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Dust Collector Filter Media Options for Solid Dose Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

May 6, 2025
Blending and tableting create hazardous dusts. Learn how dust collector filters reduce exposure—download our eBook about media that is best for each dust type.

Pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing processes like blending and tableting produce dangerous fugitive dusts that contain active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). This eBook explores the critical role of dust collection systems in mitigating the health, safety, and contamination risks of airborne dusts.

The book provides five key ways cartridge-style dust collectors help control harmful dust by safely capturing and containing it at the source. It emphasizes, and the need to comply with OSHA and NFPA standards.

Topics include:

  • The importance of proper filtration media
  • Maintaining negative pressure in tablet press housings to ensure containment
  • Air-to-media ratios
  • Explosion protection options
  • Preventing cross-contamination

Download this eBook to learn about the different types of dusts that solid dose manufacturers typically face and the filter media that works best for each.

 

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