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

Retsch SR 300 Rotor beater mill

0.2, 0.5, 0.75, 2, 4 mm sieve

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

Prater Sterling MAC-0 air classifier

50-80 kg input material/h

Satake Debranner

50-80 kg input material/h
California Pellet Mill 0.5mm die size

Malvern Mastersizer 3000

Laser defraction particle size analyzer for dry & wet samples

Waters Supercritical Fluid Extraction

1L, 5L canisters; co-solvent capacity

Hand Held Homogenizer, Ultra-Turrax, T 25 Basic S1, IKA Works

6,500 to 24,000 rpm

Screw press with heated jacket

1-3 kg input material/h

Manesty Xpress 300 Tablet Press

216,000/h (max), 16,000/h (min)

Capsugel Capsule Filler

'0' and '00' capsule sizes; >5,000 units/h

Fuji Paudal BR-200G Basket Granulator

0.6-1.2 mm extrudate 50-100 kg/h

Fuji Paudal QJ-400TG Spheronizer

0.6-1.2 mm extrudate 50-100 kg/h

Armfield SD Basic, Spray dryer

70 m3/hr drying air (0.5-2 kg water/h)

Bohle Suspension Bowl stainless steel mixer

167 L

Bohle LM40 stainless steel mixer

40L

Bohle LM40 stainless steel mixer

10L

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)

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