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News Release from: GEA Process Engineering | Subject: Automated tablet press
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2005
Tablet press with control of weight and
hardness
A breakthrough innovation from Niro Phama Systems and Courtoy has solved a control dilemma that has faced the pharmaceutical industry ever since automated tablet presses came into use
A breakthrough innovation from Niro Phama Systems and Courtoy has solved a control dilemma that has faced the pharmaceutical industry ever since automated tablet presses came into use The problem has been the balancing of weight and hardness of the tablets
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Previous technologies required consequential steps by skilled operators in order to keep both weight and hardness to specification.
Niro engineers have crafted a unique solution that separates the two control systems for simultaneous weight and hardness control on a standard rotary tablet press.
The advantages of the Dual Control System are that it allows independent control of both weight and hardness, reducing trial-and-error operator adjustments for changes in powder characteristics.
In addition, it fine tunes processing to meet all tablet specifications which decreases waste of valuable formulation in non-spec tablets.
The patented Dual Control System physically separates the two control loops to work on separate areas of the press.
Weight is controlled at the pre-compression stage, and hardness is controlled during main compression.
The Dual Control System is now available as an option on all Courtoy Modul tablet presses.
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