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Important Information In Regard To Tablet Dies And Punches

By Patricia Green


Basically, manufacture of tablets has become a very vibrant activity in the current world. This is due to the fact that their manufacture has been made easy by technology as well as people turning away from traditional medications. Tablets are uniformly weighted, sized and styled pigments that are taken for medical use. On the other hand, punches are devices used to manufacture these tablets in a mechanical way through compressions. Drugs that undergo this process include animal, pharmaceuticals, illegal, cosmetics and detergents among others. With this, it is therefore important to maintain Tablet Dies and Punches in good working conditions for maximum productivity.

Combination of a die and 2 punches in a compressing manner forms a tablet. This activity or process involves lowering down the bottom punch in which a cavity is formed. Granulated powder is added on these cavities. When this is done, the die is then added and the upper punch is then lowered to the powder surface. When both of them come into contact, the pressure is generated that helps to compress the powder to form a hard substance. This is what is referred to as a tablet.

Shape, size, mass and appearance of the product are key consideration aspects that make manufacturers to select the type of punches for use. With these the specifications and requirements are met. These considerations take into account certain aspects like the header radius, shape angle size among others. They also take note of the final product appearance inform of feel, texture, mass, size and other characteristics.

Punches are categorized into two types. This is derived from the shape and mechanism of tablet formation. That is a rotary that uses turret intervals and revolving mechanism and the other single phase using one-time process. Rotary are preferred in most cases because of ability to manufacture tablets periodically and in large scale.

Sticking of the mixture and formed tablets is the major factor that limits these machines. This causes damages and even breakdowns as well as making manufacturers suffer huge losses. Correction of this behavior of machine is also an expensive activity. Measures to reduce these cases should, therefore, be taken very seriously.

Some of these steps include cleaning. This is very important as it reduces build up and accumulations of sticking materials. Another activity is periodic assessment in order to understand the extent of wear, tear and when service is needed. Measuring is very important as one will be able to deduce whether the tool is accurate or inaccurate.

Polishing is very important as it will reduce fading out of color and wear caused by buildup of the unwanted duct and dirt materials. Sometimes rusting comes as a result of failure to polish. Another activity is always make sure they are lubricated to reduce wear caused by grinding of parts due to friction. Proper storage is advised.

Important steps have been carried out in trying to improve their performance. These steps include coming up with steel punches, coated devices, and auto-lubricating equipment. All these have been brought by technological advancement as a way of reducing breakdowns and productivity improvement.




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