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Powder Testing Tools For A New Manufacturing Model
Source: Freeman Technology Ltd
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By Tim Freeman, Freeman Technology
In this new series of editorials I'm going to ask the question "How well does the powder testing toolkit used by the pharmaceutical industry meet its current needs?" In seeking answers, I'm going to start by looking at what the industry asks of its powder characterization techniques, what information it requires, and why. Taking challenges that the pharmaceutical industry faces into account helps to set a specification against which to judge different instrumentation and techniques.
There is currently a seismic shift taking place in pharmaceutical manufacturing practice. The advent of Quality by Design (QbD) and the process analytical technology (PAT) initiative invite the adoption of smarter ways of manufacturing, and the engineering of more efficient processes that consistently produce materials of the necessary quality. Continuous manufacture and real-time release are strong themes in the current landscape.
These changes mean that the efficiency and economics of production now assume a higher priority than they have in the past. Powder processing underpins almost all pharmaceutical manufacture, so it has become essential to improve expertise in this area. Powder testing practices need to support the attainment of well-defined manufacturing goals.
When designing processes and plans for handling liquids and gases, engineers are helped by the swathes of physical property data available, together with tried and tested models that permit the calculation of any missing parameters. By comparison, anyone processing powders has access to far less information. Click Here To Download:
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