PTB 111E
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PTB 111E & PTB 111E-500 – Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument PTB 111E – Manual Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument The manual tablet hardness testing instrument PTB 111E is a dual force mode hardness test apparatus as it can be used for either linear force or linear speed increase while tablet hardness is tested. It offers a multiple point validation procedure for the built-in digital load cell. The instrument is made in strict compliance with the EP <2.9.8> and USP <1217> Pharmacopoeia. Enter the nominal test information for hardness as well as a batch number via the PTB 111E keyboard. Select the unit to measure, KP (Kilopond), N (Newton) or Sc (Strong Cobb), now place the sample onto the sample dish and start the test. The driven jaw will run forward, touch and force the tablet until it breaks to measure the hardness (tablet breaking force). The result is immediately displayed and printed to a connected dot-matrix or suitable PCL5 type laseror printer. Repeat this until your series has been tested, get a full print-out including each individual result, date, time, serial number of the instrument, batch number of the product tested, mean value and deviations of the test series. The flexibility and the reproducibility of the results have made this and other models, like the PTB 311E series become one of the most sold tablet hardness testing instruments worldwide. Pharma Test Apparatebau AG Siemensstr. 5 63512 HAINBURG / GERMANY PTAG_29-02840_PTB111E_v2.2E.docx

PTB 111E & PTB 111E-500 – Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument Operating Principle Even in the existing USP and EP monographs there is no standard force setting or force increase mode established, but it is recommended to use a linear force increase rate of 20N/s. Different force settings usually cause problems when comparing results received by different supplier's instruments when testing the same tablet. The hardness result is directly influenced by the contact speed and force increase rate. Faster operated test jaw means lower reproducibility and often higher results. In order to offer...

PTB 111E & PTB 111E-500 – Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument counterweights are used. Use the PT-MT3 to qualify the correct breakpoint detection, the PT-MT3 instrument works like a tablet, it withstands force and after “breaks”. For the two point adjustment (zero and reference) of the load cell inside the hardness station a certified reference weight of 10 kg is used. For validation purposes the use 5 up to 30kg certified weights is recommended. All adjustment and calibration results can be printed and countersigned. To prove the linearity of the instrument, the operator can program a...

PTB 111E & PTB 111E-500 - Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument ■ Test program for soft gelatine capsule testing by setting up a testing distance to measure max. force applied during the test Features The main features of the PTB 111E are: ■ Fully USP <1217> and EP <2.9.8> compliant ■ Dual force mode instrument with linear speed increase and linear force increase modes ■ Steppless adjustment of the linear force or speed increase rate ■ Multiple point validation procedure built-in ■ Programmable print-out of force increase curve ■ Set to test tension strength of oblongs and caplets...

PTB 111E & PTB 111E-500 – Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument Options In addition to the standard scope of supply Pharma Test offers a broad range of accessories and options including:     Tension test set to test break line force of shaped tablets 500N (PTB 111E-500) extended force range Recommended spare part set Full range of certified validation tools available Tension Strength Test Set to test tablets having a break-line (29-28550/52/53/55)

PHARMA* TEST Technical Data PTB 111E & PTB 111E-500 - Tablet Hardness Testing Instrument We reserve the right to make technical changes without any prior notice.