Tableting

Specification Manual
Sixth Edition

(Previously referred to as the

IPT Standard Specifications for Tableting Tools)

APhA
American Pharmaceutical Association
Washington, DC
Contents
List of Figures v
List of Tables vi
Acknowledgments vii
Preface ix
Introduction xi

SECTION is Guidelines for Using This Manual

Tooling Terminology 1
Tablet Manufacturing 4
Tooling Specifications 10
Standardization: Its Purpose and Advantages 11

SECTION 2s TSM Tooling Specifications and Design Options

Effect of Tooling Dimensions on Tablet Manufacturing 13

Revisions and Additions to Tooling Specifications and Design Options 16
Tooling Design Options 17
TSM Compatibility of International Presses 19
Tooling Specification Figures and Tables (Index) 20

SECTION 3s Tablet Design

Tablet Terminology 49
Tablet Identification 54
Tablet Printing 66
Tablet Detail Drawings 69
Tablet Land 70

SECTION 4s Tool Steels, Compression Forces, and Fatigue Failure

Tool Steels 75
Chemical Composition of Steels 76

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 Hardness of Tool Steels 79
Punch Cup Force Ratings .....: 81
Fatigue Failure of Punch Tips 86

ECTION 5s Tooling Procurement, Inspection, and Maintenance

Standard Operating Procedures 89

Punch and Die Maintenance 95

'ECTION 6s Troubleshooting Tablet Production Problems

Advantages of Quality Tooling Ill

Tablet Problems Ill
Tooling Problems 118
Turret Guideway Wear 123

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ablet Press and Tooling Manufacturers and Distributors 125