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Dosage-form testing

Tablet Friability Tester (Friabilator)

Tumbles a sample of uncoated tablets in a rotating drum to see how much weight they lose by chipping and abrasion. Shows whether tablets can survive coating, packing and transport.

  • Pharmaceutical
  • Nutraceuticals
  • Veterinary medicines
  • Food tablets
Illustration of Tablet Friability Tester (Friabilator)
CALIBRATION

Friability tester calibration procedures

Rotation speed & count

Checks the drum turns at 25 ± 1 rpm and stops after the set number of revolutions.

Open procedure
QUALIFICATION

Instrument qualification (DQ · IQ · OQ · PQ)

  1. 01

    DQ — Design qualification

    Confirms drum dimensions meet the pharmacopoeia and the tester gives the required speed and count control.

  2. 02

    IQ — Installation qualification

    Records model, serial number, drum certificate of dimensions and installation.

  3. 03

    OQ — Operational qualification

    Verifies rotation speed (25 ± 1 rpm) and revolution count, and checks the drum dimensions.

  4. 04

    PQ — Performance qualification

    Shows consistent performance through periodic calibration and routine use.

In LimsPulse · Calibration Management

Keep every Friability tester in control: usage logs, calibration and maintenance schedules, and automatic blocking of overdue instruments.

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