Chromium Nitride Tablet Tooling Coatings Provide Outstanding Anti-Stick Performance

Formulation sticking to the punch tip face is a renowned issue in tablet manufacturing and one that I Holland has worked hard towards solving. One way of combating tablet sticking is with the use of coatings.

The ongoing development of the PharmaCote range has been a key part of I Holland’s continuous improvement programme. As part of this, two new coating products have been released, PharmaCote CX and CX+ (Chromium Nitride Extra).

An enhanced chromium nitride, it has been developed to improve the performance of substrate material for punches and dies. The coating offers a very smooth finish, owing to the method of application, and has outstanding anti-stick performance. PharmaCote CX features a number of benefits over its competitors, the main one being prolonged tooling life owing to a multi-layered application.

The coatings have been tested, with excellent results, to provide exceptional tooling protection. The PharmaCote range encompasses many treatments and coatings that are designed to improve surface hardness, wear and corrosion resistance as well as enhance anti-stick properties.

PharmaCote CX has been developed with this in mind and is I Holland’s most enhanced coating yet. As well as its more obvious benefits, it is also extremely easy to clean and maintain using an ultrasonic bath and light automated polishing.

The latest coating products include PharmaCote CX+, a more advanced product that has an additional surface modification that offers enhanced anti-stick properties, helps to further reduce the effect of formulation sticking to the punch tip face.

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