Pharmaceutical Metal Detectors and Systems

Pharmaceutical metal detector systems facilitate quality control by monitoring for the presence of ferrous and other metallic contaminants in granulated or powder-form dosage forms. Metal contaminants threaten compliance with quality assurance standards, taint the dosage formulation, and ultimately affect the end consumer. Pharmaceutical metal detector systems can be mated with a conveyor system or operate on a gravity-based free-fall principle, and are particularly well suited for testing of tablet dosage forms. In addition to magnetic testing, some detectors feature the ability to test for non-magnetic stainless steel. Purchasing considerations for pharmaceutical metal detection systems include the size of the manufacturing operation, quality standards to be met, the dosage form to be analyzed for contaminants, the presence and/or compatibility of existing conveyor and sorting equipment, the production budget, the desired user interface, and the maintenance prospects for the equipment.