The Punch tip or the edges of the cavities of the Punches are manufactured to a high degree of accuracy and therefore lot of precision work is involved. As wear and tear of Punch tips are common due to heavy usage, Tablets produced from un-maintained Punches can give dull or rough tablets as well as sticking and picking problems on the Toolings, leading to a lot of interruption during production.

Therefore it is very critical as well as important to maintain the smooth finish of the Punch cavities all the time and this can be achieved by using ‘Pharmachine’ Punch Cavity Polishing Kit. It is mandatory for Tablet Compression Machine operator to regularly polish Punch cavity after every batch to ensure Tablets are of good finish and also Tablet Compression Machine gives trouble free production.

Pharmachine is now offering Digital Die-Punch Inspection Kit for inspection of Toolings which facilitates the operator to measure and automatically record the dimensions of the Toolings on his/her personal computer for easy monitoring of the Tooling quality and store data of each set of Tooling for lifetime.

As continuous usage of Die-Punch on the Tablet Compression Machine causes lot of wear and tear leading to several types of problems, it is prudent for the engineering department to inspect each and every Die-Punch set and store the data in the computer.

The periodic storing of data of a particular set of Die-Punch on the computer will reveal any short coming on the quality of the Tooling or the need to reject any Tooling in the process of measuring and monitoring the dimensions. This kind of data set up of different types of Toolings on a PC helps to avoid any major break-down of the Tablet Compression Machine or avoid costly production losses by weeding out bad quality or worn out Toolings on a periodical basis.

Normally a Tablet production department can confront any of the following problems due to continuous wear and tear of Toolings:

Thickness and hardness variation of Tablets produced from Tablet Compression Machine
Collar formation on the outer edges of the tablets
Powder seepage due to excessive clearance between Punch and Die bore

Punch running tight inside the Die bore and at times bending/breaking of small diameter Punch tips
To co-relate the above problems one has to check the following parameters on each of the Tooling set:
Uniformity of height on all Punches (for ‘A’)
Punch tip and Die bore diameter clearance (for ‘B’ and ‘C’)
Punch tip to body concentricity (for ‘D’)
The Inspection Kit can also be used for checking Cup Depth, Punch diameters, Die outer diameter, Die height etc. The major advantages of using Computerized Die-Punch Inspection Kit over conventional or manual Inspection Kit are as follows:
Consistency of measurements with repeatability
Comparative study of old or stored data
Flexibility of generation of customized reports
Measured values can be presented in multiple formats namely, numeric values, bar charts, histograms, XR charts, full SPC data etc. for easy data interpretation.

In a pharmaceutical plant, space is one of the biggest constraints and therefore Storage Cabinets have become an important necessity.

Pharmachine Storage Cabinets are well designed to prevent damage to Tooling during handling (which is the cause for 80% of damages to Toolings) and transportation. These Storage Cabinets help Tablet Press operator to systematically index the Toolings, which makes it easy for its identification and helps to obtain correct Toolings as and when required without wasting much time.

Tablet production and processing area usually generate dust and therefore Tooling will remain free from dust pollution when they are kept inside the well designed Storage Cabinets. Storage Cabinets also essentially prevents Tooling from rusting when HVAC system is shut down during non-production hours. Die-Punch_Storage_Cabinet_Trays_&_Trolley

Storage Cabinets can be supplied either in Mild Steel construction whose surface will be given oven baked paint or with Stainless Steel material which will be given mirror polished finish.