Tamping simulator and associated method

A tamping simulator comprising:

• a powder cylinder;
• a plurality of dosing receptacles,
• a rotatable dosing disc defining a plurality of bores therethrough, wherein each dosing receptacle is laterally defined by one of the plurality of bores, wherein a bottom of the dosing receptacle is defined by a moveable plunger such that a volume of the dosing receptacle is adjustable via movement of the plunger;
• a tamping pin having a first end and a second end, the tamping pin being configured to be moved between a raised position and a lowered position such that the second end is received into the powder cylinder and one of the plurality of dosing receptacles in an instance in which the tamping pin is in the lowered position;
• a tamping spring operably coupled to the first end of the tamping pin and being configured to relieve compression pressure from the tamping pin;
• and
• a compression scale operably coupled to the tamping spring and being configured to indicate an amount of compression pressure absorbed by the tamping spring,
• wherein each of the plurality of bores is disposed at one of a plurality of tamping stations positioned around a circumference of the rotatable dosing disc, and
• wherein each of the plurality of bores has a different diameter.