Compacts and tablets: measure, understand and optimize
On compacts and tablets are essential solid forms in many industrial sectors. Their performance depends on the quality of powders, compaction processes and mechanical stability finished products.
Whether in pharmaceutical (medicinal tablets), in cosmetic (compacted powders), in food (tablets, compressed sweets) or in chemistry and materials (technical tablets), the issues are similar: ensure robustness, uniformity and user experience.
The challenges of compacts and tablets
- Guarantee the mechanical robustness and the stability of the tablets over time.
- Optimize the powder processability for reliable production lines.
- Reduce defects (cracking, crumbling, instability).
- Accelerate the development of new solid forms (cosmetic innovations, pharmaceutical tablets, food tablets).
The variety of compacts and tablets
Rheonis supports its clients on a wide variety of compact and tablet types :
- Pharmaceuticals : classic, effervescent, orodispersible, multi-layer tablets.
- Cosmetics : pressed powders (foundations, blush, eyeshadows), compact sun powders.
- Agri-food : chocolate bars, stock cubes, confectionery tablets, dehydrated instant products.
- Chemistry and materials : technical tablets, compressed additives, solid catalysts, cleaning tablets.
This diversity reflects the complexity of formulations (organic, mineral, composite, polymer powders, excipients) and the process variability (direct compression, granulation, pressing, extrusion-spheronization).
Key measurements for compacts and tablets
Rheonis implements a set of measures adapted to the critical properties of compacts and tablets:
- Mechanical measurements : hardness, compressibility, creep, brittleness.
- Texture measurements : TPA, cohesion, instrumented friability.
- Processability measures : flowability, density, compaction stability.
- Dynamic measurements : viscoelasticity, mechanical relaxation.
- Physical measurements : porosity, permeability, homogeneity.
Rheonis' added value beyond measurement
Our role is not limited to providing measurement data:
- Linking measurement results to your industrial processes to transform data into concrete decisions.
- Development of tailor-made methods adapted to your formulations and production constraints.
- Strategic support to secure your technical choices and product developments.
- Complex problem solving related to quality, robustness and productivity.
- Acceleration of innovation by guiding your R&D teams using proven scientific approaches.
- Skills transfer : training and workshops to strengthen the expertise of your employees.
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