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18 May 2019 Tablets & Capsules E ngineers often design a process specifically to create a mixture of particles with a prescribed size, shape, porosity, and chemical consistency only to find that subsequent handling and processing breaks the parti- cles, altering their characteristics. Such unwanted parti- cle breakage is a serious challenge for many industries that use bulk powders and can cause problems for pack- aging, creating unit doses, or customer acceptance. This article explains how to test for, quantify, and mitigate unwanted particle breakage in bulk solids handling processes. Identifying and mitigating unwanted particle breakage Kerry Johanson Material Flow Solutions particle size analysis