- Objective :To lay down procedure for Calibration of Tablet Hardness Tester (Inweka).
- Scope:This standard operating procedure is applicable for formulation plant of Pharmaceutical company name with location.
Make: Inweka.
- Responsibility
- Operator shall be responsible for calibration of the equipment as per this SOP.
- Production Supervisor / Officer shall be responsible for implementation of this SOP.
- Head-Production / designee shall be responsible for compliance of this SOP.
- Abbreviations and Definitions
SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
Kg – Kilogram
Oz – Ounce
lb – Pound
N – Newton
KN – kilo Newton
QA -Quality Assurance
- Procedure
- Calibration Procedure
- Insert the four batteries in the battery pocket of equipment by taking care of ± sign.
- Place the Tablet Hardness Tester with the back of the tester, resting on the shelf.
- Switch ‘on’ the Tablet Hardness Tester.
- Press ‘Max’ key until two triangular arrows pointing away from each other are showing on display.
- Press the ‘Units Button’ until the kg symbol appears. The reading shall be displayed in units’ kg, oz, lb, N and KN.
- Place the stirrup between the jaws of the tester.
- Stirrup should not be clamp with anvil.
- Carefully place the Standard Weight of 5.0 kg on to stirrup.
- Reading of Calibrated Weight display on the screen.
- After calibration put the calibrated tag on the equipment.
- Calibration shall be recorded in Annexure-I.
- Calibration Procedure
Note: Calibration of Hardness Tester shall be done monthly / as or when required.
- Forms and Records
- Tablet Hardness Tester Calibration Record – Annexure-I
- Distributions
- Master Copy Documentation Cell (QA)
- Controlled Copies Production and Quality Assurance
- History
Date | Revision
Number |
Reason for revision |
– | 00 | New SOP |
Annexure-I
Tablet Hardness Tester Calibration Record
Date and Time | Standard Weight 5.0 kg/ 49.03N |
Certificate Number | Certificate Valid Upto | Actual Weight Observed | Tolerance 5.00±0.10kg 49.03N±1N |
Calibration OK/NOT OK | Next Due Date | Done by | Checked By |
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