Laboratory and industrial production process control requires a fast and accurate analysis of sample to allow optimum operating conditions to be set and maintained. This can apply equally to food and beverage production, pharmaceutical products or biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems for both cell culture and microbial applications. The speed and flexibility of our enzymatic laboratory analysers makes them ideal for quality control purposes. A printed result is obtained typically within 20 – 25 seconds from sample injection. New analytical assays are continually being developed; for example measurement of methanol from dimethyl dicarbonate (DMDC) preservation of juices and other beverages but also NAD and NADH for industrial control purposes.

The DosyMist XL® is a stand-alone VH2O2 generator designed for the bio-decontamination of large areas. These units can be remotely controlled and synchronised with other equal units via facility management systems.

The technical features are specifically designed to meet the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry so it is possible to carry out cycle development and process validation quite easily and in relatively short time.

VCX 130

130 Watts Processing Volume: 200µl – 150mL*

This model offers the same programmability as larger VCX versions. The 1/4″ probe (10 – 50mL volumes) is included with the VCX 130 and a variety of accessories are available for various applications and sample volumes. Ordering information: Model no. VCX 130 130-watt ultrasonic processor with ¼” diameter probe and tool kit.

VCX 500

500 Watts Processing Volume: 0.2mL – 1L*

The VCX 500 offers 500 watts of power to handle a range of liquid processing applications. This model shares the same microprocessor based operating system and programming screens as the VCX750 system.

Using a variety of accessories, the system can process a wide range of sample types and volumes for many different applications. The VCX 500 includes a standard 1/2″ diameter probe (50 – 250mL volumes) with replaceable tip.

Ordering information: Model no. VCX 500 500 watt ultrasonic processor with ½” diameter probe and tool kit.

The VCX 750 is a powerful and versatile ultrasonic liquid processor. Using a variety of accessories, the system can process a wide range of sample types and volumes for many different applications. The VCX 750 is microprocessor based and programmable. Intuitive screens are user friendly and easy to navigate. The 750 watt power supply has the capability of operating our largest assortment of horns and accessories. A standard 1/2″ diameter probe (50 – 250mL volumes) with replaceable tip is included with the system Ordering information: Model no. VCX 750 750 watt ultrasonic processor with ½” diameter probe and tool kit

SOPAT Macroscopic probes are probes for particle size analysis in the range of 70 to 26,000 µm.

Ideal for the range of 1.5 to 2,600 µm. They are autoclavable and therefore suited for CIP (cleaning in place) and SIP (sterilization in place).

Individual customization possibilities for your process’s needs

• Length
• Pressure resistance
• Temperature
• Material

For corrosive mediums, the parts of the system that come into contact can be fashioned out of C22 Hastelloy or titanium. The SOPAT stick probes are mesoscopic incident light probes and can be equipped with a U-Light as a transmission probe if desired.

Application examples for particle analysis with the SOPAT Mesoscopic probes

• Emulsions
• Chocolate
• Grinding processes such as ball mills
• Fluid bed granulation
• Spray drying
• Polymerization
• Crystallization
• Dispersion

Disintegration Testing

Disintegration testing determines whether tablets or capsules disintegrate within a defined period of time when placed in a liquid medium. Compliant design according to current Pharmacopeia (USP <701>, USP <2040>, Ph. Eur. 2.9.1) and robust Swiss quality components provide a reproducible and standardized method of ensuring that complete disintegration has taken place. Innovative automated end-point detection and recording of individual disintegration times per sample allow unattended testing without manual observation by operators.

Powder and granulate tester for flowability characterization.

The PF1 powder flow tester has been specifically designed for standardized testing in full compliance with Pharmacopeia requirements as laid down in USP <1174> and Ph. Eur. 2.9.36. Its optimized design allows for different, yet easily repeatable test conditions and methods for powder flow characterization. Change-over between configurations is simple with quick-change components that do not require any additional tools.

