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Among all dosage forms in use today, tablets constitute the most common one. They are pharmaceutical solid dosage forms containing active ingredients and excipients such as diluents, binders, glidants, and lubricants. Using tablet making equipment, these solid dosage forms are made by compression of granules or powder blends and then shaped by molding.

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Energy-efficient film coating machine for pharmaceutical tablets

Energy-efficient film coating machine for pharmaceutical tablets

Tablet coating involves applying a thin layer of coating…

Pharmaceutical tablet coating machine

Pharmaceutical tablet coating machine

Tablet coating requires spraying, mixing, and drying procedures that must be carried o…

Vision inspection system for tablets and capsules

Vision inspection system for tablets and capsules

Pharmaceuticals and healthcare product manufacturers dealing with oral s…

Inspection system for tablets chemical composition

Inspection system for tablets chemical composition

The packaging of pharmaceuticals and oral solid products such as tablet…

Eccentric press for refill tablets

Eccentric press for refill tablets

Hundreds of different refill tablets, of various shapes or sizes, are on the market today…

High Speed Visual Inspection System for Tablets

High Speed Visual Inspection System for Tablets

In order to ensure quality and standard specifications of tablets, capsules…

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Lifter and De-duster for Tablets

Lifter and De-duster for Tablets

The use of several different tools for lifting, de-dusting, and polishing in the pharmaceuti…

Industrial scale tablet coater

Industrial scale tablet coater

During the coating process, tablets pass many stages that can make them wet and sticky or crac…

Tablet coater for laboratory scale

Tablet coater for laboratory scale

Tablet coating can be applied for adding colours or glosses, or based around sugar in ord…

Tablet counting machine

Tablet counting machine

Production of pharmaceutical solid dosage forms usually require complete accuracy, flexibility, and co…

Laboratory Tablet Press

Laboratory Tablet Press

Pharmaceutical research and development projects may require small samples of high quality tablets for…

Wash-in-Place metal detector for tablets

Wash-in-Place metal detector for tablets

Where hygiene and decontamination are vital, traditional pharmaceutical metal detec…

Dust-tight metal detector for tablets

Dust-tight metal detector for tablets

For FDA-compliant production of tablets, the elimination of airborne dust containing a…

High Speed Containment Tablet Press

High Speed Containment Tablet Press

High speed containment presses make pharmaceutical tablets in closed environments with g…

High Speed Double-Sided Tablet Press

High Speed Double-Sided Tablet Press

To achieve as much as double the output of single-sided tablet press, the upper and low…

High Speed Tablet Press

High Speed Tablet Press

High speed pharmaceutical tablet presses convert powder to tablets. The operations should be quick and…

Metal detector for tablets and capsules

Metal detector for tablets and capsules

Identification of metallic contaminants is a vital part of pharmaceutical quality co…

Benchtop tablet press

Benchtop tablet press

For lab work or small-scale production, a purpose-designed tablet press that meets your exact requiremen…

Waste minimization weight sorter for tablets & capsules

Waste minimization weight sorter for tablets & capsules

For medium scale production, you can improve line efficiency and r…

High capacity weight sorter for tablets & capsules

High capacity weight sorter for tablets & capsules

By employing a weight sorter that is fully flexible and able to han…

Tablet auto coater for lab scale

Tablet auto coater for lab scale

Many pharmaceutical doses in tablet form require a coating before they are ready for use. Th…

Automatic tablet coater for lab scale

Automatic tablet coater for lab scale

The ability to coat tablets in an even and controlled way is an important stage in the…

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Single layer tablet press

Single layer tablet press

High performance tablet presses for the modern production environment need to be fast, accurate and…

Single and double layer tablet press

Single and double layer tablet press

High performance tablet presses that are capable of producing both single and double-la…

Rotary tablet press

Rotary tablet press

For pharmaceutical tablet producers looking to reduce waste, costs and  increase production volume, a high…

Lab scale single layer tablet press

Lab scale single layer tablet press

Automated pressing of tablets saves time and improves quality. In R&D or laboratory …

Benchtop weight sorter for tablets & capsules

Benchtop weight sorter for tablets & capsules

For laboratory pharmaceutical R&D work or use in clinical trials, a …

Versatile weight sorter for tablets & capsules

Versatile weight sorter for tablets & capsules

Saving costs and improved production efficiencies are possible by optin…

Economic tablet press

Economic tablet press

Successful pharmaceutical manufacturers know that high quality, reliable equipment is essential in order…

Single rotary tablet press

Single rotary tablet press

Creating batches of consistent high quality pharmaceutical grade tablets from your powdered ingred…

R&D electronic counter for capsules and tablets

R&D electronic counter for capsules and tablets

This machine has been designed to offer an ever-precise and reliable count …

Strip packaging machine for effervescent tablets

Strip packaging machine for effervescent tablets

Pack your effervescent tablets with extreme precision and care at a speed …

Agitator bead mill for API

Agitator bead mill for API

To achieve precisely defined API properties and safe and reproducible production, rigorous impleme…

Continuous roller compactor for dry granulation of pharmaceuticals

Continuous roller compactor for dry granulation of pharmaceuticals

When making tablets, pharmaceutical manufacturers nee…

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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.


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