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IBED Precision Coatings for Tablet Tooling: Chromium Nitride
By Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.d. · 13 years ago
Precision coatings are often applied to tooling used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical tablets to ensure the process is operating efficiently as possible. The tableting tooling used in these processes tends to wear over time, ...
Comparing the Effectiveness of Wear-Resistant Coatings on Pharmaceutical Tooling
By Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.d. · 13 years ago
A study was performed to compare the performance of a series of wear-resistant coatings deposited by chrome plating / electroplating, physical vapor deposition (PVD) and the Ion Beam Enhanced Deposition (IBED) processes. The interest was ...
The Universe of Surface Treatments for Precision Industrial Tooling
By Arnold H Deutchman · 13 years ago
The range of processes used to treat the surfaces of engineered materials is quite wide and the results vary on a number of different factors, including the process, the coating media and the substrate surface. ...
Choosing the Right Coatings and Coating Processes for Tableting Tooling
By Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.d. · 13 years ago
High efficiency manufacture of solid dose pharmaceuticals requires the use of high performance tooling, including tablet punches, dies, tamping pins and compacting rolls. Since the tooling is in intimate contact with formulation powders during tableting, ...
A Comparison of Precision Engineered Surface Coatings for Machine Tooling
By Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.d. · 13 years ago
Precision engineered components and tooling are designed to perform under strenuous operating conditions with speed, precision, and reliability. Over time, however, tiny imperfections and defects in the tooling's surfaces can develop and will begin to ...
The Ion Beam Enhanced Deposition Coating Process for Pharmaceutical Tooling
By Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.d. · 13 years ago
The Ion beam enhanced deposition (IBED) process is a new metal coating process that can be used to effectively coat tableting punches and dies with a variety of hard, wear and corrosion resistant coatings. IBED ...
Microscopic Wear and Corrosion Reduce the Performance and Life of Pharmaceutical Tablet Compression Tooling
By Arnold H. Deutchman, Ph.d. · 13 years ago
To the naked eye, it is nearly impossible to spot the microscopic signs of abrasive wear and corrosion that can reduce the efficiency of pharmaceutical tablet compression tooling. The high-performance tooling used by pharmaceutical companies ...