by Solids Development | Oct 14, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Optimizing Magnesium Stearate Concentration: A Small Adjustment with Big Impact Magnesium stearate (MgSt) is a formulation staple — widely used, well understood, and easy to handle. And yet, it remains one of the most critical excipients when it comes to balancing...
by Solids Development | Oct 9, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
At-Gap Density: A Practical Alternative to Ribbon Density in Roller Compaction Roller compaction plays a central role in dry granulation, and one parameter is often seen as the cornerstone: ribbon density. It guides development decisions, defines control strategies in...
by Solids Development | Sep 16, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Fixed vs. Variable Gap Roller Compactors: How the Right Choice Impacts Granule Quality Roller compaction is a widely used method for improving powder flowability — especially in pharmaceutical applications. While much attention is paid to formulation and compaction...
by Solids Development | Sep 11, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Why We Express Roll Force in kN/cm: A Technical Insight into Roller Compaction In roller compaction, understanding the way we measure and express force can make all the difference when it comes to scaling, troubleshooting, or process transfer. One unit in...
by Solids Development | Sep 1, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
When discussing dry granulation, much of the technical attention focuses on the compaction force and roll gap — and for good reason. These two parameters largely determine the physical quality of the ribbons and granules. However, there’s one upstream component that...
by Solids Development | Aug 28, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Why Tablet Geomety Drives More Than Just Design When you imagine a tablet, chances are you’re picturing a small, white, round disc.But in reality? Tablets come in all shapes and sizes — from arrowheads and hexagons to hearts, half-moons, and octagons. And these...
by Solids Development | May 13, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Customer Credentials – Stability issues in tablet production Situation at first contact An international pharmaceutical company contacted us because they had stability issues with an important product. So far the produced tablet batches were still in-spec, but getting...
by Solids Development | Apr 24, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Customer Credentials – Direct Compression not always possible for every API Situation at first contact We were consulted by an international pharmaceutical company that wanted to transfer one of its major products to direct tableting. Until then, the product was...
by Solids Development | Apr 22, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Customer Credentials – Roller Compaction Trials with Oxygen-reduced Environment Situation at first contact An international pharmaceutical company contacted us because they wanted to perform some roller compaction trials to optimize one of their existing...
by Solids Development | Apr 10, 2025 | Advisor #DrRob
Customer Credentials – Combining Support in Roller Compaction Trials with Advanced Training Situation at first contact A big pharmaceutical company wanted to transfer several products to a new roller compactor at their site in India. As the experience with the...
