Shancheng on “Pharmaceuticals”: A Recap of the Highlights from the 66th Pharmaceutical Machinery Expo!

The three-day 66th National Pharmaceutical Machinery Expo (Spring 2025) and the 2025 (Spring) China International Pharmaceutical Machinery Expo—hereinafter referred to as the “Pharmaceutical Machinery Expo”—concluded successfully on April 25 at the Chongqing International Expo Center. This event not only showcased the robust vitality of the pharmaceutical machinery industry but also fostered in-depth exchanges of pharmaceutical technologies and equipment both domestically and internationally.

During the exhibition, thousands of exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest, cutting-edge pharmaceutical machinery and technological breakthroughs, offering attendees a feast of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. Numerous product‑and‑technology launch events were held on site, covering areas such as intelligent production lines, high‑efficiency, energy‑saving equipment, and automated packaging solutions, underscoring the pharmaceutical machinery sector’s resolute move toward smart and sustainable development. In addition, a series of high‑level forums and seminars delved into pressing industry topics, providing participants with a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and sparking fresh insights and approaches to drive further growth. With the successful conclusion of the expo, not only did it leave a lasting impression on all stakeholders, but it also injected strong momentum into the continued, healthy development of the pharmaceutical machinery industry—both in China and globally.

Fengkeda Group showcased on-site its next-generation high-flux inorganic membrane products and the application outcomes of green membrane separation technology in the biopharmaceutical sector. From molecular sieve membrane supports to single‑tube membrane modules, and from individual membrane components to complete turnkey systems, the exhibition highlighted cutting‑edge chemical engineering equipment for pharmaceutical solvent recovery—centered around membrane separation technology—demonstrating the company’s commitment to delivering highly efficient, energy‑saving technical solutions and end‑to‑end integrated service capabilities.

Energy-saving technology for coupled distillation–membrane separation

China’s first-ever distillation process - Molecular sieve membrane‑coupled green separation technology, pioneering the industrial-scale deployment of integrated tower–membrane coupled separation equipment. This innovation leverages a solvent vapor waste‑heat recovery mechanism, achieving energy savings exceeding 40% and utilizing high‑temperature overhead vapor. An efficiently integrated membrane separation process significantly enhances separation performance. Leveraging an intelligent automated control system and optimized equipment design, it not only ensures stable operation of the production process but also achieves a breakthrough in unit compactness, effectively reducing capital expenditures and delivering a new, green, and energy‑efficient solution for the chemical separation industry.

▲ Visitors tour the process model of the distillation–membrane coupling separation integrated system.

Next-generation high-flux molecular sieve pervaporation membrane

Fengkeda’s inorganic separation membranes leverage cutting-edge membrane‑separation technologies and harness the unique selective water‑permeation capabilities of molecular‑sieve membranes to achieve precise component separation. These products offer multiple advantages, including high efficiency and energy savings, environmental friendliness (zero waste discharge), compact footprint (minimal equipment space requirements), and user‑friendly operation, with permeate flux significantly higher than that of comparable products. Spanning sectors from petrochemicals to new energy, and from biomedicine to environmental protection, these membranes play a pivotal role in organic‑solvent dehydration, helping industries reduce energy consumption and minimize pollution, thereby serving as a critical technological enabler for enhancing sector competitiveness.

▲ Visitors toured and learned about alumina support structures and membrane products.

Acid- and alkali-resistant tubular ultrafiltration membrane

Fengkedda Group’s organic tubular membrane products, backed by proprietary core technologies and innovative functional additive formulations, have become the preferred solution for solid–liquid separation in highly acidic or alkaline environments. These membranes deliver a groundbreaking reduction in processing time and enhanced separation efficiency, with their cutting-edge technology and reliability earning widespread industry recognition. From material concentration and wastewater resource recovery in the pharmaceutical sector, to precision filtration in food and beverage production, and further to… Coking wastewater It can stably deliver high performance in treating highly challenging pollutants such as landfill leachate, leveraging domestically leading technological expertise to help industries achieve clean production and efficient pollution control.

▲ Domestic and international visitors tour and learn about the acid- and alkali-resistant tubular ultrafiltration membrane product series.

After more than a decade of continuous R&D and technological accumulation, Fengkeda Group has broken through conventional treatment paradigms by focusing on innovation at the source of process design. Tailoring integrated solutions that couple reaction, distillation, adsorption processes, and membrane separation technologies to meet diverse material‑handling needs, the company leverages synergistic technological effects to simultaneously optimize energy consumption and capital investment, achieve reduced wastewater discharge, and pave new pathways for resource‑efficient utilization and green development in industries such as pharmaceuticals and chemicals.