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Research 8 Markets 8 Industry news 9 Industry innovations 51 Call for papers 52 Calendar 52 People news 53 Supplier news 53 Advertiser index 54 Product update 55 Spotlight on nutraceuticals 32A (This section appears four times yearly in issues delivered to our nutraceutical readership.) TABLETS& CAPSULES coating Understanding the film coating process 13 Gernot Warnke Coating optimization: Equipment features to prevent defects 21 Caterina Funaro and Massimo Malavolti Tips to improve tablet coating efficiency 25 Chris Byers Assessing the options: Fluid-bed processor, mixer, and drum coater 29 Reiner Lemperle Issue focus: Coating 31 Tablets & Capsules (ISSN 1549-9928 print, ISSN 1938-9159 online) is published by CSC Publishing, Inc, 1155 Northland Drive, St. 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 April 2017 Volume 15 Number 3 Eye on Excipients 45 Dwight Mutchler CPhI North America preview 50 Back Page 56 Ben Locwin also in this issue How leak-proof are your capsules? 38 Chris Freeman and Claire Freeman Test & inspection equipment: A survey of what's available 41 testing Tips for success with bi-layer tablets 33 Robert Sedlock Multi-layer tabletting: A survey of what's available 36 multi-layer tablets Photo shows a Wurster process in preparation to coat sugar spheres. Technology can also encapsulate powders, granules, crystals, as well as irregular and amorphous particles. Wurster processing reduces amount of coating material and time required compared to other approaches. Company offers custom coating formulations, technology transfer, and other services, ranging from feasibility studies to commercial manufac- turing. Certified GMP by FDA and EMA, facility includes full- service laboratory. Courtesy of Coating Place, Verona, WI. Tel. 608 845 9521. Website: www.coatingplace.com.