In a 6000m² plant with a logic lay-out the production activities are setup in clear sub-divisions: - warehousing raw materials - weighing - mixing, milling - tablet compressing - capsule filling - coating - primary and secondary packaging - final release - expedition.
Tablets are the most common used dosage form and are manufactured by applying high pressure on a powder mixture. This powder mixture consists of several active ingredients, selected by Wolfs or the customer, and other excipients.
Coatings can be applied on tablets for several reasons :tastemasking,patient comfort, improving visual aspect, protection of active ingredients against moisture and temperature, delayed release of active ingredients, …
Wolfs has a lab-scale coater which allows us to test and select an appropriate coating for new products on a small scale. This allows us to produce sample tablets in a fast and efficient way, ideal for the launch of a new project.
Coatings can be applied for an enhanced consumer ease or a targeted and more efficient release of active ingredient.
Capsules are a commonly used dosage form in the nutraceutical industry. Formulations for filling into capsules need only small amounts of excipients to ensure a good powder flow into the capsules.