26 December, 2013

Benefits Of Rotary Tablet Press Machines

By Harriett Crosby


May do not know this, but in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals a press machine is required in the final stages of the process. Some firms use single phase machines while some use the more advanced Rotary Tablet Press machines. These are used to create the tablet medicines that are commonly swallowed. As time progresses so does technology in all the fields of science.

Before the invention of the press machines, the granulated medicine was placed on a conveyor belt and compressed in foils by hand. The production costs using this method were very high hence the high cost of medicine. In addition, the exposure of the drugs to human contamination was high. The machines in use now have very limited or no human contact hence lowered chances of bacterial contamination.

The medicinal powder is compressed under very high pressure between hardened steel plates. This process is programmed to produce solid tablets of specific weights so as to conform to dosage requirements of patients. Other than their use in pharmaceuticals manufacturing, these press machines are also used in cosmetics an even cleaning products manufacture.

The basic operations procedures for these machines are flow, compression and finally ejection. At the first stage, the powdery granulated material flows through the machine then is compressed under the specified pressure and punched out in sizes. It is then ejected and collected as tablets ready for packaging and distribution.

Two punches combine in action with a punching dye to create the desired shape and size of tablet. The powder fills the specific dyes which are then closed then a high pressure roller comes in to compress the material. The dyes then give way to release the tablet as a final product.

The press machines have several benefits. They have a good cost ratio of owning one. Their cleaning is very simple and operating them is very easy resulting in high yields. Changing the format is very fast and the parts are easy to assemble hence the short cleaning time.

They come with in-built dust extraction making the head section dust free. They have vacuum regulation and if one desire, a window display for large format indication. They come with very good accuracy even under stress like thermal and static. Their working safety is known to be very good and comes with long maintenance intervals.

The available types of press machines are the single-punch and Rotary Tablet Press machines. The high performer is the second one with performance suitable mass production. Its speed of tablet production is high hence cost saving to the manufacturer of drugs. It can hold many punches thereby saving time and overhead costs when producing tablets of any kind. It allows for custom designing of the dyes so as to press any desired shape and size of tablet. The process has automated monitoring therefore it can handle high speed pressing producing more as compared to human monitoring that is much slower. Buy a machine that has a closed system that will keep the components separate to avoid cross-contamination that is bad in the case of pharmaceuticals. Consider the amount of tablets it can produce over a given time frame.




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