Manual disintegration testing for pharmaceuticals
Ensure precise disintegration testing of pharmaceuticals with a compact bench-top solution designed for laboratories seeking efficient, reliable results in quality control and R&D settings.

Performs Manual Disintegration Testing of Tablets and Capsules
The ZT 121 Light Manual Disintegration Tester from ERWEKA is a compact and efficient solution for quality control in pharmaceutical and biotech labs. With its easy-to-use membrane keypad and dual LED display, you can precisely set and monitor test parameters such as run time and bath temperature. This tester is fully compliant with USP, EP, and JP standards, ensuring reliable testing of tablets, capsules, and other solid dosage forms. The unit’s manual operation with a single motor-driven test station is designed for bench-top use, making it ideal for research and development departments. Its integrated flow-through heating system maintains water bath accuracy to ±0.2°C, supporting temperature-sensitive operations. Options for qualification documents, maintenance services, and water stabilizers are available, ensuring seamless integration into your existing quality assurance protocols.
Benefits
- Ensures compliance with international pharmaceutical standards (USP/EP/JP) for reliable disintegration testing.
- Enhances testing accuracy with precise temperature control and consistent stroke performance.
- Simplifies operation with an intuitive membrane keypad and dual LED display.
- Facilitates integration into existing lab setups with its compact, bench-top design.
- Offers flexibility and support with customizable options and qualification documents.
- Applications
- Supplements,Biopharmaceuticals,Nutraceuticals,Pharmaceutical tablets
- End products
- Insulin injections,Paracetamol tablets,Vitamin d capsules,Omega-3 supplements
- Steps before
- Media Preparation,Sample Preparation
- Steps after
- Data Recording,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- test media,water
- Output ingredients
- disintegrated tablet,disintegration results
- Market info
- ERWEKA is renowned for manufacturing high-quality pharmaceutical testing equipment, including dissolution testers, tablet hardness testers, and other analytical instruments, known for their precision and reliability in laboratory testing environments.
- Compliance
- 100% USP/EP/JP
- Test Stations
- 1 or 2
- Motor Driven
- Yes
- Stroke Rate
- 30 ±1 strokes/min
- Stroke Height
- 55 ±2 mm
- Temperature Control
- 30–50 °C
- Heating System
- Integrated flow-through
- Temperature Accuracy
- ±0.2 °C
- Run Time
- Up to 9h,59 min,59 s ±1 s
- Display
- 2x LED display
- Water Bath Material
- PET
- Operation Mode
- Manual
- Lift Mechanism
- Manual lift-in and -out
- Automation level
- Manual
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Temperature control
- Integrated flow-through heating system
- Control Interface
- Membrane keypad with LED display
- Temperature range
- 30 - 50 °C
- Run time
- Up to 9 h,59 min,59 s ± 1 s
- Test stations
- 1 or 2 motor driven
- Cleanability
- No leaking/breaking,easy to clean PET water bath
- USP Compliance
- USP/EP/JP compliant
- EP Compliance
- USP/EP/JP compliant
- JP Compliance
- USP/EP/JP compliant
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Basket rack assembly
- Manual lift-in and -out
- Water bath
- Moulded one-piece PET with cover
- Control panel type
- Membrane keypad with LED display
- Basin heating method
- Integrated flow-through heater
- Control panel type
- Membrane keypad
- Integration possibilities
- Flow-through heating system
- Adjustment options
- Test stations (1 or 2)