Tablet Making Equipment
Which tablets equipment do you need?
Strip packaging machine for effervescent tablets
R&D electronic counter for capsules and tablets
Single rotary tablet press
Economic tablet press
Versatile weight sorter for tablets & capsules
Benchtop weight sorter for tablets & capsules
Lab scale single layer tablet press
Rotary tablet press
Single and double layer tablet press
Single layer tablet press
Automatic tablet coater for lab scale
Tablet auto coater for lab scale
High capacity weight sorter for tablets & capsules
Waste minimization weight sorter for tablets & capsules
Benchtop tablet press
Metal detector for tablets and capsules
High Speed Tablet Press
High Speed Double-Sided Tablet Press
High Speed Containment Tablet Press
Dust-tight metal detector for tablets
Wash-in-Place metal detector for tablets
Laboratory Tablet Press
Tablet counting machine
Tablet coater for laboratory scale
Industrial scale tablet coater
Lifter and De-duster for Tablets
High Speed Visual Inspection System for Tablets
Automatic medical forming and sealing blister machine for packing capsules and tablets
Eccentric press for refill tablets
Inspection system for tablets chemical composition
Vision inspection system for tablets and capsules
Pharmaceutical tablet coating machine
Premium vacuum conveyor
Laboratory horizontal agitated ball mill
Compact blister machine
R&D automatic capsule filler
Automatic capsule filler
Fluid bed dryer for lab scale
Fluid bed dryer for production scale
Granulation line of mixer and fluid bed dryer
Automatic filling line for solid doses
Electronic capsule counter
Granulation line for pharmaceutical solid dosage forms
Particle analysation monitor
High speed bottle filler with inspection
Contained Visual Inspection System
Semi-automatic forming and sealing blister machine
Blister inspection system
Serialization and aggregation inspection system
Container blender for pharmaceuticals
Continuous roller compactor for dry granulation of pharmaceuticals
Ultrafine pin mill
Air classifier mill
Conical gentle crusher
Hammer mill
Spiral jet mill
Fluidized bed opposed jet mills
Laboratory roller compactor
Pharmaceutical granulator
Laboratory fine impact mill
Laboratory hammer mill
Laboratory mill for small batches
Restricted-access barrier systems
Aseptic barrier systems
Glove tester
Half-suit tester
Sterility test isolators
Horizontal laminar flow benches
High-speed blister machine
Entry-level blister machine
Horizontal continuous motion cartoner
Horizontal intermittent motion cartoner
Vertical cartoner
Stretch bander
Case packer for cartons and bundles
High-yield capsule filler
Contained capsule filler
Economic dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions
Ultra-fine dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions
Laboratory dispersing machine for low-viscous masses
Sorption dehumidifier with air-chilled condenser
Small portable dehumidifier
Sorption dehumidifier for large temperature differences
Sorption dehumidifier for deep drying
Dehumidifier for difficult wet airflows
Sorption dehumidifier for overpressured rooms
Heat recycling sorption dehumidifier
Industrial desiccant dehumidifier
Large scale desiccant dehumidifier
Customizable dehumidifier
High containment split butterfly valve
Feeder with flexible wall hopper
Small feeder with flexible wall hopper
Microencapsulation system for your drug delivery system
Entry-level high-shear mixer for drug formulation
High-shear mixer
Conical mill for drug formulation
Fluid bed dryer and mixer for lab scale
Automatic weigher and mixer of confectionery ingredients
Dissolver of confectionery syrups
Thin-film cooker for confectionery products
In-line colour or flavour addition for confectionery
Starch-free depositor for hard candy
Entry-level blister packaging machine
Industrial blister packaging machine
Plate sealing blister machine
Side-load case packer
Serialization coding and labeling equipment
Stand-alone aggregation station
Portable IBC washer
IBC bin washer and dryer
CIP system for bulk tanks
GMP chamber washer
GMP washer
Loading basket for GMP washer
Entry-level chamber washer
Bulk chamber washer
Automatic blister packaging machine
Horizontal cartoner for pharmaceutical applications
Metal detector for bottles
Pharmaceutical bottle unscrambler
Dessicant inserting machine
Fluid bed dryer for pharmaceutical solid dosage form
Industrial high shear mixer granulator for drug formation
Clinical trial lab sealer for a laminar airflow bench
Flat carton serialization station
Serialization and aggregation system
Serialization tracking system
Serialized labels inspection and printing station
Pharmaceutical data management software
Software to differentiate between the original pharmaceutical barcode and a reprint
Flat carton coding machine
Individual item serialization equipment
Serialization equipment for cases
Single-use containment valves
Fluidized bed system for the granulation and drying of pharmaceuticals
Industrial sieving machine for pharmaceuticals
Select your tablets process
Tell us about your production challenge
Originally only manufactured in discoid shape, tablet today also come in triangular, rectangular, round, oval, oblong, or cylindrical varieties. Colors can vary to distinguish different medicines, and tablets are often stamped with symbols, letters, and numbers, enabling them to be identified.
