Suppository penetration tester for softening time measurement
Ensure reliable softening assessments of suppositories with precise penetration testing, essential for verifying product performance at body temperature conditions.

Measures Suppository Softening Time
The Suppository Penetration Tester PM 30 from ERWEKA GmbH is designed to accurately measure the softening time of suppositories, an essential parameter for ensuring proper drug release and efficacy. This equipment excels with its simple yet effective visual observation capabilities, accommodating up to three test stations for concurrent analysis. Suitable for pharmaceutical applications, it evaluates glycerin, cocoa butter, paracetamol, ibuprofen, laxative, and antifungal suppositories. Operating as a bench-top manual device, it integrates seamlessly into laboratory and R&D settings. The PM 30 is compliant with EP methods, supported by options like glass test tubes and immersion thermometers, ensuring both precision and adaptability in quality control processes.
Benefits
- Enhances quality control by providing precise softening time measurements critical for drug efficacy.
- Facilitates visual observation of melting characteristics for accurate analysis without complex instrumentation.
- Complies with EP standards, ensuring regulatory adherence in pharmaceutical applications.
- Allows simultaneous testing at three stations, increasing laboratory throughput and efficiency.
- Offers customizable options for test tubes and thermometers to match specific testing needs.
- Applications
- Suppositories,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Laxative suppositories,Antifungal suppositories,Cocoa butter suppositories,Ibuprofen suppositories,Glycerin suppositories,Paracetamol suppositories
- Steps before
- Mixing,Granulating,Filling,Dosing
- Steps after
- Disintegration Testing,Tablet Pressing
- Input ingredients
- Output ingredients
- 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
- EP Apparatus A/B
- Softening Time Measurement
- Reproducible
- Test Stations
- Three
- Glass Test Tubes
- 2 g and 3 g with adaptor
- Temperature Measurement
- Immersion thermometer with certificate
- Working mechanism
- Measurement of softening time
- Number of test stations
- Three
- Compliance with EP
- Methods A and B
- Visual observation
- Easy visual observation of melting characteristics
- Test stations
- Three
- Visual observation capability
- Yes
- Test tube size
- 2 g,3 g