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32 October 2017 Tablets & Capsules Tablet tester SmartTest 50 semi-automatic tablet tester measures weight, thickness, length, width, and hardness in compliance with pharma- copeias. You can load as many as 23 tablets of any size and shape into carousel for auto- mated testing; if you require larger sample sizes, tablet tester can cycle through 100 tablets and combine test runs into single test report. Alignment system automatically ori- ents oblong and oval tablets for width and length measurement before hardness testing. S-beam load cell measures tablet hardness with 99.95 percent linearity. Test data can be evaluated and printed immediately or exported. Color touch-screen with icon- driven menu reduces time to train operators. Unit retains and recalls programs for testing as many as 100 products and is suitable for lab- and production-scale output. Sotax, Westborough, MA. Tel. 508 417 1112 www.sotax.com WD-XRF spectrometer ZSX Primus IV wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) spec- trometer nondestructively determines major and trace element composi- tions. Applications include high-volume quality control and high-end research. Features include tube-above optics that minimizes effects of con- taminants and nearly eliminates downtime; 30-micron tube window that maximizes light-element detection; mapping that provides elemental or topographical distributions; analysis that handles samples as small as 500 microns; helium seal that ensures optics remain under vacuum; and ZSX guidance software that assists you through all aspects of XRF measurement and analysis so novice operators can analyze samples like experts. EZ-scan software analyzes unknown samples with no prior setup. Rigaku Americas, The Woodlands, TX. Tel. 281 362 2300 www.rigaku.com Spectroscopic analyzer TRS100 analyzer uses transmission Raman spectroscopy to quantify API and polymorphs within intact solid dosage forms. Spending less than 10 seconds per sample, instrument deter- mines content uniformity, assay, and product identity. Samples require no preparation, eliminating solvents and other consumables. Analyzer enables QC lab personnel to accelerate GMP- compliant release testing. Cobalt Light Systems, Reston, VA. Tel. 703 251 4865 www.cobaltlight.com