Automation of coating processes Summary

Abstract

Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and the demands of the regulatory authorities world-wide requires greater care in the design of manufacturing facilities, the selection of materials used in their construction, their layout, the equipment used in the preparation of tablets to be coated and the coating operation. It is claimed that robotic systems will eventually take over all processing tasks! (Kanig & Rudic, 1986). This chapter will discuss automation concepts and suggestions based on cGMP (DHSS, 1983) in two areas: • the design and layout of the building • the control and transfer of materials between the various unit operations.