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News Release from: Teraview | Subject: Commercial terahertz (THz) imaging system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 March 2007
Commercial terahertz (THz) imaging
system
The TPITM imaga 2000 is a complete three-dimensional imaging of intact tablet cores and coatings, possible thanks to the launch by TeraView of the first commercial terahertz (THz) imaging system.
Complete three-dimensional imaging of intact tablet cores and coatings is now possible thanks to the launch by TeraView of the first commercial terahertz (THz) imaging system, the TPITM imaga 2000 This revolutionary technology will enhance production line QC and assurance testing within the manufacturing process through non-destructive volumetric imaging to determine tablet coating thickness, uniformity and distribution
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 Jan 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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It will also enable the speedy identification of cracks, dislocations and other structural defects, such as delaminations in single and multilayer tablet cores.
In less than 20ms, this patented technology is able to create spectroscopic signatures not found at other wavelengths, providing unparalleled insight into the chemical nature and three-dimensional structure of samples.
The TPITM imaga 2000 not only reveals structural imperfections such as cracks and delaminations, but is also able to map the ingredients in coating and core formulations.
As the world's first company solely devoted to the commercial application of THz light for spectroscopy and imaging, TeraView has developed the TPITM imaga 2000 exploiting semi-conductor based THz pulsed technology.
Sitting between the microwave and infrared frequencies, THz represents the last unexplored region of the radio wave and light spectrum.
"The unobtrusive nature of the TPITM imaga 2000, the impressive resolution of images, and the sheer speed of process to results, allows for tablet formulation evaluation, re-examination and application from pharmaceutical development through production line quality and assurance testing within the manufacturing process," commented Dr Philip Taday, Head of Applications at TeraView .
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