Compaction Simulator (the only unit in a pharmacy school in the U.S.)
- Collecting fundamental physical parameters during tableting
- Material sparing (1 – 5 g of powder)
- Vast amount of information available, e.g., ejection force, take-off force, radial die-wall stress, compaction pressure-time profile, volume-time profile, tensile strength – pressure profile
- Variable tableting speeds (capable of simulating most commercial tablet presses and roller compactors)
- Flexible with tablet size and shape
- Reliable prediction of success or failure during scale up
Ring Shear Cell
- A well-established methodology
- Predictive of powder flow property during powder transfer processes
- Flow function, cohesion, and internal friction angle, bulk density
- Superior to any other methods that assess flow property based on single point measurement
- A large in-house flow database is available
Zwick Universal Material Testing Machine
- A wide range of force (0.1 – 200 kN)
- User-friendly software enabling study of relaxation and creep behavior
- Controlled by force or displacement
- Variable speed (0.01 - 100 mm/s)
Texture Analyzer
- High sensitivity (8 mN – 500 N)
- Suitable for micro-indentation, film adhesion, mechanical properties of film, tablet tensile strength, breaking strength of granules
Nano-Indenter
- Suitable for studying mechanical properties of single crystals, films, and other small specimen
- Exceptional sensitivity and spatial resolution