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pro / pharma

Air Jet Sieving Machine AS 200 Jet pro / pharma Improved process reliability

Sieve-Check – the direct route to the right sieve via barcode 

Ensure that the test sieve corresponds to the selected method and identify your samples by simply scanning the corresponding barcode! With a standard USB barcode scanner and the Sieve-Check option, you can check the compatibility of the selected method and the required test sieve. This reduces the potential for errors in the long term.

The digital Weighing-Assistant

Determining adequate sample quantities is a real time-consuming task, especially when dealing with different sample materials in series.

• Overloading the sieve leads to non-reproducible sieving results, as the sample cannot be sieved (quickly enough).
• Insufficient sample quantities lead to incorrect results, as their representativeness cannot be guaranteed.

Thanks to the new Weighing-Assistant in the AS 200 jet pro, this problem is now a thing of the past. After entering the respective sample bulk density, the system recommends a sieve-specific weighing range. This allows you to meet the specifications for the maximum permissible sieve load and the required minimum quantity in equal measure – and avoid incorrect sieving!

Weigh-In-Tolerance

This function allows you to set your own parameters for your individual weighing processes. First, specify the sample quantity to be weighed. Then you can define define deviation tolerances as upper and/or lower limit in percent. Compared to the Weighing-Assistant (which refers to general standards), a narrower process-related loading range can be specified—tailored precisely to your needs.

Backweigh-Tolerance

Does your sample comply with the preset quality limits? With the Backweigh-Tolerance, you can ensure that the particle size and particle size distribution of the sample meet your requirements.

• First, use the Weigh-In-Tolerance to weigh the sample accurately.
• With the Backweigh-Tolerance, you can also define the expected backweigh (as oversize or undersize) in grams.
• You can define a deviation in percent to adjust the permitted tolerance range.

Deviations from the specifications appear immediately as a message on the display, giving you even greater process reliability!

Trend analysis: Test equipment and process monitoring -
Proactively avoid incorrect sieving

Trend analysis can be used to compare several sieving processes based on freely selectable parameters. This allows you to benefit from simple and reliable monitoring of various quality criteria.

Test equipment monitoring

Detect early on when your sieves are no longer functioning in accordance with standards and need to be replaced.

• Blinding refers to a wear process in which the sieve mesh becomes clogged with particles.
• Aging processes and wear-promoting handling in the often-hectic everyday laboratory routine lead to a decrease in sieve tension or an expansion of the sieve meshes on the material side.

Replace the often purely subjective assessments with objective measurement data that realistically reflects the current condition of your sieve. Trend analysis allows changes in sieve quality to be detected and faulty sieves to be replaced at an early stage. For certified sieve testing we offer the Retsch calibration service.

Process monitoring

Monitor production processes change by continuously comparing multiple sieving processes. This allows you to identify potential changes in ongoing processes at an early stage and make immediate adjustments.

Air Jet Sieving Machine AS 200 Jet pro / pharma Exclusive features of the AS 200 jet pharma model

The AS 200 Jet Pharma is a separate model adapted to the needs of the pharmaceutical industry and other regulated environments. It offers all the functions of the AS 200 Jet Pro and has several additional features.

Your partner for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

The AS 200 jet pharma variant offers you all the functions you need to meet the requirements of modern particle size analysis in accordance with GMP guidelines.

The system meets the software validation requirements according to

✔ ISPE GAMP 5

✔ FDA 21 CFR Part 11

✔ EC GMP Annex 11

for fulfilling with the highest standards in quality assurance.

The user management ensures complete transparency and security through the optional assignment of hierarchical access rights and passwords, as well as the setup of legally compliant e-signatures.

Useful tools for your qualification documentation

To make it even easier to meet internal or GMP requirements, a comprehensive documentation package is available as an option.
 

This includes

✔ Qualification Master Plan (QMP)

✔ Risk Analysis (FMEA)

✔ Installation Qualification (IQ)

✔ Operational Qualification (OQ)

The documents are customized for your company and make initial setup easier for you.

"Track'n Trace" for your sieve analysis

An integrated audit trail records all process steps and activities and assigns them to the respective users. This guarantees genuine track and trace: all user activities and events can be traced back seamlessly.

Air Jet Sieving Machine AS 200 Jet pro / pharma Learn everything you need to know about modern air jet sieving

Air jet sieving is the optimal method for dry sieving of samples with a high proportion of fine particles. Compared to traditional sieving methods, this process saves time and reduces your costs in the long term.

✔ As an alternative to vibration screening, this method offers a significantly higher process speed for fine particle sizes.

✔ Unlike other methods, air jet sieving uses only one sieve per sieving process.

The rule of thumb for choosing the best parameters:

1. Sensitive samples should be sieved with low vacuum pressure to protect the material. The vacuum pressure can be adjusted variably via the touch display. In addition, the sieve height can be varied to adjust the impact effect.
2. Higher vacuum pressure and/or a low test sieve are suitable for agglomerated samples. The increased impact intensity allows even strong agglomerates to be broken up in a short time.

Guided Sieving: After selecting the desired sieving method, the software guides you step by step through the sieving process. You can precisely control all relevant parameters via the control panel of the AS 200 jet pro. In addition, Guided sieving improves safety, as each step is clearly described, thereby reducing human error.

• The speed of the nozzle influences the frequency of impact of the sample during the sieving process.
• The vacuum has a significant influence on the sieving process and can be controlled by automatic vacuum cleaner control.
• The sieving time can be set to the nearest second.

Comprehensive display of results:

The following evaluation data is available as standard. A complete list, functions, and the underlying formulas can be found in our knowledge base:

In addition, further comparisons, limit value monitoring, and trend analyses can be generated.