Newsletter | January 17, 2013

01.17.13 -- Does Your Tablet Deduster Fit Into Continuous Processing?

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Does Your Tablet Deduster Fit Into Continuous Processing?
By Andre Petric, Kraemer US, LLC
With the manufacturing trend toward larger batch production and continuous processing, tablet manufacturers are dealing with mounting pressures to make more tablets, in less time, but with the same high quality. In response, companies have begun to use faster tablet presses, but issues arise when their dedusters can't keep up with the new pace. Since dedusting is an integral link between the tablet press, coating, and packaging steps, it's important to keep the following factors in mind to avoid unnecessary problems on your line.
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» QA/QC
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» Packaging
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» Inspection
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» Liquid Dose
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» Logistics
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» Critical Environments
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