Semi-automatic tablet hardness tester
Optimize your tablet production with precise and reliable testing of hardness, dimensions, and weight, ensuring uniform quality and compliance in research and quality control environments.
Measures Tablet Hardness and Physical Parameters
The ST50 from SOTAX is a semi-automatic tablet hardness tester designed to enhance precision in pharmaceutical testing. Featuring the patented SmartAlign™ system, this equipment offers reliable orientation and accurate measurement of tablet hardness, length, and weight. Ideal for R&D and quality control labs, the ST50 excels in handling various shapes and sizes of tablets and capsules. Its intuitive EasyTouch™ interface simplifies operation with multi-language support and robust user administration. The ST50 integrates seamlessly into your data management system via q-doc® software, ensuring 21 CFR, Part 11 compliance. It can be optionally equipped with video monitoring to automatically record tablet orientation. With its customizable test reports and efficient cycle times, the ST50 elevates your lab’s efficiency in measuring five critical physical parameters, thus maintaining high-quality production standards.
Benefits
- Enhances testing accuracy with patented SmartAlign™ system, ensuring reliable tablet orientation.
- Increases lab efficiency through rapid cycle times and optimized jaw movements.
- Simplifies data handling with q-doc® integration, supporting 21 CFR, Part 11 compliance.
- Minimizes training time with intuitive EasyTouch™ interface available in multiple languages.
- Facilitates thorough OOS investigations with optional video monitoring, offering valuable insights into tablet characteristics.
- Applications
- Medical devices,Gels,Pellets,Granules,Microspheres,Catalysts,Stents,Food,Nano suspensions,Fine chemicals,Soft-gelatin capsules,Implants,Api's,Animal health,Capsules,Powders,Washtabs,Transdermal patches,Creams,Suppositories,Semi-solids,Tablets,Injectable suspensions
- End products
- Plga microspheres,Enteric-coated pellets,Zeolite catalysts,Multivitamin supplements,Insulin injectable suspensions,Hydrocortisone creams,Whey protein powder,Liposomal nano suspensions,Glycerin suppositories,Dental implants,Aloe vera gel,Veterinary antibiotics,Dishwasher washtabs,Oatmeal granules,Nicotine patches,Fish oil soft-gel capsules,Paracetamol apis,Coronary stents,Aspirin tablets,Dairy probiotics
- Steps before
- Granulation,Blending,Milling,Tablet Compression
- Steps after
- Packaging,Coating,Quality Control,Labeling
- Input ingredients
- tablets,round tablets,oblong tablets,oval tablets
- Output ingredients
- test reports,tablet orientation video clips,test protocols,calibration 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.
- Measuring parameters
- Hardness,Length / Diameter,Width,Thickness,Weight / Mass
- Tablet orientation system
- SmartAlign™
- Control interface
- EasyTouch™
- Data management
- q-doc® PC software
- Compliance
- 21 CFR,Part 11
- Video monitoring
- Optional
- Test report templates
- Configurable
- Qualification device
- DQD™ Dynamic Qualification Device
- Static verification system
- SmartCal™
- Language support
- More than 10 different languages
- Automation level
- Semi-automatic
- Data management integration
- q-doc® PC software
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- User interface
- EasyTouch™ control
- Tablet orientation
- SmartAlign™ system
- Cycle time
- Short cycle times
- Video monitoring
- Optional
- Access control
- User administration with access levels
- Test reporting
- Configurable templates
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Tablet shape handling
- Round,oblong,oval
- Control panel type
- EasyTouch™ control
- Video monitoring
- Optional
- Control panel type
- Icon-based EasyTouch™ control
- Integration possibilities
- q-doc® software for data management
- Language support
- More than 10 different languages
- Tablet orientation system
- SmartAlign™ system
- Test report configuration
- Configurable test protocols and printer interfaces