Table 4 Installed equipment capacity for granulation/blending line, compression machine, capsulation machine, BFS filling machines and oral rehydration salt (ORS) line
Category | Type of machine | Number of lines | Before June 2017 | 2020 | Change in capacity (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Granulation/blending line | RMG | Installed capacity | 2400 kg | 3470 kg | 1.3% [0.85–2.28] | 0.167 |
Working average capacity | 2280 kg | 3340 kg | ||||
FBE/FBD | Installed capacity | 2266.7 kg | 3058.3 kg | 3.1% [0.97–4.87] | 0.087 | |
Working average capacity | 2000 kg | 2783.3 kg | ||||
Blender | Installed capacity | 1436.7 kg | 2766.7 kg | 6.0% [0.99–9.86] | 0.064 | |
Working average capacity | 1116.7 kg | 2280 kg | ||||
Compression machine | Compression machine | Installed capacity | 131,875 tabs/h | 200,312.5 tabs/h | 14.7% [2.76–17.6] | 0.033 |
Working average capacity | 96,750 tabs/h | 168,500 tabs/h | ||||
Capsulation machine | Capsulation machines | Installed capacity | 30,000 caps/h | 49,400 caps/h | 6.59% [0.98–8.81] | 0.069 |
Working average capacity | 24,500 caps/h | 43,000 caps/h | ||||
BFS filling machines | BFS filling machines | Installed capacity | 25,552,824.0 | 26,970,922 | 0.011 | |
Working average capacity | 18,966,611.7 | 25,567,895 | ||||
Capacity of oral rehydration salts line | Fitz mill, sifting machine and octagonal blender | Installed capacity | 547.6 kg | 547.6 kg | 27.7% [24.6–33.9] | 1 |
Working average capacity | 547.6 kg | 547.6 kg | ||||
Bossar filling machine | Installed capacity | 26,690 sachets for 1 L and 53,170 sachets for ½ L | 26,690 sachets for 1 L and 53,170 sachets for ½ L | 0.00% [–] | 1 | |
Working average capacity | 26,690 sachets for 1 L and 53,170 sachets for ½ L | 26,690 sachets for 1 L and 53,170 sachets for ½ L |