| Process for Tableting Line |
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Corresponding Machinery Required |
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SIFTING: The
Bulk Drug (Raw Material) has to be
sifted to remove any foreign particles etc. |
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-- Mechanical
Sifter / Vibro Sifter |
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| MIXING: The
powder is then mixed with other ingredients and lubricants. |
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-- Mass Mixer / Rapid Mixer
Granulator
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Planetary Mixer |
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| MILLING: During
mixing, lumps can be formed and therefore it has to be passed through a Multi Mill for
size reduction and to obtain required size of granules by using different sizes of
screens. |
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-- Multimill |
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| DRYING: The
granules obtained from Mill have to be dried to remove extra lubricants etc. |
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-- Fluid
Bed Dryer / Tray Dryer |
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| BLENDING OF POWDER:
If required the granules can again be passed through Multi Mill to break lumps which are
formed during drying. If Blending is required the powder is then blended. |
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-- Ribbon
Blender |
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| TABLET FORMATION:
These granules are then used in the Tabletting Machine & with the required Dies &
Punches Tablets of the required size & shape are made. |
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-- Tablet Press Machine |
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| COATING: The
tablets are sugar or film coated. Coating Pan is used for coating, Spray Coating Machine
is used for spraying the sugar solution / film coating in the pan. |
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-- Coating Pan & Spray
Coating Machine |
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| POLISHING:
Coated tablets are polished in Polishing Pan. |
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-- Polishing
Pan |
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| PACKING: The
tablets are packed in Strips on a Strip Sealing Machine or in a Blister pack on a Blister Packing Machine. |
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Blister
Packing Machine
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Strip Sealing Machine |
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| Laboratory machines of all the
above used in the R & D Laboratory for manufacturing sample tablets for trial batches
etc. |
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-- R&D Multi Purpose Equipment |