All Courtoy rotary tablet presses can be equipped with automatic control
systems, ranging from a simple PLC based system up to a complete fully
automatic PC/PLC based system.
All systems are based on standard
industrial hardware from the world leading manufacturers of automatic control
systems. This means that no hardware is specially designed by Courtoy for
rotary tablet presses. The use of such standard components allows for high
reliability, while at the same time low cost replacement parts are available
world-wide from local suppliers, within extremely short delivery times.
Weight control
principle
Two alternative principles for automatic tablet
weight control and adjustment, depending on the application and machine type
selected.
Dual weight/hardness control principle
The
controls dilemma facing the pharmaceutical compression industry since its
infancy has been resolved by Courtoy’s engineers. Like all great solutions, the
answer is amazingly simple: physically separate the two control loops to work
on separate areas of the press. Weight is controlled at pre-compression and
hardness is controlled at main compression. As a result, weight and hardness
can be controlled simultaneously and continuously on a standard tablet
press.
Press Control Systems:
OC3 control
system
The OC3 control system is available on the R0/2, R1/2,
R53 and the R5 - all of which are presses for industrial applications
only.
ITS
- 'Integrated Tabletting Supervisor' control system
The
ITS is a fully automatic production control system available on the R150e,
R190ft, R290f and R292f rotary tablet presses. Also the R1/2, R53, R5,
R233, R253 and R353 industrial presses.
MC4 - 'Multi-Control 4' control
system
The MC4 is available on the R150e, R190ft, R290f and
R292f rotary tablet presses, the entire MODUL™ rotary tablet press range and
the R233 industrial press.