Tablet and Capsule Machine Instrumentation

Tablet and Capsule Machine Instrumentation
First edition
Edited by Peter Ridgway Watt - Formerly Beecham Pharmaceuticals Research Division, SmithKlineBeecham Pharmaceuticals, UK and N Anthony Armstrong - Formerly Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, UK

Tablet and Capsule Machine Instrumentation is a practical guide to the techniques and applications of instrumentation used in the tabletting or capsule filling process.

A combination of a sound formulation with a proper control of the tabletting or capsule filling process is necessary to produce a satisfactory tablet or capsule. These considerations require accurate measurements. The text provides a sound understanding of the principles and techniques involved, and of how data generated by instrumented machines can be applied to problems in pharmaceutical research, development and manufacture.

Topics covered include:

the measurement of force
the installation of strain gauges
the measurement of displacement
power supplies and data acquisition
instrumented tablet presses
calibration of transducer systems
data handling
applications of tablet press instrumentation
the instrumentation of capsule filling machinery
automatic control of tablet presses in a production environment.

This is an invaluable guide for pharmaceutical scientists and academics involved in pharmaceutical technology research.

Reviews:
01-Dec-09, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology:
'The scope and coverage in the chapters of this book is truly detailed and comprehensive.'
Harry G. Brittain. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 14:131, 2009

Contents:
1. Introduction to Instrumentation: 2. The Measurement of Force: 3. The Installation of Strain Gauges: 4. The Measurement of Displacement: 5. Power Supplies and Data Acquisition: 6. Instrumented Tablet Presses: 7. Calibration of Transducer Systems: 8. Data Handling: 9.Applications of Tablet Press Instrumentation: 10.The Instrumentation of Capsule Filling Machinery: 11. Automatic Control of Tablet Presses in a Production Environment: Appendix: