Cover -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 01 Introduction -- Introduction -- A brief overview of instrumented systems -- Units of measurement -- The instrumentation of tablet presses and capsule-filling equipment -- References -- Further reading -- 02 The measurement of force -- Introduction -- Strain measurement -- Strain gauges -- Siting strain gauges -- The Wheatstone bridge circuit -- Load cells -- Miscellaneous methods -- References -- 03 The installation of strain gauges -- Introduction -- Health and safety considerations -- Surface preparation -- Bonding with adhesive -- Leadwire attachment -- Protection of the installation -- Inspection and testing -- Specialist applications -- Tools and installation accessories -- Professional assistance -- References -- Further reading -- 04 The measurement of displacement -- Introduction -- Displacement transducers with analogue output -- Displacement transducers with a digital output -- Dynamic measuring devices -- Miscellaneous methods of displacement measurement -- References -- 05 Power supplies and data acquisition -- Introduction -- Gauge excitation level -- The power supply unit -- Mains noise -- Battery power -- Power supply to and data acquisition from tablet presses -- Signal display -- References -- 06 Instrumented tablet presses -- Introduction -- The eccentric press -- Rotary tablet presses -- The measurement of displacement in tablet presses -- Measurement of ejection forces -- Measurement of punch pull-up and pull-down forces -- Measurement of punch face adhesive forces -- Instrumentation packages -- References -- 07 Calibration of transducer systems -- Introduction -- Force -- Displacement -- Calibration problems -- 08 Data handling -- Introduction -- Sampling system theory -- Electronic sub-systems -- Embedded systems -- Computer interfacing -- Software.

Data backup -- Further reading -- 09 Applications of tablet press instrumentation -- Introduction -- Punch displacement-time profiles -- Force-time profiles -- Force-porosity relationships -- The force-displacement curve -- Punch velocity -- Die wall stress -- Applications of press instrumentation to lubrication studies -- References -- Further reading -- 10 The instrumentation of capsule-filling machinery -- Introduction -- Capsule filling equipment -- Instrumentation of dosating disk capsule-filling machines -- Instrumentation of dosating nozzle capsule-filling machines -- References -- Further reading -- 11 Automatic control of tablet presses in a production environment -- Introduction -- The force-weight relationship -- Monitoring systems -- Control systems -- Reject systems -- Weighing systems -- Computer-controlled systems -- References -- Further reading -- Appendix: Suppliers of materials and services -- Suppliers of force-measuring equipment -- Strain gauge application services -- Suppliers of displacement transducers and accelerometers -- Suppliers of instrumentation packages -- Miscellaneous -- Index.

A practical guide to tablet and capsule machine instrumentation in pharmaceutical research, development and production. It encompasses advances in instrumentation methodology as well as in both tablet presses and capsule filling equipment.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.