Just like any other tools, tablet tools too need proper maintenance and care to ensure their reliable and smooth running. Tablet tools undergo problems such as capping, tablet weight and thickness variation etc. within time and so require proper maintenance. A lot of tablet tool problems can be categorically outlined to poor treatment and upkeep measures. Consistent care and repair work will aid to extend the tooling life, upholding tablet image and definition, enhancing tooling efficiency and avoiding tooling cracking.
As the proverb goes, 'prevention is better than cure'. One has to be very careful while handling these tools to avoid damaging it and spending irrational money on its repair.
Follow the step by step procedure to carry out proper maintenance of tablet tools:
The first step is to read the security measures carefully that are present on the machine and understand them thoroughly. Ones you have understood the precautions correctly, make a point to follow them and also tell your workers about these measures.
Carry out a daily, weekly, monthly, bi-yearly and yearly maintenance process on the tool by cleaning and lubricating them before the use. Check whether all the parts move smoothly and freely. Check the oil levels of the tools and fill them if not sufficient. If required you can also remove all the parts of the tools ones a year to examine it thoroughly.
If you find any damage in any part of the tablet tool then change it before it damages the whole tool. Minor damage can be repaired manually, but if the destruction is extreme, then the tools will need to be replaced. The replacement should only be carried out when totally essential as this can possibly modify the tooling dimensions bringing about other tableting problems.
The next step after the repair of the tool is to measure the tooling dimensions. Check whether all the dimensions have not altered and are similar. The measurement can be determined manually with the help of various traditionalist equipments.
Ones that you have repaired and replaced the parts polish the tool wherever necessary to give it an even look.
If the tools are not in use then store them in a place where they do not get damaged or catch corrosion. There are many particularly designed storage boxes that are custom-made according to the size of the tool.
Proper maintenance a tablet tools is extremely necessary to ensure proper tablet making.
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