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TABLETMANUFACTURING &TROUBLESHOOTING

Basics of

By attending this course you will enhance your knowledge of troubleshooting and maintenance

procedures for tablet presses and tooling, and increase your understanding of TSM specifications

and tooling options in order to reduce downtime by minimizing compression problems.

• Tablet shapes & designs• Tablet press setup & operation

• Tooling options• Steel types

• Tool inspection • Tool reworking & polishing

Just a few of the basics you will learn by taking this course:

SAVETHE DATEJUNE14-162016

St. Charles, MO 63304

LearningOBJECTIVESParticipants of The Tablet Manufacturing Process will finish with an understanding of fundamental concepts including:

• Basics of tablet shapes and designs

• Tablet press setup and operation:causes and effects

• General background of toolingoptions and steel types

• Formulation and granulation overview

• Tool inspection discussion

• Introduction to Natoli’s TM-II tool inspection system

• Hands-on tool reworking and polishing

This course is designed for anyone in the tablet compression industry including pharmaceutical, veterinary, nutritional, confectionery, and indus-trial. It will benefit tooling technicians, tablet press operators, tablet press maintenance technicians, QC/QA personnel, research and development, and their supervisors. Attendees will receive invaluable hands-on experience that cannot be learned from textbooks or webinars.

Who ShouldATTEND?

DALE NATOLI PresidentNatoli Engineering Company636.926.8900 • natoli.com

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W Welcome to NATOLI!With well over a decade of training experience, our instructors have taught The Basics of Tablet Manufacturing & Troubleshooting course both at our own location as well as on site at numerous companies throughout the world. Join our team at our technical training center for an immersive experience to learn the basics of tablet shapes and designs, press setup & operations, tooling options & steel types, tool inspections, and tool reworking & polishing.

Reference books and webinars definitely have their place in keeping current in the industry, but nothing compares to the quality training offered at Natoli Engineering Company’s state of the art facilities that promise to have you actively engaged and learning. This is the type of learning we strive for when we map out each of our extensive training courses.

Also covered is how to overcome a vast array of tableting challenges as well as the best practices found industry wide.

We look forward to welcoming you to our facilities in St. Charles, Missouri and encourage you to register early as space is limited and we anticipate the course to fill up quickly.

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DAY 1 Tuesday, June 14, 2016

DAY 2 Wednesday, June 15, 2016

DAY 3 Thursday, June 16, 2016

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8:30 am 1:30 pm

2:30 pm

2:45 pm

Tablet Press Setup, Operationand MaintenanceMr. Doug Kirsch • Press setup, causes & effects• Common set-up errors• Maintenance

Break

Tablet Press Setup, Operationand Maintenance (continued)• Factors affecting tablet quality• Operation / troubleshooting

Arrival / Welcome

Natoli Plant Tour

Tablet DesignMr. Bill Turner • Ensuring tablet design success• Logo & engraving cut design• Cup configuration• Bisects• Tablet basics

Lunch

9:00 am

11:00 am

12:30 pm

8:30 am 11:45 am

12:30 pm

1:30 pm

2:30 pm

2:45 pm

Arrival / Refreshments

Tablet CompressionTooling OptionsMr. Dale Natoli • Understanding TSM specifications• Tooling options

Break

Tablet CompressionTooling Options (continued)• Tablet & tool troubleshooting

Break

Steel Types and CoatingsMr. Dave Holleran • Steel options• Coating options

Lunch

Formulation ProcessMr. Fazal Mohideen • Preformulation / Binary• Tableting with direct blending• Formulation strategies & tooling design

Break

Formulation Process (continued)• Roller compaction formulas• Scaling up to meet production capabilities

9:00 am

10:00 am

10:15 am

11:30 am

8:30 am

12:30 pm

9:30 amArrival / Refreshments

Tooling InspectionMr. Dale Natoli • Best practices• Tablet quality

BREAKOUT HANDS-ON SESSION:Hands-On Tablet Press SetupMr. Doug Kirsch• Press setup, causes & effects• Common set-up errors• Maintenance

Hands-On Tooling MaintenanceMr. Dave Perry / Mr. Stephen Natoli• Hands-on demonstration: Tooling rework, maintenance and how to properly buff and polish

Hands-On Tool InspectionMr. Rob Caruso• Punch length inspection• Tooling database• Monitoring tool usage• Drawing management• Working length analysis & tool matching• Checking embossing• Tip and die wear

Lunch

9:00 am

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Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted accordingly.

Natoli Technical Training Center seminars offer a valuable training experience extending well beyond textbooks and

webinars. These seminars consist of a well-balanced combination of presentations, group discussions, Q & A sessions,

and hands-on exercises, resulting in a much more valuable experience.

TRAINING BEYOND TEXTBOOKS

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RS DALE NATOLI Mr.

