Natoli Engineering: delivering quality manufacturing solutions.

For manufacturing companies that require tablet compression equipment, service and quality delivered to the highest standards, Natoli Engineering is the one solution.

With clients throughout Latin America, the 30-year-old family-owned and managed company founded by Carmelo Natoli has experienced success in the region and is poised to introduce an even greater number of its products.

The Natoli System of micro-precision engineering products produces punches and dies of unparalleled quality and provides the services and prices crucial to the profitability of manufacturers within a variety of sectors.

Companies that benefit from Natoli's expertise include manufacturers within the pharmaceutical industry, as well as those who specialize in the candy, battery, airbag tablet, veterinary tablet, nutritional tablet and industrial sectors.

Natoli provides tablet press replacement parts, wear parts for tablet presses, pressure rollers, feeders and turrets. The company also has a line of lubricants custom formulated for the tablet compression industry that are anti-wear, synthetic food grade lubricants containing PTFE--which extends machine life while managing the highest load.

Software specifically designed for the use of the tablet compression industry is available as well from Natoli: TabletCAD allows manufacturers to design their own tablets quickly and correctly using a standard personal computer. The company also sells tool management software that helps companies confirm tool consistency for accurate tablet reproduction.

In addition, Natoli rebuilds existing tablet presses and creates rebuilding kits for clients who prefer to do the job themselves.

"We pride ourselves on our ability to troubleshoot with clients, helping them to maintain efficiencies," said Dale Natoli, a principal of Natoli Engineering along with his brothers, Vincent and Michael. "We also offer many support products and support product catalogues which also are key to that effort."

As part of Natoli's exemplary service to clients, the company makes certain that the lead times for its custom manufactured tools are the shortest in the industry, he added.

"Because we are able to keep the time between the placement of the order and when the client actually receives the product to a minimum, Natoli reduces any down time that clients may be experiencing and can also help get their products to market more quickly," said Natoli.

The company will launch several new tablet press products in the Latin American market within the year, in addition to opening one of the first pharmaceutical manufacturing training centers in the Americas--The International Institute of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, to be located in Natoli's hometown of Saint Charles, Missouri.

This landmark event is the next step in Natoli's long-term affiliation with education for the pharmaceutical industry: Dale Natoli is the author of "The Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, Volume 15", and is a contributing author to "The Tableting Specification Manual," (formerly known as "The IPT Manual"), sponsored by the American Pharmaceutical Association for use as a teaching tool within pharmacy schools and manufacturing businesses.

Natoli will also publish its first manufacturing trouble shooting guide in Spanish later this year, providing an additional service to the manufacturing sectors throughout Latin America.

"We are the largest company in our industry and are able to maintain that stature through our commitment to service and by offering top quality at the least expensive price," said Natoli. "Natoli makes it easier for manufacturers to raise their bottom lines through custom products and services that meet their specific needs."