According to their route of administration and the method of manufacture, it is possible to classify tablets into chewable tablets, effervescent tablets and multi-layer tablets, to name a few. Still, the compressed tablet remains the most popular dosage form nowadays.
Production processes involved in making pharmaceutical tablets
In the pharmaceutical industry, the methods used for tablet making can be classified as granulation (wet granulation and dry granulation) and direct compression.
Wet granulation vs. dry granulation
Granulation is a complex multi-stage process in which small powder particles are combined together to form agglomerates called granules.
The main difference between wet granulation and dry granulation is that wet granulation involves a granulating fluid like water, isopropanol, ethanol, or mixtures thereof. In contrast, dry granulation is the formation of granules without using any liquid solution.
Dry granulation can be accomplished with two methods, slugging and roller compaction, and it is used above all for those tablet ingredients that are sensitive to moisture or are unable to withstand elevated temperatures.
In wet granulation, powder particles are bound together using liquid solutions to achieve particle enlargement. The granulating fluid should be volatile to be easily removed by drying and should be non-toxic.
Tablet making equipment for direct compression
Direct compression refers to a process in which powdered APIs are mixed with excipients and lubricants without involving granulation steps. It has grown in popularity because it provides the shortest, cheapest, and most effective way to produce tablets while minimizing processing time, steps, and equipment required. This tablet production method is suitable for moisture and heat-sensitive API ingredients. Direct compression requires a tablet press in which the upper and lower punches are pressed together within the die hole and compress the tablet until it is formed.
The tablet equipment used for compression is the single punch tablet press and the rotary tablet press. The difference is that the single punch tablet press has two punches (upper and lower), but it uses only the upper one for compression. The rotary press has multiple punches and uses both the upper and the lower ones to compress the granules.
Uncoated tablets vs. coated tablets. When is a tablet coating machine needed?
Have you ever wondered why some tablets are coated and others are not?
Let’s start by understanding the difference, although the name already says it all. Uncoated tablets are simply made by compressing the granules with no coating added afterward. They don’t taste good and are harder to swallow, especially for children. This can be an excellent reason to use a coating; for instance, tablets are coated to mask an unpleasant taste.
An example of coated tablets is enteric coated tablets. The enteric coating is necessary when the tablet’s active ingredient is acid sensitive. Using tablet coating equipment that applies a polymer barrier to the tablet makes it possible to protect it from stomach acidity. This involves spraying the film-forming material onto the tablet surface as the tablets rotate in the pan.
Keep your tablet safe by choosing suitable packaging
Solid dosage forms such as tablets are commonly packed in blister packs. This type of packaging assures the integrity of each dose since each cavity is separate, so if one of their seals is breached, this doesn’t compromise the quality of the whole product
The main aim of pharmaceutical packaging, like all others, is usually to protect products from any physical and biological damage and from external conditions that can alter the property of the product inside.
The importance of serialization in the pharmaceutical industry
When it comes to informing the buyer, medical packaging must provide correct information about product name, ingredients, use, and dose, to mention a few. This way, consumers are more aware of product origin or manufacture. To be able to access all this information, product traceability needs to be provided.
The most commonly used standard to facilitate traceability on drug units is serialization. A barcode needs to be printed on a different level of drug packaging (primary, secondary, and tertiary). With the help of this printed symbol, it is easier to track and trace the origin of a drug and reduce the chance of counterfeit products.