38 April 2018 Tablets & Capsules
R&D bilayer tablet press
Piccola bilayer tablet press for R&D and pilot production
comes with TSM or EU turret to accommodate B, D, and B
and D tooling. GMP-compliant unit produces 45,000 to
51,000 tablets per hour, with a maximum force for both
layers of 80 kilonewtons. Company's Director software for
data acquisition and analysis comes standard and generates
compaction profiles using as little as 300 grams of material.
Breakdown and retooling takes just 30 minutes. Other
features include dual paddle feeders, an automatic
adjustment feature for the lower rolls and weight cams, and
an ejection force transducer.
SMI, Lebanon, NJ
908 534 1500
www.smitmc.com
Benchtop tablet press
NP-RD10A single-station, semi-automatic benchtop multi-
layer tablet press is suitable for lab R&D when only small
API samples are available for testing. Unit permits
independent control of tablet hardness and weight to meet
specific tablet production requirements. Features include B,
D, and F tool compatibility; a digital process meter for
compression and ejection force display; programmable
parameters for compression force control and automatic
cycle return; and optional extra-deep fill capacity. Tablet
press can be used with company's AIM data acquisition and
analytical software to create tabletability, compactibility,
and compressibility profiles and identify potential tableting
issues such as capping and lamination.
Natoli Engineering, St. Charles, MO
636 926 8900
www.natoli.com