Natoli is President of Natoli Engineering Company, Inc., and has over 32 years of

t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g experience in the tablet

compression industry. Natoli has published articles for major pharma-ceutical publications and authored chap-ters in three books, including the “Tablet Specification Manual”, sponsored by the American Pharmaceutical Association. He presents lectures for universities, pharmaceutical associations and tablet manufacturers worldwide.

BILL TURNER Mr. Turner is the Technical Service Manager of Tooling and Tablets at Natoli Engineering

Company, Inc. Prior to that position he was the

Engineering Manager and Tablet and Tool Designer for 20 years as well as a Technical Customer Service Represen-tative for over 15 years. He educates and trains Natoli sales and service staff and conducts training seminars to the industry in tablet design, tool design, and troubleshooting, both in-house, and on site.

DOUG KIRSCH Mr. Kirsch is the Technical Service Manager for the tablet press division at Natoli

Engineering Company, Inc. With over 40 years

of experience in the tablet compression industry, he has been with Natoli for over 30 years and has trained press operators and maintenance techni-cians worldwide. He began his career training in the U.K. with Manesty machines and then served as a Technical Service Representative for Manesty tablet presses over 10 years. For the next three years, he served as the Mainte-nance Manager for tablet compression at General Nutrition Corporation.

DAVE HOLLERAN Mr. Holleran is the Direc-tor of Customer Service at Natoli Engineering Compa-

ny, Inc., overseeing all international accounts.

He has over 10 years of experi-ence in the tablet compression industry including Process Engineering Manager and Quality Assurance Manager, posi-tions previously held with Natoli Engi-neering. Mr. Holleran conducts training for tablet manufacturers worldwide focusing on troubleshooting and techni-cal support in tablet design, tool design, tool inspections, as well as steel types and tool coatings.

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Speakers may be subject to change.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWERDuring the seminar, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the different Natoli buildings for a closer look at the

manufacturing process of punches and dies from design to completion. Attendees are also able to get hands-on

experience with punch inspection and tool management systems, as well as tool reworking and polishing.

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RSFAZAL MOHIDEEN

Mr. Mohideen has 19 years in the formula-tion development business within the

p h a r m a c e u t i c a l industry, including 3

years as Senior Scientist at Merck Generics; 2 years as Manager of Formulation Development at Teva Canada; and 3 years as Manager, Techni-cal Sales for Natoli Engineering in Canada. Fazal has patents within the US, Canada and EU within his 19 years in the pharma business, and has developed over 400 molecules for Canadian, EU and US markets. He has many years of experience in product development, scale up processing, analytical trouble-shooting, dry/wet granulation, roller compaction, tableting, coating, and encapsulation.

ROB CARUSO Mr. Caruso graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.A. in Computer

Science and currently provides software support

for Natoli Engineering Company, Inc. He has worked with Natoli Engi-neering since 1992 in a wide range of areas including Customer Service, Work Order Production, Accounting, Shipping and Tool Inspection. Since 1998, Rob has overseen the development of the Natoli Tool Management II (TM-II) inspection and tool control system, and has been involved in a number of areas including: software design and development; installation; and customer support.

DAVE PERRY Mr. Perry is an assistant plant manager for Natoli Engineering Company, Inc., and

has been with the company for more than

30 years. He started working at Natoli at the age of 18 and his past job duties include: stock polishing, oversee-ing the buffing department, hob produc-tion, running various manufacturing equipment, and department manager.

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Speakers may be subject to change.

COURSE REGISTRATION

Space is Limited! Early Registration is Recommended!

Individual Course Fee: $1,095.00 per personGroup Course Discount: $995.00 per person (two or more people from your organization)

June 14-16, 2016 • Natoli Technical Training Center • St. Charles, Missouri 63304

General InformationCancellations/Substitutions: Substitutions will be accepted at any time prior to the course without penalty. To receive a full refund, please notify the training coordinator no laterthan seven business days prior to the course. All cancellations received inside of seven business days will be subject to a $125.00 cancellation fee. No-shows are ineligible for a refund.Course Fees Includes: Course materials, three continental breakfasts, breaks with refreshments, three lunches, reception with food and beverages and course certificate. Course Confirmation: A course confirmation will be e–mailed to participants upon receipt of their reservation. Final course details including a timed agenda and maps will be e–mailed approximately 14 days prior to the event. The course will be conducted in English.Travel Information: Information regarding discounted hotel accommodations, airport transportation, and more, will be sent via email with the course confirmation.Please Note: Natoli Engineering Company does not anticipate any changes to this course, but we reserve the right to alter the program and/or speakers without prior notice. In the unlikely event of course cancellation, Natoli’s liability is limited to refunding only the course registration fee.

Basics ofTablet Manufacturing & Troubleshooting

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Payment Methods Full payment in US currency is due no later than two weeks prior to the event. If payment has not been received, a credit card will be required to secure payment for course attendance.

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Email RegistrationEmail the training coordinator: training@natoli.com

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