Tablet press machine and method for rejecting and sampling tablets

A rotary tablet press machine comprising:

• a compression turret rotatable about a rotation axis and including a die table having a plurality of dies each configured to receive a product to be compressed and to form tablets;
• a conveying element configured to convey tablets formed by the dies from the die table into an outlet duct;
• and
• a reject and sampling system configured to selectively divert tablets form by the dies into a reject duct or into a sampling duct;
• the reject and sampling system comprising:
• (i) a first diverting device configured to operate on individual tablets designated for rejection so as to divert the individual tablets from the die table towards the reject duct;
• and
• (ii) a second diverting device, distinct from the first diverting device, configured to operate on individual tablets designated for sampling so as to divert the individual tablets from the die table towards the sampling duct,
• wherein the first and second diverting devices are configured to operate on the tablets while the tablets remain on the die table and before the tablets reach the conveying element, and
• wherein the conveying element conveys tablets not diverted by the first or second diverting into the outlet duct.