Laboratory workstation for the pharmaceutical industry FORMAX

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Overview
Automated development, optimization and characterization of formulations without manual intervention, enabling systematic mapping of raw material and process parameter spaces.

Key capabilities

• Fully automated formulation development, optimization and characterization
• Automatically perform up to 36 unattended formulations
• Built-in overhead gravimetric dispensing for solids, liquids, viscous liquids, pastes and waxes
• Improved mapping of the raw material space
• Systematic screening of process parameters
• Efficient and reproducible upscaling support

Workflow tasks (examples shown in the FORMAX workflow)

• Dispense water
• Dispense solid
• Dispense low viscous liquid
• Dispense medium viscous liquid
• Dispense high viscous liquid
• Adjust pH
• Degassing
• Measure viscosity

Benefits

• Increase throughput
• Enhance reproducibility and quality
• Reduce time to market
• Enable digitalization of formulation workflows
• Accelerate innovation
• Optimize development costs

Software ecosystem (related)

• AutoSuite — fast, flexible experiment automation to design, execute, analyze and report experiments
• ARKSUITE — orchestration and centralization of workflows, experiments, messaging, status and inventory management

Technical specifications

• Product / workflow name: FORMAX (SWING FORMAX workflow example)
• Automation: fully automated operation with no manual intervention required
• Throughput: up to 36 unattended formulations
• Dispensing technology: built-in overhead gravimetric dispensing
• Materials handled: solids, liquids, low/medium/high viscosity liquids, pastes, waxes
• Process modules demonstrated: multi-viscosity dispensing, pH adjustment, degassing, viscosity measurement
• Use cases: raw material space mapping, process parameter screening, upscaling support