Compaction Simulator Users Group (CSUG2000)

In the 1970s, AstraZeneca at Macclesfield (who were then part of ICI) developed the first high-speed instrumented testing machine to evaluate the compressing properties of pharmaceutical materials. Since then, a number of academic and industrial organisations in Europe and America have installed systems. These compaction simulators usually operate by the computerised control of punch positions with a hydraulic servo-control system to compress raw materials and tablet formulations.

A users meeting will be held on Tuesday September 26th, 2000 at AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood, Bakewell Rd, Loughborough, United Kindom. Numbers will be limited to about 40 and priority will be given to users and suppliers. However, others interested in tablet compaction are welcome.

Updated news about the meeting will be communicated by email. To join the email list or to register your interest in attending the meeting, email Peter Drew (or telephone 0115 959 4385) at Boots Contract Manufactuing, Nottingham, UK or Walter Cook (01509 64 4567) at AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood.

The meeting will include:

* Presentations on recent developments in compaction simulators and their applications
* Demonstration of the AstraZeneca system
* Poster session
* Opportunity to interact with other workers in this field

See you there,

Peter Drew
Peter.Drew@bcm-ltd.co.uk

Walter Cook
Walter.Cook@AstraZeneca.com

Links:

ESH Testing at Brierley Hill, West Midlands, UK have supplied compaction simulators to a number of organisations including AstraZeneca.

The MSI Research Institute at Loughborough University in the UK are currently designing and building a new control system for Boots Contract Manufacturing (part of The Boots Company) at Nottingham.

Puuman Oy, Kuopio, Finland supply compaction simulators.

Metropolitan Computing Corporation (MCC) of East Hanover, New Jersey, USA take an alternative approach to simulating tablet compressing machines.

The following organisations are also simulator users:

School of Pharmacy, London University
University of Bath
Liverpool John Moores University
University of Groningen
Uppsala University
Pfizer Limited
GlaxoWellcome
Sanofi-Synthelabo
SmithKlineBeecham
Merck