Rotary Tablet Press Efficiency Per Batch Size

Tablet defects occur for a variety of reasons, but many can easily be avoided. To address defects, technicians involved in tabletting must have a full understanding of both the tabletting process and the materials used. Adequate training in the setting up and use of the machines is vital if the technician is to have the necessary skills to be able to fix equipment and minimize problems in production.

There are 2 types of tablet presses: single-punch and rotary tablet presses. Most high speed tablet presses take the form of a rotating turret that holds any number of punches and dies. As they rotate around the turret, the punches come into contact with cams which control the vertical position of each punch. Tablets produced by a rotary tablet press are compressed into uniform size, shape and weight making it the preferred machine for large-scale manufacture as it also produces more tablets than single punch machines.

Batch manufacturing record or BMR is a document that contains the batch manufacturing details including the entire manufacturing process. As there are several stages in the manufacturing process, these are recorded as proof of the process from receiving the raw materials up to the final phases of packing. The proof and the documents are then attached to the BMR during the manufacturing process.