الخميس، 7 سبتمبر 2017

What You Should Know Concerning Tablet Dies And Punches

By Patricia Green


Generally, the pharmaceutical industry has in the recent days become very vibrant. This has been brought about by advancement in technology as well as people turning away from traditional ways of administering medication. Punches refer to certain mechanical devices that are used to compress powder and dies to make uniformly sized and weighted tablets. All types of tablets are manufactured through this process. They include illegal or illicit, pharmaceuticals, animal, cosmetics, or even detergents. Therefore Tablet Dies and Punches should be very well maintained in order to improve productivity.

Compression of two punches a die and a powder results to formation of a tablet. This involves a mechanism where two punches are placed in a horizontal position one on top of the other. Powder and die are applied on the lower punch and the upper one used to provide cover. After this, pressure applied compresses the powder and die making them to form a hard substance, in this case, the tablet.

In the manufacture, designing of shape and size are put into consideration. This makes the manufacturers to consider certain characteristics of devices used in order to come up with the required types of tablets. The device itself is considered, the shape of the head that is being flat or having a angle, the radius it has or even the shank size and back of header radius. These are aspects that are used in the determination of weight, texture, size, shape and other physical aspects required.

There are only two major categories of punches are used in tablet manufacturing. These are rotary and single phase presses. Rotary presses are the ones that are commonly used as they make it possible for one to add powder as well as harvesting the compressed tablets in turret intervals. The customization of these punches is advanced to a level that even a specific manufacturer code can be incorporated in a tablet.

The major limitation that affects these devices is sticking of the tablets. This can cause damages and make a person incur huge losses. This behavior correction is very expensive. Therefore, a certain measure should be taken in order to improve the function ability and long service of these devices as well as reducing unnecessary costs.

The best solution to this problem is keeping the equipment clean. Stick materials and build-ups are removed through cleaning. It is also important to take mechanical examination and assessment in order to understand any cropping fault. Accuracy measurement is also important because inaccuracy can lead to overworking the equipment and can lead to the breakdown.

Another maintenance activity is recurrence polishing. This reduces buildup of dirt particles and effects of dirt such as rust that can cause to the failure of the equipment. Lubrication, on the other hand, is the in reducing grinding and friction that causes wear in a very short period of time. You should also store them in tamper free places.

In order to improve productivity, performance and increase shelf life, certain measures has been taken by equipment manufacturers. These measures include making auto lubricating devices that help in reducing breakdowns, steel and steel coated for sticking reduction. These aspects continue to be improved as technology advances. Productivity also increases.




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