Equipment
We offer a wide range of equipment to support research and development.
Equipment
| Instrument/Service | Capacity |
| Retsch PM-100 Ball mill | N/A |
| Retsch ZM-200 Centrifugal mill | 0.08, 0.5, 0.75 mm sieve |
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Retsch SR 300 Rotor beater mill |
0.2, 0.5, 0.75, 2, 4 mm sieve |
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Prater Sterling M-21 impact mill equipped with screens |
50-200 kg/h; 1.0, 0.75, 0.5, 0.3, 0.2 mm screens |
| Prater Sterling RotoMill 1300 impact mill | 50-200 kg input material/h |
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Prater Sterling MAC-0 air classifier |
50-80 kg input material/h |
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Satake Debranner |
50-80 kg input material/h |
| California Pellet Mill | 0.5mm die size |
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Malvern Mastersizer 3000 |
Laser defraction particle size analyzer for dry & wet samples |
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Waters Supercritical Fluid Extraction |
1L, 5L canisters; co-solvent capacity |
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Hand Held Homogenizer, Ultra-Turrax, T 25 Basic S1, IKA Works |
6,500 to 24,000 rpm |
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Screw press with heated jacket |
1-3 kg input material/h |
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Manesty Xpress 300 Tablet Press |
216,000/h (max), 16,000/h (min) |
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Capsugel Capsule Filler |
'0' and '00' capsule sizes; >5,000 units/h |
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Fuji Paudal BR-200G Basket Granulator |
0.6-1.2 mm extrudate 50-100 kg/h |
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Fuji Paudal QJ-400TG Spheronizer |
0.6-1.2 mm extrudate 50-100 kg/h |
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Armfield SD Basic, Spray dryer |
70 m3/hr drying air (0.5-2 kg water/h) |
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Bohle Suspension Bowl stainless steel mixer |
167 L |
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Bohle LM40 stainless steel mixer |
40L |
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Bohle LM40 stainless steel mixer |
10L |
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Heratherm OMH750 Oven with mechanical convection |
731 L; mx temp = 250°C |
| Clean Out of Place Wash System |
city water: 2-4 bar, 100L/min; warm water (60°C max) |
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Chroma meter CR-400 |
colour measurement instrument ideal for food, building material, and textile |
| Astree Electronic Tongue (AlphaMos) | electronic tongue for water soluble taste analysis |
| MilliQ Water System | Type I water up to 20L/day |
| Elementar Nitrogen Analyzer | Each run requires six (6) aspartic acid standards @ 250 mg/standard plus test sample(s) @ 250 mg/sample |
| Beckman Coulter Centrifuge | Rotor #1: JA-30.50; 8 x 50 mL, 30,000 rpm, 108,860 x g; Rotor #2: JLA-16.250; 6x250mL, 16,000 rpm, 38,400 x g; Rotor #3: A-10; 6 x 500 mL, 10,000 rpm, 17,700 x g |
| Vir Tis SP Scientific Freeze Dryer: 6 day FD cycle | 5 inch Mini Pie Pans (100 Count) Small Pot Pie Tins, Individual Disposable Aluminum Foil Bowls for Baking Desserts -- | Walmart Canada; max no. of these plates in one cycle: ~130 |
| Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: 48h FD cycle | Handi-Foil Aluminum Pie Plate, 8-in, 15-pk | Canadian Tire; max no. of these plates in one cycle: 21 |
| LabConco Freeze Dryer: 48h FD cycle | 5 inch Mini Pie Pans (100 Count) Small Pot Pie Tins, Individual Disposable Aluminum Foil Bowls for Baking Desserts -- | Walmart Canada; max no. of these plates in one cycle: 12 |