INSIGHTS ON SOLID DOSE MANUFACTURING

SOLID DOSE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS

  • When AST came to the table on the design for our new fill-finish isolator, one of the first areas AST engineers wanted to address was the usability and accessibility of the isolator and corresponding operations. With our customers’ point of view in mind, we wanted to address specific points of friction routinely encountered by operators and closely examine whether those friction points were necessary.

    Does an isolator need to be ergonomically unfriendly to clean?

    Should simple mechanisms like isolator doors be challenging to engage? (As much as one can appreciate exercise, no one wants to do “arm day” in cleanroom coveralls).

    Does routine maintenance have to be time-consuming and laborious?

    Many of these factors are accepted as par for the course in aseptic fill-finish manufacturing. Our question was, why?

  • With ample available capacity, Ropack Pharma Solutions provides the efficiency of five bottling lines with quick changeovers, online validated fill accuracy and the flexibility to accommodate small lots to commercial runs for the bottling of tablets, capsules and powders.

  • Used Elizabeth Hata HT-X65LD-U Tablet Press, 65 Station, BB-tooling, 8 ton pre and main compression, Keyed Upper Punch Guide, Dual Sided, Force Feeders, 13MM max tablet diameter, 18MM max depth of fill, 624,000 max TPH output, Feed hopppers, Control Panel, S/N: 2038.

  • Bausch + Strobel SP-100 Powder filling Machine with control cabinet, stainless steel construction, with filler funnels and auger, serial# 51181, built 1998.

  • Natoli Engineering is quickly becoming the leader in R&D tablet presses with this next-generation rotary tablet press. Designed to help solve formulation and scale-up challenges, the NP-RD30 rotary R&D tablet press replicates the design and functionality of a production press. The turret velocity of the NP-RD30 can reach that of production presses, meaning dwell time can be more accurately established during research and development.