Key Features

• Three different standardized flowability tests for characterization of powders and granulates
• Flow through an orifice with funnel or cylinder and angle of repose type tests
• Robust stand with two easily height-adjustable arms (quick-lock without any tools)
• Allows to flexibly use either a stirrer or a filling funnel without having to remove any components
• Integrated timer starts & stops automatically when opening /closing the shutter
• Simplified “Mass per Time” measuring with laboratory balance
• Optimized for fast and trouble-free cleaning

Proven to be the most advanced, precise, and user-friendly manual tablet hardness tester, the MT50 with high-precision Dr. Schleuniger^® technology is an all-time favorite in both laboratories and compression rooms. Robust and very easy to use, the manual tester sets new standards in fast and precise manual operation – from multi-parameter runs to simple hardness tests of all types of samples, shapes, and materials.

Key Features

• Measuring of 5 parameters: Hardness, Length / Diameter, Width, Thickness, Weight / Mass
• Configurable test reports and various printer interfaces including export of test results to USB flash drive
• Optimized jaw movements for highest precision and short cycle times
• Compliance by design according to USP and Ph.Eur. 2.9.8 requirements
• Robust Dr. Schleuniger^® measuring technology
• Intuitive icon-based EasyTouch™ operation
• Data integrity and 21 CFR, Part 11 compliant data management with q-doc^®

Performing and documenting friability & abrasion tests has never been faster. From SingleButton™ navigation to intergrated balance interface, single and dual drum options for increased capacity, as well as automatic calculation of percent friability for your report, and a fully menu-guided qualification procedure – the FT2 offers easy and flexible testing in your lab.

Key Features

• Automatically record weight readings before / after test from an external analytical balance
• Front-loading drums with automatic discharge function on completion of a test run
• Calculation of percent friability / weight loss and printing of test protocols
• Password protection to prevent unauthorized access to instrument settings
• Flexible operation in timer, counter or speed mode and programmable rotational speed
• Menu-guided qualification procedure with printed report
• Integrated 10° tilting mechanism as per USP <1216>
• Easy menu navigation with SingleButton™ operation

Friability Testing

Friability describes the mass reduction of a solid dosage form such as compressed, uncoated tablets occurring when subjected to mechanical strain during handling such as tumbling, vibration, or rubbing in a blister packaging. According to USP <1216> and Ph. Eur. 2.9.7, a maximum mean weight loss of not more than one percent (1%) is considered acceptable for most products. Effervescent tablets and chewable tablets may have different specifications for friability. Measurement of tablet friability supplements other physical strength measurements such as abrasion tests and tablet hardness measuring (breaking force determination)

Boost Efficiency of Your Current Compound ID

The new Spectra Analysis DiscovIR System is the perfect solution when identifying the components in a complex mixture. Infrared spectroscopy provides each compound’s unique fingerprint, making it quick and easy to identify each peak by comparison to the extensive solid phase IR libraries. The DiscovIR system is particularly useful in identifying structural isomers, which can be a challenging area for Mass Spectrometry.

Micro-deposition Improves Analysis

DiscovIR’s unique temperature controlled, vacuum deposition method ensures that results are accurate and reproducible. Eluted peaks are first deposited in a film onto a rotating IR-transparent disc. The disk rotates the concentrated spot into the infrared beam and the spectrum is collected.

Drug exhibits have become more challenging over the years due to an increase in complex synthetic substances with many positional isomer and diastereomer possibilities. With the DiscovIR-GC® from Spectra Analysis Instruments, forensic and law enforcement labs can now easily and rapidly identify designer drugs, by-products, and cutting agents with a higher level of specificity and discrimination which is unattainable through mass spectrometry alone.

Key Applications

• Controlled substances
• Amphetamines
• Diastereomers
• Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine
• Trace analysis
• Fentanyl analogs
• Cathinones
• Phenethylamines

Micro-deposition Improves Analysis

DiscovIR’s unique temperature controlled, vacuum deposition method ensures that results are accurate and reproducible. Eluted peaks are first deposited in a film on to a rotating IR transparent disc. Next, an infrared beam passes through each concentrated spot and the detector automatically collects spectral data.

Concentrates Analytes In Minimal Area

Cryogenic temperature control of the Sample Disc minimizes the area of the deposited analyte. This results in a thicker sample layer and therefore Higher Sensitivity of the absorbance spectrum.

