Method and device for configuring a production process of a rotary press

A device for configuring a production process of a rotary press, comprising:

• a configuration apparatus in communication with the rotary press, the rotary press comprising a rotor configured to be rotatably driven by a rotary drive;
• upper and lower punch guides, wherein upper pressing punches of the rotor are configured to be guided in the upper punch guide and lower pressing punches of the rotor are configured to be guided in the lower punch guide;
• a die plate defining a plurality of cavities positioned between the punch guides;
• a filling apparatus configured to fill a powdered material into each of the plurality of cavities of the die plate;
• and a pressing apparatus configured to interact with the upper and lower pressing punches to press the powdered material in each of the plurality of cavities of the die plate to form tablets;
• the configuration apparatus comprising a database in which a plurality of groups of parameter data are stored,
• wherein the plurality of groups comprises:
• a first group comprising component parameter data on components mounted in the rotary press;
• a second group comprising process parameter data on process parameters during operation of the rotary press;
• a third group comprising powder parameter data on powder properties of a powdered material to be pressed in the rotary press;
• and
• a fourth group comprising tablet parameter data on tablet properties of the tablets to be produced in the rotary press,
• wherein the parameter data of the four groups stored in the database are correlated with one another such that parameter data or another of the four groups is determined for specified parameter data from at least two of the four groups, and
• wherein the configuration apparatus is configured to define parameter data from the other of the four groups for specified parameter data from at least two of the four groups according to the correlation of the parameter data saved in the database in order to configure the production process of the rotary press.

A rotary press comprising:

• a rotor configured to be rotatably driven by a rotary drive;
• upper and lower punch guides, wherein upper pressing punches of the rotor are configured to be guided in the upper punch guide and lower pressing punches of the rotor are configured to be guided in the lower punch guide;
• a die plate defining a plurality of cavities positioned between the punch guides;
• a filling apparatus configured to fill a powdered material into each of the plurality of cavities of the die plate;
• a pressing apparatus configured to interact with the upper and lower pressing punches to press the powdered material in each of the plurality of cavities of the die plate to form tablets;
• and
• a configuration apparatus comprising a database in which a plurality of groups of parameter data are stored,
• wherein the plurality of groups comprises:
• a first group comprising component parameter data on components mounted in the rotary press;
• a second group comprising process parameter data on process parameters during operation of the rotary press;
• a third group comprising powder parameter data on powder properties of a powdered material to be pressed in the rotary press;
• and
• a fourth group comprising tablet parameter data on tablet properties of the tablets to be produced in the rotary press,
• wherein the parameter data of the four groups stored in the database are correlated with one another such that parameter data or another of the four groups is determined for specified parameter data from at least two of the four groups, and
• wherein the configuration apparatus is configured to define parameter data from the other of the four groups for specified parameter data from at least two of the four groups according to the correlation of the parameter data saved in the database in order to configure the production process of the rotary press.