The Tableting Specification Manual (TSM) is the pharmaceutical industry’s guide for tablet tooling specifications in North America. In addition to tooling specifications, TSM includes information on terminology, tablet manufacturing knowhow, tablet design, tool steels, tool interchangeability, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The contributions come from a team of volunteers, each possessing years of experience and valuable knowledge with a willingness to

share. Tablet press tooling, tablet presses, and the tablet making industry continue accelerating rapidly. Advances in machining technologies to manufacture tooling and

tablet press components for optimized performance have paved the way for improved tablet-making capabilities. Other advancements in areas such as tablet simulator technology provide greater insight into controlling tablet attributes with increased understanding. The culmination

of this is improved product development, greater scalability, more predictable performance, and continually improving tablet quality.

This new 8th edition provides a resource for tablet manufacturing professionals unlike anything else. It is essential to remember that while this text governs tooling

standards for North America, it also serves as a guide for supporting tablet manufacture. The best way to use TSM is to fully understand your current capabilities and improve

and enhance those needs. Our guidance is to work with the tooling suppliers and the tablet press Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). They are a resource that can help your team utilize this guide to enhance performance and improve quality.

KEY FEATURES:

» Recommendation of domed head for new punches

» Tooling options: rotating punch heads, multiple tip

punches, dust cups, bellows

» Torque values for screws used to assemble keys

» Comprehensive listing of new press models (in

appropriate tooling interchangeability tables)

» Discussion of and function ratings for tooling coatings

and treatments

» Discussion of available systems for electronic

inspection of tooling

» Expanded definitions of industry terminology

» Standardized barrel-to-tip and barrel-to-neck chamfer

for upper and lower punches (NEW)

OTHER FEATURES

» Tablet tooling specifications and tooling design options

» Guidelines for optimal tablet design

» Punch tip compression force recommendations

» Comprehensive guidelines on tooling maintenance

» Troubleshooting guides for tablet production problems

ABOUT THE EDITORS:

The eleven members of the Tableting Specification Manual Steering Committee represent the three main branches of the tablet manufacturing industry: tooling manufacturers/distributors, press manufacturers/distributors, and pharmaceutical companies. Each member has years of hands-on experience in one or more of these areas. The committee has worked diligently to further the worldwide implementation of standardized tooling specifications.