Tablet production module and method for continuous production of tablets
US10016340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2105/251
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for continuous production of tablets, including providing a contained module comprising at least two inlets, at least one mixing unit, at least one analytical sensor, a tablet press, and at least one outlet for tablets, feeding an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to one of the at least two inlets, feeding an excipient to the other of the at least two inlets, mixing the material stream comprising the API and the excipient in the at least one mixing unit, measuring parameters of the contents of the material stream with the at least one analytical sensor upstream of the tablet press, controlling the two inlets and/or the mixing unit in response to the parameters measured, continuously supplying the tablet press with the material stream, controlling the speed of the tablet press in response to the parameters measured upstream of the tablet press, and discharging tablets at the at least one outlet.
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