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Research news 6 Markets 6 Industry news 6 Industry innovations 45 Call for papers 46 Calendar 46 Supplier news 47 People news 48 Product update 49 Advertiser index 51 TABLETS& CAPSULES outsourcing Solid dosage outsourcing: Mergers, expansions, and new technologies 11 Matthew Knopp Issue focus: Outsourcing 16 Tablets & Capsules (ISSN 1549-9928 print; ISSN 1938-9159 online) is published eight times a year in January, March, April, May, July, September, October, and November by CSC Publishing, Inc., 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. Periodicals postage paid at Saint Paul, MN, and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Tablets & Capsules, 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. departments w w w . t a b l e t s c a p s u l e s . c o m March 2016 Volume 14 Number 2 Where and how to measure punches and dies 21 Stephen Natoli Dedusters: A survey of what's available 24 Tracking bulk density to maximize tablet production 27 Vinnie Hebert Counters and bottle fillers: A survey of what's available 31 Interphex preview 34 Eye on Excipients 37 Takahiro Hiramura and Makoto Narushima ExcipientFest preview 42 Powtech preview 43 Pharmintech preview 44 Back Page 52 David Fulper also in this issue Cover photo shows vacuum conveying system for loading pharmaceutical powders and granulations to a tablet press. Features include custom engi- neering to promote material flow, gentle handling to mini- mize degradation of friable particles, level sensors to pre- vent machine from running out of powder, and installation of vacuum source outside of clean area. Stainless steel system includes standard MDL205011 vacuum receiver and transfers as much as 1,000 pounds of material per hour. Courtesy of Vac-U-Max, Belleville, NJ. Tel. 973 759 4600. Website: www.vac-u-max.com/pneumatic