated for our customers include:
- Serenoa repens extract
- Rosemary essential oil
- Ginger essential oil
- Peppermint
- Fish oil
- Hemp and much more ...
Service
Working on behalf of third parties, we complete production to provide bulk microcapsules for food use.
- We process the raw materials provided by our clients.
- For our clients, we even seek out high-quality active ingredients to microencapsulate.
MICROENCAPSULATION PROJECTS
Our team is at hand to develop any new microencapsulation project with you. Please contact us for more information.
Technology
Microencapsulation by coacervation
The technology behind microencapsulation by coacervation involves a process able to protect both liquid and solid substances within a very thin membrane.
Coacervation microencapsulation process:
01
Dissolution of gelatine in water
02
Dispersion in water of the raw material to be microencapsulated
03
Microcapsule sizing and coacervation
Result
A. Membrane
B. Raw Material