Tablets & Capsules

2017 Annual Buyers Guide

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54 November 2016 Tablets & Capsules common capsule sizes 1 inch Table 1 Dimensions (in millimeters) and volumes (in milliliters) of Coni-Snap two-piece hard capsules by Capsugel External External Table 2 Dimensions (in millimeters) and volumes (in milliliters) of two-piece hard capsules by Qualicaps External External Capsule size Cap length Body length cap diameter body diameter Locked length Approximate volume 00 11.93 20.04 8.55 8.20 23.50 0.95 0E 12.03 20.54 7.65 7.33 23.80 0.74 0 10.71 18.44 7.62 7.34 21.70 0.67 1 9.77 16.61 6.90 6.60 19.40 0.50 2 8.89 15.21 6.35 6.07 17.88 0.37 3 8.07 13.36 5.82 5.56 15.90 0.30 4 7.21 12.14 5.31 5.05 14.30 0.20 Tolerance ±0.45 ±0.45 ±0.06 ±0.06 ±0.4 N/A The amount of formulation that you can put into a given capsule size depends on the formulation's density. For example, if your formulation has a density of 1.00 gram per milliliter, you could fit 670 to 680 milligrams of formulation into a size 0 capsule. If your formulation has a density of 0.80 gram per milliliter, you could fit 536 to 544 milligrams of formulation into a size 0 capsule. Courtesy of CapsCanada, Pompano Beach, FL Courtesy of Capsugel, Greenwood, SC Courtesy of Qualicaps, Whitsett, NC Capsules actual size - closed length Millimeters Tolerance Inches Tolerance 000 00 0EL 0 1 2 3 4 26 23.4 23.4 21.6 19.4 17.6 15.7 14.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 1.024 0.921 0.921 0.85 0.764 0.693 0.618 0.563 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 Capsule size 000 00el 00 0el 0 1el 1 2el 2 3 4el 4 5 Tolerance Cap length 12.95 12.95 11.74 11.68 10.72 10.49 9.78 9.70 8.94 8.08 7.21 7.21 6.20 ±0.46 Body length 22.20 22.20 20.22 20.19 18.44 17.70 16.61 16.66 15.27 13.59 12.19 12.19 9.30 ±0.46 cap diameter 9.91 8.53 8.53 7.65 7.64 6.91 6.91 6.36 6.35 5.82 5.32 5.32 4.91 ±0.06 body diameter 9.55 8.18 8.18 7.34 7.34 6.63 6.63 6.09 6.07 5.57 5.05 5.05 4.68 ±0.06 Locked length 26.10 25.30 23.30 23.50 21.70 20.42 19.40 19.30 18.00 15.90 14.30 14.30 11.10 ±0.30 Capsule volume 1.37 1.02 0.91 0.78 0.68 0.54 0.50 0.41 0.37 0.30 0.21 0.21 0.13 N/A

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