From powder to blister pack: the machines a tablet and capsule plant needs
A step-by-step guide to solid-dose manufacturing, the machine that does each job, and how to ask Jantrayan for a quotation.
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- Precision balance
- Dispensing booth
- High-shear mixer granulator
- Fluid bed dryer
- Bin blender
- Tablet press
- Capsule filling machine
- Tablet coating machine
- Blister packing machine
- Cartoning machine
- Dissolution tester
- Liquid chromatography (HPLC) system
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Pharmaceuticals machines
Step 1: Dispensing
Precision balance
A sensitive scale with a glass draft shield that weighs each ingredient exactly for the batch record.
Availability subject to feasibility check
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Dispensing booth
A booth with filtered air flowing downwards, so powders can be weighed without dust reaching the operator or the room.
Availability subject to feasibility check
Request this machineStep 2: Granulation and drying
High-shear mixer granulator
A bowl with a fast impeller and a chopper that mixes powders with a binder liquid into even, dense granules.
Availability subject to feasibility check
Request this machineStep 2: Granulation and drying
Fluid bed dryer
Blows warm air up through wet granules so they float and dry quickly and evenly, with filters to keep the powder in.
Availability subject to feasibility check
Request this machineStep 3: Blending
Bin blender
Turns a closed bin end over end, so the granules and other ingredients mix evenly without being opened to the room.
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Request this machineStep 4: Tablet pressing or capsule filling
Tablet press
A turning table of punches and dies presses measured doses of granules into tablets, one after another.
Availability subject to feasibility check
Request this machineStep 4: Tablet pressing or capsule filling
Capsule filling machine
Opens empty hard capsules, fills them with a measured dose of powder or pellets, and closes them again.
Availability subject to feasibility check
Request this machineStep 5: Coating
Tablet coating machine
A perforated drum tumbles the tablets while a spray gun coats them evenly and warm air dries the coat.
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Request this machineStep 6: Blister packing and cartoning
Blister packing machine
Forms pockets in plastic film, drops a tablet or capsule into each, and seals them with foil into strips.
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Request this machineStep 6: Blister packing and cartoning
Cartoning machine
Opens flat cartons, puts in the strips and a leaflet, prints the batch details and closes each carton.
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Request this machineStep 7: Quality control
Dissolution tester
Stirs tablets in vessels of warm liquid and samples it over time, to show how fast each tablet dissolves.
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Request this machineStep 7: Quality control
Liquid chromatography (HPLC) system
Pumps a dissolved sample through a packed column and a detector to measure how much of each substance it contains.
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How tablets and capsules are made
The main steps in a solid-dose plant and the type of machine that usually does each one. Every step runs under the plant’s quality system.
Dispensing
Each raw material is weighed exactly for the batch in a clean, controlled area.
Machines at this step: Precision balance, Dispensing booth
Granulation and drying
Powders are mixed and bound into small granules, which are dried so they flow and press evenly.
Machines at this step: High-shear mixer granulator, Fluid bed dryer
Blending
Dried granules are blended with the remaining ingredients until every part of the batch is the same.
Machines at this step: Bin blender
Tablet pressing or capsule filling
The blend is pressed into tablets or filled into hard capsules, with weight checks along the way.
Machines at this step: Tablet press, Capsule filling machine
Coating
Many tablets get a thin coating that protects them, masks the taste or controls how they release.
Machines at this step: Tablet coating machine
Blister packing and cartoning
Tablets and capsules are sealed into blister strips, which go into printed cartons with the leaflet.
Machines at this step: Blister packing machine, Cartoning machine
Quality control
Samples from every batch are tested in the lab before the batch is released.
Machines at this step: Dissolution tester, Liquid chromatography (HPLC) system
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