Manual dissolution tester for pharmaceutical applications
Achieve precise and repeatable sampling in pharmaceutical testing with advanced monitoring and flexible integration into existing laboratory setups, ensuring your formulations meet strict compliance and quality standards.

Performs Manual and Semi-Automated Dissolution Testing
The AT Xtend™ Manual Dissolution Tester from SOTAX offers an ideal solution for pharmaceutical manufacturers and research laboratories seeking versatile dissolution testing. This tester features a modular design, allowing seamless transition from manual to semi-automated operation with Xtend™ modules. It supports USP methods 1, 2, 5, and 6, providing precise and repeatable testing for tablets, capsules, and more, with applications spanning pharmaceutical, biotech, and chemical industries. Equipped with a user-friendly touch screen and intuitive EasyTouch™ interface, it simplifies test execution and monitoring. The tester includes options for integrated video monitoring with CenterView™, ensuring comprehensive observation and data recording. Enhanced with automation-ready capabilities, the system allows integration of sampling systems and UV-Vis spectrophotometers, optimizing workflow efficiency. Constructed for robustness, it meets strict pharmacopeial compliance standards, ensuring reliable performance and accurate results.
Benefits
- Enhances testing accuracy with repeatable, precise sampling methods.
- Streamlines workflow by reducing manual intervention with modular automation capabilities.
- Ensures compliance with pharmacopeial standards, minimizing regulatory risks.
- Facilitates ease of use with an intuitive interface, reducing operator training time.
- Supports diverse applications, increasing versatility across multiple industry needs.
- Applications
- Medical devices,Gels,Pellets,Granules,Microspheres,Catalysts,Stents,Food,Pharmaceutical tablets,Nano suspensions,Fine chemicals,Animal health products,Coated lenses,Soft-gelatin capsules,Implants,Capsules,Washtabs,Transdermal patches,Bottles with screwcaps,Creams,Suppositories,Semi-solids,Apis,Powders,Injectable suspensions
- End products
- Eye drop bottles with screwcaps,Maltodextrin food additive,Insulin injectable suspensions,Hydrocortisone creams,Enteric coated pellets,Liposomal nano suspensions,Vitamin d granules,Glycerin suppositories,Omega-3 soft-gelatin capsules,Dishwasher tablets,Hip implants,Polymeric microspheres for drug delivery,Aloe vera gel,Ibuprofen tablets,Scratch-resistant coated lenses,Nicotine patches,Talcum powder,Probiotic animal supplements,Gelatin capsules,Enzyme catalysts,Active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis) like paracetamol,Coronary stents
- Steps before
- Media Preparation,Degassing,Heating
- Steps after
- Sampling,Data Analysis,Compliance Check,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- tablets,capsules,pellets,API's,powders,granules,soft-gelatin capsules,suppositories,medical devices,stents,implants,microspheres,nano suspensions,injectable suspensions,semi-solids,gels,creams,transdermal patches,washtabs,fine chemicals,catalysts,food,animal health,coated lenses,bottles with screwcaps
- Output ingredients
- dissolution data,video monitoring,temperature data,version controlled reports,method protocols,caps for LC vials,compliance reports
- Market info
- Sotax AG is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing high-quality pharmaceutical testing equipment, including dissolution testing systems, and has a strong reputation for reliability, precision, and innovation in laboratory and industrial applications.
- Automation
- Semi-automated,manual sampling with automation option
- Sampling Process
- HollowShaft™ technology
- Temperature Control
- Automatic temperature protocolling
- User Interface
- EasyTouch™ User-friendly touchscreen
- Compliance
- Pharmacopeia regulations compliant
- Sampling Repeatability
- 100% repeatable
- Monitoring
- Integrated video monitoring
- Media Preparation
- MPS media station - heat,degas,dispense
- Video Monitoring
- CenterView™ optional
- Manual vs Automated Operation
- Manual / Semi-automated
- Sampling Process
- Manual with HollowShaft™ Technology
- Automation Level
- Ready for Automation with Xtend™ Modules
- Temperature Monitoring
- Automatic Individual Vessel Temperature
- Video Monitoring
- Integrated with CenterView™ Option
- User Interface
- EasyTouch™ Icon-based Interface
- Staggered Start Capability
- User-guided with Operator Prompts
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- USP Compliance
- USP 1/2/5/6
- Pharmacopeia regulations
- Compliant by design
- Control panel type
- EasyTouch™ Interface
- Discharge method
- HollowShaft™ technology
- Control panel type
- User-friendly touch screen operation
- Integration possibilities
- Semi-automated system with Xtend™ modules
- Video monitoring
- CenterView™ video monitoring
- Temperature measuring
- In-vessel temperature measuring with AutoLift™
- Sampling technology
- HollowShaft™ technology