In an environment where production speed is becoming more important and efficiency while being economical is a driver for manufacturers, acknowledging the significance of dwell time in tablet production is a must. Here, I Holland details how dwell time impacts tablet manufacturing and reveals the new technology that may help with the production process.
Many tablet formulations are dwell-sensitive and require more time under compression to ensure they come off the press without any faults. In tablet compression, dwell time is the time that the punch head remains in contact with the compression roller. It is defined as the amount of time that the compression force applied when forming the tablet is above 90% of its peak value.