New DiscovIR-LCTM system from Spectra Analysis is able to afford total solvent removal from a reversed-phase gradient run (2% to 100% organic) with no change in the operational setpoints of the system. Solid phase Transmission FTIR Spectra are acquired continuously throughout the run.

 

Key Applications

• Deformulation
• Co-polymer compositional drift
• Extractables and leachables
• Minor component identification
• Chemical troubleshooting
• Degradation/failure analysis

Over the last 25 years ICP-OES spectrometers, also known as ICP-AES or ICP plasma spectrometers, have become an indispensable tool for chemical elemental analysis. Optical emission spectrometers with inductively coupled plasma (ICP plasma) excitation sources offer ease of use, high sensitivity and precision and relative freedom from interferences. ICP-OES systems have now become the analytical method of choice for a wide range of applications.

Since the introduction of its first ICP spectrometer, SPECTRO has managed to continuously set performance benchmarks.

Spectro MIDEX – Small spot energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) spectrometer optimized for compliance testing, for element line scans and mappings Accuracy of elemental analysis is often critical. For other applications speed is even more important. In addition, all users prefer analyzers that are easy to operate, with helpful software and easy transfer of results into a lab network. In many applications, users also prize nondestructive sampling. For years, SPECTRO MIDEX has turned in top-rated XRF performance. SPECTRO MIDEX incorporates the latest developments in ED-XRF detector technology, plus a greatly improved count rate. These smart new innovations help make it one of the most advanced midrange laboratory XRF benchtop analyzers available for small spot analyses and rapid mapping of large surfaces.

The MicroLab® combines automation and artificial intelligence in an all-in-one oil analysis tool, making on-site oil analysis possible for any fleet. 

MicroLab 40 is designed primarily for fleets operating equipment with hydraulic components or heavy equipment gears and transmissions. This would include off-road mining and construction vehicles as well as over-the-road equipment with hydraulics such as bucket trucks, fire engine ladder trucks or solid waste trucks. The MicroLab 40 is also used in applications for offshore drilling equipment. In addition to the basic oil chemistry and extended elemental analysis provided with the MicroLab 30, the MicroLab 40 model includes a particle counter which provides critical analysis for cleanliness of hydraulic oils and gear oils to determine the health of those oils and mechanical condition of those components.

• Simple to use – no special operator required
• Fast – results in less than 15 minutes
• Easy to read reports – color-coded alarms and maintenance actions

The FDM 6000 is a portable, battery operated fuel dilution meter that determines the concentration of fuel dilution present in an oil sample within a matter of minutes. The FDM 6000 uses a unique patent pending fang design to pierce the cap of a disposable sample vial and draws in the headspace from the vial. The headspace flows over a SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) sensor which reacts specifically to the presence of fuel vapor with a detection range of 0 – 15%. It can detect diesel, gasoline or jet fuel in engine oil. It conforms to ASTM D8004 – “Standard Test Method for Fuel Dilution of In-Service Lubricants Using Surface Acoustic Wave Sensing”

The FerroCheck 2000 Series of portable ferrous analyzers offer accuracy and convenience for total ferrous measurement of in-service lubricating oil and grease. Fast and easy to use samples are analyzed in less than 30 seconds. Small sample volumes of just 1.5 ml of oil or 0.75 ml of grease are needed to measure ferrous content in part per million (ppm) by weight.  The FerroCheck measures the total ferrous content of both small particles from normal machine wear and large abnormal wear particles.

Principle of Operation

The core of the FerroCheck 2000 is a pair of precision rounded coils that when powered, generate magnetic fields. When a small amount of in-service oil is inserted into one of the coils, ferrous particles, such as Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt, interact with the magnetic field and introduce current changes in the coils. The amount of current change is proportional to the amount of Ferrous particles in the oil, calibrated by weight in parts per million (ppm).

The sample vial that holds the oil or grease sample is designed to optimize the position in the measurement coil. Before the measurement, the coils are automatically balanced electrically, removing the impact on measurement from ambient temperature variation. The result is repeatable and stable measurement regardless of operator and environmental temperature, which is critical for a large service team doing on-site oil and grease analysis in the field.