The Transition from Batch to Continuous Manufacturing for Tablet Manufacturing
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Yi YangAuthors Info & Claims
Yi YangAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 331 - 338
Abstract
Challenges and opportunities lie in the road of transition from batch to continuous tablet manufacturing. The complexity of the continuous manufacturing process demonstrates the large improvement space. This paper provided an overview of the current stage of the transition from batch manufacturing to continuous manufacturing. This paper studied one novel systematic framework proposed by a research team to implement material traceability into continuous tablet manufacturing. The application in MATLAB showed the successful implementation of the framework into the continuous manufacturing process. Areas of improvement are also put forward in the paper to shed some light on the future directions to improve material traceability and the overall continuous manufacturing process.
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