PAN COATING OVERVIEW Functions of the parts Inlet & Outlet System of a Pan Coater Inlet of the Pan Outlet of the Pan FLUID BED COATING (WURSTER COATING) FBC is a technique for coating pellets, spheres, particles or granules using a spray of solution inside a column. The spray nozzle is installed in the base … Read more
Following are the critical parameters in Coating operation Gun Geometry and Calibration Gun geometry and Calibration refers to the position of spray guns which includes ‘Gun Calibration’, ‘Gun to bed distance’, ‘Gun to gun distance’, ‘Gun to side of pan’, ‘choked guns’ and ‘anti bearing technology’. Gun to bed distance: Gun to Bed Height: Gun … Read more
GENERAL: SIFTING, MIXING ANG GRANULATION: COMPRESSION (TABLETS): COATING (TABLETS): FILLING OF HARD GELATIN CAPSULES: Empty Capsule shells shall be regarded as drug component and treated accordingly. They shall be stored under conditions which shall ensure their safety from the effects of excessive heat and moisture. PRINTING (TABLETS AND CAPSULES): PACKING OPERATION: Before packaging operations are … Read more
UNDERSTANDING COATING: Coating can be defined as a physical deposition of a layer on Tablet surface for the purpose of masking the Taste, odour, appearance, physical / chemical protection or to control the drug release. Coating process is the application of coating composition to a moving bed of Tablets in a coating pan by concurrent … Read more
Unit Operations: The manufacture of Tablets is a complex multi-stage process under which the starting materials change their physical characteristics a number of times before the final dosage form is produced. Numerous unit operations are involved in making Tablets including sifting, mixing, granulation, drying, sizing, blending, lubrication, compression and coating. DISPENSING OF RAW MATERIALS (API … Read more
