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Size reduction – Co mill: size reduction in the pharmaceutical Industry

There are several techniques available for powder processing. In brief, we have crushing, milling, grinding, cutting, chopping, and micronizing.

Each of these processes is carried out by different machines. Pharmaceutical companies factor in several things when selecting a size reduction technique including the properties of the material, the size range of the final particles, friability of the raw materials, its heat sensitivity, among other factors.

Milling tends to be the most preferred particle size reduction method. It’s both applicable in R&D and full-scale production.

• Reduction of particle sizes – The conical sieve mill remains to be the most effective size reduction machines in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Deagglomeration – It’s the breaking up of particles that have agglomerated, aggregated, or clustered together.
• Sieving/screening – The pharmaceutical cone mill can be used for security screening. It’s the act of capturing any foreign substances to keep them from becoming part of the final product.
• Dispersion – It’s the action of distributing one material into another. Milling raw powder materials can also improve their dispersion.
• Milling wet granules before drying – When this is done, it increases the surface area of the wet material to facilitate faster drying.
• Applications of milling in other industries – Size reduction is a key unit operation in other industries namely the cosmetic industry, food, and fine chemistry. One example of a milling operation is reclaiming food substances such as biscuits by milling them into smaller particles.