Material Handling Featured Articles

  1. How Can You Get Two Or Three APIs To Play Nice In One Capsule? 7/27/2020

    Oral solid dose (OSD) delivery remains the most popular route for administering drugs. Market forces are prompting pharmaceutical companies to pursue a broad array of OSD development strategies to make their active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and formulations therapeutically effective and patient friendly. One choice that is growing in popularity to control dose frequency and side-effects are compressed, tablet form multiple-unit pellet systems (MUPS).

  2. Identifying Difficult-To-Clean Surfaces In Manufacturing And Packaging Equipment 4/15/2020

    This article describes a practical risk-based approach for assessing and identifying the surfaces, areas, or sites of manufacturing and packaging equipment that are cleaned upon completion of oral solid dosage manufacturing production.

  3. Ensuring The Efficacy Of Probiotic Products 10/29/2019

    In the absence of proper handling and packaging, the efficacy of probiotic products can be compromised at any point of the packaging, storage and transportation process, inversely impacting shelf life and product viability and efficacy for the consumer.

  4. 10 Worst Containment Engineering Mistakes 3/27/2019

    Engineering is a process to develop a design to solve a problem. In the world of containment engineering, careful premeditation is important to the completion of a successful engineering project.

  5. Selecting The Best Pharmaceutical Mixing Equipment For Your Operations 3/21/2019

    Finding the right mixing equipment isn’t as simple as selecting an item from a menu. This article is a guide to considerations when choosing pharmaceutical mixing equipment and vendors for a facility.

  6. 3D Printing In The Pharmaceutical Industry: Where Does It Currently Stand? 12/21/2018

    In 2015, Aprecia Pharmaceuticals produced the first tablet manufactured through 3D printing to be approved by the FDA. Now, with applications in controlled release, short-run medicines, and even the potential for on-site printing at pharmacies, 3D printing technology has the ability to transform the pharmaceutical industry.

  7. Tackling Powder Flow Problems By Choosing The Right Equipment 10/16/2018

    Identifying the source of product flow problems and correcting them with the right piece of equipment will result in more efficient and quality manufacturing.

  8. Important Considerations To Remove Dust In Tableting Operations 8/20/2018

    How weak suction, length of conveyor path and other items can lead to equipment malfunctions or poor packaging results.

  9. Elimination Of Dust In Tablet Compression Operations 8/16/2018

    Use this informational outline to make an informed decision and purchase a tablet deduster that best suits your application.

  10. Defining Feeder Accuracy For Continuous Processing 5/16/2018

    This article defines the items necessary for accurate feeding and outlines the important role that accuracy can play in the end product and process quality of any continuous operation.