GELATIN SPECIFICATION FOR HARD GELATIN CAPSULE
GELATIN
PROPERTIES
|
ACID
PIGSKIN
|
FISH
|
BLOOM(G)0
|
240-255,
|
220-260
|
VISCOSITY,
6.67%,600(MPA,S)
|
4.2-4.8
|
3.5-4.5
|
MOISTURE
(%MAX)
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
ASH (%MAX)
|
1.
|
1.0
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PH ,1%
SOLUTION
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5.2-5.8
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5.5-6.0
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ISO IONIC
POINT,PH
|
7.0-9.4
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7.0-9.4
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PARTICLE SIZE
% PASSING 4
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100
|
100
|
SO2 (PPM MAX)
|
40
|
40
|
H2O2
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Absent
|
Absent
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MICROBIAL
STANDARDS
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||
TOTAL COUNT
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500
|
500
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E.COLI IN 10
GM
|
Absent
|
Absent
|
P. AERUGINOSA
IN 10 GM
|
Absent
|
Absent
|
GELATIN SOLUTION:
Ø
Raw gelatin and water
are mixed in the ratio of 1: 2 and
processed at precise temperature in Safrroys
melting systems.
Ø
After vacuum is applied, the solution is
received in jacketed tanks.
Ø
Colors and preservatives are added before taking
to the capsule machine.
DIPPING::
- Each pin bar has 30 mould pins attached.
- Six pin bars on cap side and six pin bars on body side are lowered into gelatin solution.
- Dipping, dwelling & withdrawal are so timed to pick up just enough gelatin on the pins according to size of capsule mad
Setting:
- These pin bars on cap side and body side are raised to the upper deck.
- While raising, they are rotated for required distribution of gelatin on the pins
DRYING:
- Temperature and humidity controlled air is blown over the mould pins to remove excess water content from the capsule halves.
- Once drying is complete, the Pin Bars enter the Table section which positions the capsule halves for stripping from the Pins in the Automatic section.
- In the Automatic section, capsule halves are individually stripped from the Pins
- Caps and body halves are trimmed to narrow tolerance as per standards.
- The cutting are vacuumed away and collected in separate drums.
- The capsule halves move to the centre of the machine and enter the joiner blocks.
- Joined capsules are then pushed on to the conveyor belt
- Capsules fall into the drum kept below the cross conveyor.
- The drum is replaced when full
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