INSIGHTS ON SOLID DOSE MANUFACTURING

SOLID DOSE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS

  • Used Vector Freund roller compactor system, model TFC-LABO, stainless steel construction, approximately 50 mm roll diameter x 24 mm roll face width rolls, vertical compression screw with motor, with motor controllers for rolls and feed screw, rated 5 g-1 kg/hour production speed, with Vector oscillating granulator, serial# RC-266 46483, built 2008.

  • A flexible, data‑driven development approach assembles tailored scientific strategies around each molecule, reducing risk, improving manufacturability, and enabling scalable formulation solutions.

  • Each service visit will include the following:

    • Preventative Maintenance
    • Equipment inspection (paddle feeder, tachometer, cams, compression rollers, etc.)
    • Turret inspection
    • Additional Operator and Technician Training
  • Basic Powder Flow Characterization [USP <1174>]:

    A powder flow analysis is an indicator of how well formulation will release from the hopper during the tableting. It is important to know that the developed formulation is showing ‘Mass Flow’ or ‘Funnel Flow’ or ‘Rat Holing’.

    Powder blend shows ‘Mass Flow’ when the entire solid bed is in motion during the discharge of material from the outlet. This is a ‘First-in-First-Out’ process. Hoppers offering ‘Mass Flow’ have steep and/or low-friction walls. This flow offers ‘No-Arching’, ‘Less Segregation’, and ‘Stable Powder Flow’.

    When the hopper is not sufficiently steep and smooth enough to ensure sliding along its wall, the powder blend exhibit ‘Funnel Flow’. Such hoppers are sensitive to arching and ratholing. In this case, powder discharge from the hopper is not predictable.

  • Adare Pharma Solutions provides end-to-end CDMO services for oral solid dose drugs, enabling efficient development, manufacturing, and packaging with advanced technologies and global scale.