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Preventive Maintenance

Tablet Press Force and Punch Condition

The tablet press check looks at punches and the force-sensor reading the released procedure names, with the press locked out. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not change a weight, thickness, or speed setting. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

Interval Weekly
Est. Duration 1.5 hrs
Steps 5
Applies To Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

The Procedure

The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.

  1. With the press locked out, inspect punches and dies for wear, chips and binding
  2. Record the force-sensor check the released procedure names
  3. Confirm the feeder and turret guards are in place before the press is released
  4. Do not change a weight, thickness or speed setting from this work order
  5. Quarantine a punch that is out of the site's wear limit

Why This PM Exists

The tablet press check looks at punches and the force-sensor reading the released procedure names, with the press locked out. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not change a weight, thickness, or speed setting. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

What Skipping It Looks Like

A chipped punch stays in the turret because the batch is almost done and the force trace still 'looks close'. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not change a weight, thickness, or speed setting.

Setting the interval

Weekly, locked out. A punch outside the site's wear limit is quarantined. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.

Equipment This Covers

Common Questions

How often should this PM run?
Weekly. Weekly, locked out. A punch outside the site's wear limit is quarantined. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.
How long does it take?
Budget about 1.5 hours for a technician working to the standard procedure. ChatterFix uses that estimate for capacity planning, then learns your plant's actual time from completed work orders.
What happens if we skip it?
A chipped punch stays in the turret because the batch is almost done and the force trace still 'looks close'. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not change a weight, thickness, or speed setting.
Can I use this checklist in ChatterFix?
Yes — this exact procedure ships in the Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences industry pack. Pick your industry at signup and it is scheduled on the right assets automatically, with no configuration.

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This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.