Sugar Coating
A sucrose based film coat that gives a sugar coated finish from a single pan, without the traditional multi stage sugar line.
What this range covers
Rglax Coat offers high performance sugar coating film coating to cover the tablet with a sucrose based solution, providing protection from light and moisture. It is a fully formulated HPMC system.
- Grades in range
- 1
- Process base
- Non-aqueous (solvent)
- Brand
- Rglax Coat
- Made at
- Tahliwal, Distt. Una, H.P.
1 grade in this range
Each grade has its own page with the application, the process notes and the questions buyers ask about it.
Application parameters
Rglax Coat film coating
Tablet bed and inlet temperatures are given as aqueous over non-aqueous (AQ / NAQ). Settings are indicative and confirmed against your core during trials.
| Coating equipment | Conventional coaterAQ / NAQ12 inch pan | Auto coaterAQ / NAQ24 inch pan | Conventional coaterAQ / NAQ36 inch pan | Auto coaterAQ / NAQ48 inch pan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan speed (rpm) | 18 to 20 | 14 to 16 | 8 to 12 | 3 to 5 |
| Tablet charge (kg) | 0.5 to 1 | 3 to 5 | 40 to 50 | 100 to 130 |
| Tablet bed temp (°C) | 35-40 / 30-35 | 35-40 / 30-35 | 35-40 / 30-35 | 35-40 / 30-35 |
| Inlet temp (°C) | 75-80 / 60-65 | 75-80 / 60-65 | 75-80 / 60-65 | 75-80 / 60-65 |
Common questions
Does SFC101 need a traditional sugar coating line?
No. It is applied like a non-aqueous film coat, so a single pan and a single dispersion replace the syrup, dusting and polishing stages. A conventional or auto coater is all that is required.
How long does a sugar coated finish take with it?
A single shift rather than the several days a traditional sugar process runs to, because the multi stage build-up is replaced by one film coating stage.
Before you specify a grade
The polymers behind a coating system
Methacrylic, CAP, phthalate, HPMC and PVA. What each does in a film, and which grade is built on it.
Read the guideCoating defects and what causes them
Logo bridging, picking, orange peel, loss of gastro resistance and the failures that only show on stability.
Read the guide