Copley offers a range of tools for all Pharmacopoeial assessments in powder flowability testing and density testing, including equipment to assess flow through an orifice, angle of repose, shear cell as well as compressibility index and Hausner ratio.
The Flowability Tester BEP2 has been specifically designed to address the specifications by the Ph. Eur. and USP on Powder Flow. The Flowability Tester BEP2 from Copley provides a range of options for testing pharmaceutical powders including three of the four methods quoted in the Pharmacopoeias – flow through an orifice, angle of repose and shear cell – in a single, cost effective unit.
Comprising a stainless-steel cylinder measuring 76 mm long x 57 mm and a capacity of 200 mL, each attachment comes complete with 20 interchangeable stainless-steel disks each with a precision drilled hole between 4 mm and 36 mm.
The cylinder attachment can be used in two different ways:
For quantitative flowability tests based on mass vs time
To determine the intrinsic flowability of a powder via a flowability index based on comparative measurements.
The addition of our Balance/Timer Attachment to the shutter mechanism simplifies Mass vs Time tests.
Pharmacopoeial Compliance:
Ph. Eur. 2.9.36 and 2.9.16
USP