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Powder Flow: Powder testing techniques for tablet manufacture (2)
Tim Freeman
February 21, 2020
Within the pharmaceutical industry there is increasing emphasis on processing efficiency and more effectively controlled manufacture.
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Powder Flow: Powder testing techniques for tablet manufacture (1)
Tim Freeman
February 21, 2020
Medications in solid dosage form continue to be universally popular, with the majority of pharmaceutical actives still delivered as tablets.
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Powder Flow: A QbD approach to Continuous Tablet Manufacture
Tim Freeman
January 16, 2020
Utilising the FT4 Powder Rheometer® and the GEA ConsiGmaTM Twin Screw High Shear Granulator
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FREEMAN TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES A NEW WEBSITE AN UNRIVALLED POWDER TESTING RESOURCE FROM THE GLOBAL LEADERS
En-CPhI.CN
December 17, 2019
The new website from Freeman Technology is a clear, easy-to-navigate resource that covers all aspects of powder testing in unrivalled breadth and depth.
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Powder Flow: The Influence of Flow Additives on Powder Behaviour
Tim Freeman
November 14, 2019
Many powders have poor basic flow properties: They block in hoppers and die feed frames, exhibit inconsistent or pulsatile discharge rates, adhere to surfaces of equipment or don’t mix readily with other materials.
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Powder Flow: Particle Size-independent Variation of Bulk Excipients
Tim Freeman
August 12, 2019
Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) has been used as a pharmaceutical excipient for many years, due to its abundance, ease of production and resistance to degradation.
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Powder Flow: The Influence of Roller Compactor Process Parameters on Granule Properties
Tim Freeman
July 17, 2019
Dry granulation by roller compaction is a continuous process applied routinely to convert fine, difficult to handle powders into uniform granular products that flow freely and perform efficiently in subsequent manufacturing steps.
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Powder Flow: The Influence of Storage and Handling
Tim Freeman
June 26, 2019
When working with powders, in-process performance and final product quality will be influenced by properties of the raw materials delivered to the process.
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Powder Flow: Developing a Design Space for OTC manufacturing
Tim Freeman
May 27, 2019
Tim Freeman, Managing Director at Freeman Technology, explains how comprehensive, process relevant characterisation of wet granules can lead to control of tablet CQAs and assist Design Space definition in the manufacture of an OTC medicine.
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Powder Flow: The Influence of Particle Size and Shape on Flow Properties
Tim Freeman
April 17, 2019
The size and shape of the particles within a powder are important factors in influencing behaviour, and many well-established techniques exist for measuring these properties.