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Seven Key Parameters To Consider When Conveying Powders
November 12, 2007
•Article: Seven Key Parameters To Consider When Conveying Powders
As seen in the Fall 2007 Pharmaceutical Online Solutions Update
The pharmaceutical industry processes thousands of very expensive dry bulk materials every hour of every day for a variety of applications in solid dosage form manufacture. In order to maintain the highest standards of safety and hygiene, it is essential that these powders are moved from process to process without any danger to the operatives, damage or exposure of the product to the atmosphere, or loss of valuable product within the process stream.
Seven Key Parameters
When moving powder from process to process in
the pharmaceutical industry, several crucial factors
must be addressed to ensure an acceptable solution.
The method of moving powders in an enclosed
stream of air or nitrogen is commonly known as
vacuum conveying and the technology for this form
of transport has evolved to meet the arduous
demands of the modern pharmaceutical industry.
Typically, there are seven key goals which the end
user, in conjunction with the equipment supplier,
should consider when addressing the use of vacuum
conveying.
•Article: Seven Key Parameters To Consider When Conveying Powders
