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.