Cone Mill

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A cone mill is a machine that is used to reduce the size of material uniformly. It has a wider opening that allows the matter to be ground to be placed and a narrow ending for the exit of finer materials. The cone mill operates by applying gravity or vacuum to the product matter that needs to be broken down. Besides, the cone mill is suited for use in wet, dry or fine milling in the food, chemicals, and pharmaceutical industries. A cone mill is easily adaptable depending on needs. Cone milling is the most efficient and beneficial method for size reduction in.

1. Reducing the size of the dry material in production

*   This is the most important function of a cone mill within the pharmaceutical industry.

*   Remember, this reduction makes the surface area of the material increase.

*   The reduction not only helps in improving efficiency during production but also the strength of the             said medication.
 

2. Deagglomeration

*  This is a size reduction process performed by a cone mill.

*   It helps in breaking apart loosely adhered lumps of crystals or powders without further disintegration         of the powder or the crystal particle themselves.
 

3. Granulation

*  This is a process of forming grains from a powdery substance or solid matter to form granular matter.

   Cone mills have the ability to, 

*  After granulation, the granules may either be packed when used as a dosage form or  mixed with             other substances prior to tablet compaction or capsule filling.
 

4. Sizing wet material post granulation

*  This enables the material to dry faster as the surface area has been increased.
 

5. Retrieve powder from unqualified tablets

*  After tablet compression or compaction, there might be tablets that fail to meet the required standards. *  The Cone Mill, therefore, comes in handy in getting the powders for reuse in other processes.
 

6.  De lumping

*  This is the shredding of oversized materials after production.

*   Cone mills can be of benefit to pharmaceutical companies that want to size the tablets, capsules to           the required standard sizes.