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A tablet is a unit solid dosage, typically a measured amount of a medicine or drug which contains an active ingredient intended for oral administration. Tablets are the most widely used medical dosage form provided by pharmaceutical manufacturers. The main aim behind the design and manufacturing of tablets is to orally provide the right amount of drug in the correct form. The aesthetic design, manufacturing process, and chemical content of a tablet can have a strong effect on the efficiency of the drug. Rapid automation is set to replace the traditional labor intensive approach which has significantly increased the manufacturing lead time as well as the production cost. With the introduction of high-speed and ultra-speed presses that include new direct compression materials, die feeding, pre-compression, etc., the formulation of tablets or solid oral dosage has undergone rapid development. One of the recent advancements include computer controlled tablet presses. Computer-controlled ta...