The technology used in continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing has matured even further in recent years. Within the scope of tablet production, one major focus is on direct compression, which combines a particularly lean plant design with process analysis technology. The FE CPS dosing and mixing unit sets new standards in the continuous direct compression process.
Key insights:
- Continuous manufacturing is a central development area at Fette Compacting – with a focus on continuous direct compression.
- On its way to becoming a finished tablet, the powder (or premixture) goes through several flexibly adjustable process steps: from the inlet ports for the materials to the outlet port for the mixture.
- The following steps ensure continuous product flow in tablet production: material feed, dosing, mixing process, inline quality control and conveying.
Technical process advantages mean that continuous manufacturing could soon assert itself as an alternative to the batch-to-batch process. Market research institutes are forecasting high growth of around 10% for the years to come. Regulatory authorities such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consider the process to be an innovative, quality-driven tool for modernising the pharmaceutical industry.