Rotary tablet press with removable turret module

A rotary tablet press comprising:

• a machine frame comprising a press housing and a compression assembly in the press housing including pressure roll assemblies, and a connection base extending outwardly from a bottom end of the press housing;
• a detachable turret module removably mountable to the press housing comprising a module base including a control housing atop a support housing and a turret housing mounted atop the control housing, a turret assembly rotatably mounted in in the turret housing about a vertical axis, the turret assembly comprising a plurality of die stations, the detachable module being selectively positioned at the press housing so that the pressure roll assemblies engage the turret assembly to compress a granulation into a tablet at the die stations;
• a turret drive assembly comprising a turret motor and drive shaft, the drive shaft being aligned with the vertical axis and engaging the turret assembly to rotate the turret assembly;
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• a cart assembly operatively secured to the module base and comprising a controllable lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the turret module to selectively position the module base on the connection base.