Andy Dumelow

By following some fundamental steps, manufacturers can optimize their tablet tooling maintenance and resulting productivity.

A seven-step process may reduce many common tablet and tooling problems, resulting in a better quality end product.

A good cleaning regime goes hand in hand with a good polishing regime, which forms Step 5 of the process and is arguably the next most critical step. It is cleaning and polishing that deliver most noticeable benefit into production, reducing tablet press down time and helping to increase productivity.

Over the last three weeks, we have been looking at each step and the benefit of adopting the process. This week, we look at Step 4, Measure.

Carrying on from our weekly column to help you eliminate a number of tablet manufacturing problems and tablet tooling failures with a simple seven-step tool-care process, we look at the third step, Repair.