Rotary tablet press with removable turret

A rotary tablet press comprising:

• a press housing having bottom and top ends, the bottom for resting on a support surface;
• a compression assembly in the press housing and including pressure roll assemblies;
• a drive housing extending outwardly from the top end of the press housing;
• a drive assembly enclosed in the drive housing and comprising a turret motor directly driving a drive shaft extending downward from the turret motor;
• and
• a turret assembly comprising a plurality of die stations, the turret assembly being mounted to the press housing below the drive housing and about a vertical axis so that the pressure roll assemblies engage the turret assembly to compress a granulation into a tablet at the die stations, the drive shaft being aligned with the vertical axis and engaging the turret assembly to rotate the turret assembly.

A rotary tablet press comprising:

• a press housing having bottom and top ends, the bottom for resting on a support surface;
• a compression assembly in the press housing and including pressure roll assemblies;
• a drive housing extending outwardly from the top end of the press housing;
• a drive assembly in the drive housing comprising a turret motor and drive shaft extending downward from the turret motor;
• and
• a turret assembly comprising a plurality of die stations, the turret assembly being mounted to the press housing about a vertical axis so that the pressure roll assemblies engage the turret assembly to compress a granulation into a tablet at the die stations, the drive shaft being aligned with the vertical axis and engaging the turret assembly to rotate the turret assembly,
• further comprising a detachable module removably mountable to the press housing and comprising a module base supporting a turret housing, the turret assembly being rotatably mounted in in the turret housing.