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Pills medications begins by a grinding process where the active ingredient in a tablet or pill is ground and mixed with a binding agent.

The ingredient is transported to the dryer

the container is made of stainless steel so as not to contaminate the product

the granulation has to be dried at 40 or 50 degrees centigrade

a press that crushes the powder. The press exerts a pressure varying between two and five tonnes

two stampers one above and the other below crush the powder and form the pill

Quality testing is carried out on 5 pills every 15 minutes their hardness is verified with an apparatus with a force varying between 2 and 20 kilo Pascal's.

The pills must be coated, so that they won't crumble. a coating solution made of water and coloring pigments is used . This spraying operation lasts 40 minutes

The number of pills to be placed into bottles is controlled by an automated unit