In theory, making biopharmaceuticals 24/7—or close to it—could reduce production costs. Various models suggest switching from batch to continuous mode would cut the cost of producing almost all types ...

In the annals of napkin illustration, continuous drug tablet manufacturing may have only one entry: Fernando Muzzio’s 2003 depiction of a tableting line for Janet Woodcock, then head of the US Food ...

Continuous casting remains a critical process in modern steel production, whereby molten steel is poured into a mould and solidified into semi-finished forms such as blooms, billets or slabs. This ...

Learn how to evaluate excipients for continuous manufacturing in a rational fashion. This webcast will demonstrate the importance of collaboration between pharmaceutical scientists and excipient ...

MKM Mansfelder Kupfer- und Messing GmbH (MKM), Hettstedt, has begun the production of high-purity, oxygen-free copper strip (Cu-OFE). MKM is the only manufacturer in the world with the ability to ...

Continuous manufacturing is finally gaining traction in the pharmaceutical industry, but development of the necessary production technologies is, fittingly, a continuous process. Ultimately, the drawn ...

FDA approved an update in the manufacturing of Prezista (darunavir) using a continuous manufacturing line at Janssen Supply Chain’s facility in Puerto Rico. With the April 8, 2016 FDA approval of an ...

Process Engineering encompasses the analysis, modeling, simulation, optimization, design, control and operation of process systems, from micro-sized systems to huge industrial facilities. Many ...

Historically, pharmaceutical products have been produced in a traditional ‘batch’ system, in which every operation is executed separately using a defined quantity of materials. In batch manufacturing ...