A punch/shear combo’s greatest strength is its throughput—delivering parts ready for the next operation, no shake-and-break ...

This article examines multi-tip tool technology for pharmaceutical tablet compression and the process control and validation issues that must be carefully evaluated to assess the potential for success ...

A seven-step process may reduce many common tablet and tooling problems, resulting in a better quality end product. Cleaning for tablet press tooling is essential within pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Reddit user [thetelltalehart] has been making brake press tooling with 3D printed PLA, and recently shared an interesting picture of a hybrid brake press punch, shown here on the right, in blue.

Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, milling, grinding; anything to remove metal or push it around from one place to another is fair game when you’ve got to ...