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of punch stations, speed, machine quality, and value," Santana said. In its first runs, the press made a 398-kilogram batch of 900-milligram 32D January 2015 Tablets & Capsules New tablet press supplements Vitatechs output Up to spec A careful review of the Legacy 6100's specs confirmed its suitability. "I was looking for four things: number I N D U S T R Y a p p l i c a t i o n Founded in 1954, Vitatech Nutri - tional Sciences, Tustin, CA, formu lates and manufactures tablets, hard cap - sules, and powders for the natural pro - ducts industry in an FDA-registered, cGMP-compliant facility. It also offers enteric and other custom coatings, packaging, and analytical lab services. When Vitatech set out to augment its tablet compression equipment in early 2014, the search took less than 2 months. It chose the Legacy 6100 high-speed tablet press from ACG North America, South Plainfield, NJ. The company was seeking a new tablet press to complement its existing capacity, and also in part because the workhorse machine it had been using for years "is not very well supported anymore," said George Santana, vice president of production operations at Vitatech. "It's older technology—and it's not always easy to get new parts for it." An earlier experience with ACG played a role in the decision to go with the Legacy 6100, Santana said. "I had already purchased an encap - sulation machine from ACG. One of the things that impressed me was the level of service we received afterward. They were very responsive. Several times they sent in engineers just to make sure everything was running fine and to see if there was anything that could be improved. So when I was looking for a tablet press, ACG was on my short list. I had seen the ma - chine in India 2 years ago and thought it might be a good fit for us." Once the parameters are set, the ACG Legacy 6100 tablet press "pretty much runs itself," Santana said.