Capping Of Tablets

Capping Of Tablets. The term capping in tablet manufacturing refers to a tablet failure a break across the horizontal plane that you find when performing a breaking force or friability test Many factors can contribute to capping including a formulation’s blend characteristics the material’s deformation properties and the mechanical configuration of the tablet press and tooling.

Preventing Tablet Capping Solving Tablet Capping Issues Capping is a term used to describe the detachment of a crosssectional fragment from the Methods Acetaminophenstarch granules were dry blended with 11% magnesium stearate (w/w) and 016% colloidal silicon Results and Discussion.

Causes and Remedies of Capping in Tablet Manufacturing

The term tablet capping is used when either the upper or lower part of the tablet separates horizontally either partially away from the main body or completely to form a cap when ejected from the press or during the handling process Cause Capping happens when air is trapped within the tablet during the compression.

Preventing Tablet Capping

Capping is a term used to describe the detachment of a crosssectional fragment from the tablet face which usually occurs just after ejection of the tablet from the die The damage to tablets by capping will invariably lead to production batch rejection Capping is a common defect that should be identified in the development stage but it’s common to realize the problem during manufacturing.