Tablet and Capsule Machine Instrumentation

Edited by Peter Ridgway Watt and N Anthony Armstrong

A combination of a sound formulation with a proper control of the tabletting or capsule filling process is necessary to produce a satisfactory tablet or capsule. These considerations require accurate measurements.

Tablet and Capsule Machine Instrumentation is a practical guide to the techniques and applications of instrumentation used to make these measurements. The text provides a sound understanding of the principles and techniques involved. and of how data generated by instrumented machines can be applied to problems in pharmaceutical research, development and manufacture.

Topics covered include:

the measurement of force

the installation of strain gauges

the measurement of displacement

power supplies and data acquisition

instrumented tablet presses

calibration of transducer systems

data handling

applications of tablet press instrumentation

the instrumentation of capsule filling machinery

automatic control of tablet presses in a production environment.

This is an invaluable guide for pharmaceutical scientists and academics involved in pharmaceutical technology research.