Why Standardized Tablet Punches And Dies Have Many Benefits

By Elizabeth Cooper


Pharmaceutical manufacturing is a complex process. There are different forms medicine can come in. From capsules, syrups to tablets. In each type of form there is a way they are specifically produced. This includes the equipment and technology that is used to manufacture these products.

If you are not keen into detail, there seems to be very little difference among tablets. These variations have a huge impact in its production and standardization. While there is still no one common practice for tableting, there was an ISO certification issued that added to one of the many standards used for this process. This Eurostandard of using tablet punches and dies has been getting traction since its certification on 2005.

There are many industrial benefits of using this method of tablet tooling. Maybe this is why the ISO standardization is starting to be widely used. Still, there will always be other tools for this production like the Tablet Specification Manual standard more commonly used in North America. The variations of tablet tooling make the procedure difficult to interchange despite having essentially similar parts and functions.

Having a global standard for these tablet presses means that the punches and dies may be interchangeable. This saves so many things for the manufacturing companies. One it makes production of the machine parts faster, thus making manufacturing of these tablets in different sites faster, since there are no special specifications of varying standards to follow.

The time spent on making the tablets are also cut. This makes it easier for suppliers to adhere to the high demand of the medicines. The machines are programmed and designed to remain accurate without compromising speed and efficiency. The delivery of the merchandise become faster, as a result.

Maintenance, procurement and operation for these machines become easier throughout the industry. The guidelines that are involved in operating the machinery will become more common as pharmaceutical companies start adapting them. Other regulatory procedures like inspections and compliance will be easier to adhere to, lessening the chances of failure during the actual reviews as compared to using varying standards.

The technical aspects and information exchanged among the professionals who use this regulated method are also uniformed. If any problem arises, there will be many people available to help solve it. This is the side effect of having common tooling methods, the abundance of knowledge regarding the process. The main issue are the little mechanical details on the punches and dies depending on which tooling is used. These differences can be the thin line between a higher yield of successful results and a lot of mistakes. Standardization finds a way to circumvent these issues .

The little differences on the parts makes them not interchangeable with other tablet pressers. This means that a presser that uses Eurostandards in their punches and dies, cannot be used in a machine that operates with Tablet Specification Manual Standards, TSM. Standardization eliminates the need for such nit picky details and deal with the compatibility issue. This reduces the costs of procuring the little parts that make up for different standards, thus resulting to lesser manufacturing costs.

The machine manufacturers are always innovating which will lead to a revision of standards. Needless to say there are many benefits that come with having uniform tooling and processes for these kinds of things. There is a common interest across all parties that are involved but adapting these practices may take time to become an actual necessity.




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