It is understandable that no other industry places as much emphasis on the quality of products, raw materials and processes as the pharmaceutical industry. When it comes to precision and speed, measuring must meet the highest demands and standards. Moisture measurements play a crucial role in pharmaceutical processes such as powder drying and granulation. Drying can best be controlled with consistently accurate sensor values. For example, you may want to measure the moisture of the material in a spray dryer. Continuous measurements allow you to determine when the material has reached the target moisture content. This allows drying and granulation to be properly controlled.
Measuring moisture in hard gelatin capsules and tablets
The properties of hard gelatin capsules are highly dependent on moisture. Prior to automatic filling, the capsules must be conditioned to a specific moisture content that optimizes the physical properties. The moisture content can be measured online or in the dryer to check that the capsule moisture is at the correct level for further processing. Automatic sampling is performed in a bypass system in order to check the hard gelatin capsules. The moisture in the pressed powder can also be measured prior to introduction into the tablet press machine.
Total verification of capsules and tablets
As production control and documentation in the production of pharmaceuticals tends to become more and more extensive, there is a growing demand for 100% control of the weight of the tablets and capsules produced. The weight cannot be 100% controlled using a balance at the speed of modern production lines. Inventech has the solution for that.
The solution for measuring moisture in tablets and capsules
The MW3011 from TEWS uses patented microwave technology, which achieves 10,000 moisture and mass measurements per second. This makes it the perfect tool for individual measurement of fast-moving tablets and capsules. The number of objects measured per unit of time is limited only by the speed at which the objects are passed through the sensor, not by the measurement frequency.
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