Technical / White Paper
Fighting abrasive wear of punches & dies
Manufacturers face several challenges when compressing nutraceutical tablets, many of which are unrefined natural ingredients that are abrasive, corrosive and/or coarse.
With over 70 years of experience and knowledge of tablet tooling, I Holland discuss how wear-resistant tooling steel, anti-abrasive coatings and good tablet design extend the service life of punches and dies in order to avoid replacing your tooling prematurely thereby saving both time and resources.