Many solid pharmaceutical dosage mediums are produced with coatings, either on the external surface of tablets, or on materials dispensed within gelatin capsules.
Coating serves a number of purposes:

• The core contains a substance which imparts a bitter taste in the mouth or has an unpleasant odour.
• The core contains a substance which is unstable in the presence of light and subject to atmospheric oxidation. i.e. a coating is added to improve stability.
• The core is pharmaceutically inelegant.
• The active substance is coloured and migrates easily to stain patient’s clothes and hands.
• The coated tablets are packed on a high-speed packaging unit. The coating reduces friction and increases the production rate.
• To modify the drug release profile e.g. enteric coating, sustained release coating, osmotic pumps. etc.
• Separates incompatible substances by using the coat to contain one of them or coating a pellet which is subsequently compressed into a core before coating.

The process can be broken down into three different groups:

• Sugar coating (any mixtures of purified water, cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl, gums and sugar)
• Film Coating (purified water, cellulose derivatives)
• Particulate / Pellet Coating

Optional Features:

Interchangeable Pan Solid Pan for confectionery products. Wet Scrubber Dry Dust Collector Dehumidifier Steam or Electric Heat Exchanger Tablets charging by bin loader SCADA Connectivity