Making your own formulations for tablets and capsules can be a complex process with many challenges. In this article, we will explore the top problems people encounter when developing their own formulations. We will also provide insights and strategies to overcome these challenges. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or a seasoned pharmaceutical entrepreneur, this article will provide valuable insights and tips for making your own formulations for tablets and capsules.
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Desktop Tablet Presses
Over the last 10 years, the goal of LFA has been to provide the resources necessary to get your tableting project moving forward. Our Desktop Tablet Press range is incredibly popular among small businesses and entrepreneurs because of the low costs and ability to produce up to 5,000 tablets an hour. These machines pay for themselves very quickly for those reasons. Our TDP range is also very popular among R&D (Research and Development) departments and universities due to the low quantity of ingredients needed to run the machine, low running costs and the ability to change tooling very quickly which makes R&D very easy.
If you have at least one idea that you think could have some traction behind it but don’t have the time to learn how to use a tablet press, rest assured. Every purchase on any LFA machinery comes with free training at LFA and within just a few hours you’ll know everything you will need to know. Training can be done at an LFA facility or over video chat. We also have a video and article section which has helped some of our customers go from not knowing where to get started, to setting up and running successful businesses such as Oxford Vitality & Bite.
Rotary Tablet Presses
While Desktop Tablet Presses like the TDP 5 is capable of doing 5,000 tablets per hour, they are not designed to this all the time. Rotary Tablet Press, however, are designed for incredible output and efficiency in large batches. These machines are capable of producing 16,000 - 240,000 tablets per hour depending on your budget and are designed to keep downtime low so that you can have your machine running and making you money as much as possible.
We offer unlimited operator training and support for life. If you do run into a problem with your machine, simply pick up the phone and one of our experts will figure out the problem is and what needs to be done to get production running again.
Excipients
Over the years by far the biggest problems our customers have is getting their tablet mix correct. When you are just starting out it can often take weeks or months to learn and test different excipients and it’s very expensive to do this. We saw too many amazing projects fail for making this mistake which is why we created Firmapress, an all in one tableting mix where you simply apply your active ingredient and know for certain that it will work. This way you can start taking orders or developing your formula as soon as you get your machine and generate essential cash flow and progress your project very quickly.
Customers working in large scale facilities and with more complicated formulas do sometimes prefer to use their own excipient mixes, which we do support with our excipient range as well as Firmapress.
Vice Handheld Press
It used to be the biggest problem with R&D was costs. It would cost thousands to get your ideas into the real world with no guarantee that they had any traction behind them. Developed by LFA, the VICE is cheaper and easier to use than anything in the world for pressing high-quality tablets that look like they have come off the packaging line.
With just a small investment, you can take all of your ideas from just ideas to something real that you can hold in your hand. From there you can test the results, improve your formulas and find out what the world thinks about them before spending any serious money.
Tablet Press Tooling
The supplement and pharmaceutical industries are some of the hardest to stand out from the competition. To help you stand out, we’ve created an easy process for ordering tooling completely unique to your brand with a quote instantly available. We have a long list of high quality, standard tooling which is kept in stock ready to be shipped the same or next working day, or we can make custom tooling for you in 4-6 weeks.
We also store your tooling specifications so that you can re-order with our 1 click re-ordering system to make the process as quick and efficient as possible and to keep downtime to a minimum.
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Articles
We take the most common problems our customers contact us about and make articles out of the solutions. If you ever get stuck, it’s worth checking here as we have hundreds of really useful and detailed articles on both simple and advanced capsuling techniques.
J-Hooks and Punch Tip Wear— Why It's Bad News for Your Tablets
Have you noticed broken or fractured tablets come out of your press? It may be due to punch wear. Read this article to see what to look for when inspecting tablet press punches for wear and how it can prevent putting a hold on your production.
What Are Flavored Gelatin Capsules
When it comes to choosing your capsules, have you ever heard of flavored gelatin capsules? It might conjure images of natural health practitioners or drug pharmacists; that said, average people could also purchase these capsule types. Flavored capsules has its advantages such as helping disabled individuals to take their medication and other benefits as well. In order to have an
The Beginner's Guideline To Tableting: How To Make Your Own Tablet Supplements Today
In today’s article we are going to show you how to make your own pills from home exactly step-by-step so if you ever wondered what is needed to go through this process you are definitely at the right place.
Videos
Detailed articles are great, but some of us prefer to see how things are done. At LFA we have hundreds of tutorial how-to styled videos ranging from how to create a capsule mix, all the way to how to change the tooling. If you’re new to capsuling, this section could be the most important asset in getting started.
