PROCTER & GAMBLE HYGIENE AND HEALTH CARE LTD.

PROJECT KATFISH
OBSERVATION ON FARMSON PARACETAMOL USING BATCH OF VICKS ACT

Sr.No. Batch No. Date Process Std. Time

1 8259756811 16.09.2008 Paste making UV Water 1 hr. 30 min.
Geltin Soaking 1 hr.
Geltin Dissolved 20 to 30 min.
Paste Cooking 25 to 35 min.

Process Std. Time Actual Time

Sieving &
Premix making 90 min. 90 min.

Process Dry Mixing Paste addition

RMG 20 min. 5 min.
Chopper on Chopper off

Process
FBD Lot 1.1 Lot 1.2
Drying (Inlet) temp. 62.5 ºc 64.5 ºc
(Limit:60ºc - 65ºc)

Drying (outlet) temp. 38 ºc 37 ºc

(Limit :38ºc ± 2ºc )

Drying time in min. 15 15

Moisture content 3.40% 3.40%

Desirable limit 3.3 %
(Range: 3.2% - 3.5%
w/w max.)

Moisture content after Dried granules Moisture content

mixing granules wt. after lubrication.

3.80% 566.25 Kg 4.10%

Process Friability % After 24 hrs

Compression m/c 02 22 rpm
30 min. R.H.S 0.39%
L.H.S. 0.42%
60 min. R.H.S. 0.42%
L.H.S. 0.26%
90 min. R.H.S. 0.39%
L.H.S. 0.39%
120 min. R.H.S. 0.39%
L.H.S. 0.26%
150 min. R.H.S. 0.53%
 L.H.S. 0.42%
180 min. R.H.S. 0.26%
L.H.S. 0.39%
210 min. R.H.S. 0.39%
L.H.S. 0.26%
240 min. R.H.S. 0.53%
L.H.S. 0.39%
270 min. R.H.S. 0.40%
L.H.S. 0.42%
300 min. R.H.S. 0.42%
L.H.S. 0.26%
330 min. R.H.S. 0.39%
L.H.S. 0.42%

Runtime (min 8 Batch size

Batch No. Machine No. hours) processed (MSU)
Qualification 8259756811 1 12 7.4

Packing detail Shipper 71 X 90 X 15 X 8 = 766800 Tabs

Loose 45 X 120 = 5400
Control sample 3 X 120 = 360
Packed Qty. FG + CS Total 772560 Tabs

Packed Qty. 579.420 Kg

% yield against transferred qty. 99.39%
Overall yield 96.57%
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Std temp Actual Time Temp.

1 hr. 30 min. N.A.
1 hr. 50º C
30 min.
NMT 75 ºC 35 min. 74.4º C

Granulation time
7.5 min. Mixer at slow speed & chopper at high speed
Chopper on

Lot 1.3 Lot 2.1 Lot 2.2 Lot 2.3

63.7 ºc 62.4 ºc 64.2 ºc 64.7 ºc

38 ºc 37 ºc 39 ºc 38 ºc

15 15 20 15

3.30% 3.50% 3.30% 3.50%

Dried lubricated Compressed Rej. tabs. wt. Dedust powder Tabs. After % yeild
granules wt. tablets wt. kg. wt.kg. inspection. upto packing stage.

590.36 Kg 583.44 Kg 1.2 Kg 3.9 Kg 582.920 Kg 97.15%

Friability
22 rpm
0.35%
0.26%
 Total good Rejection
product Total Rejected Empty without Good
obtained (MSU) strips tablets Double tablet Dry ink Half tablets Strips
7.15 4519 379 Nil 24 Nill 1391
PR% Yield% Top Laminate
Bottom Laminate
DispensersDFC No. ofDispenser
rechecked for disturbed
count(14/16 strips
44% 96.57 91 91 6513 72 133