Copley offers a comprehensive range of powder flowability testing tools for all pharmacopoeial assessments as well as supporting industries such as cosmetics, food production and additive manufacturing. The Powder Testing Workstation™ PTW can be configured to support six established methods including Angle of Repose, Flow Through an Orifice via Cylinder and Funnel, Bulk Density via Scott Volumeter and Shear Cell, plus Flowability and Bulk Density of Metal Powders (Hall, Gustavsson and Carney Flowmeter).
The Powder Testing Station PTW has been specifically designed to meet the standards outlined by USP, Ph. Eur., ASTM, and ISO for powder flow testing. The PTW provides a versatile solution, integrating six powder testing methods into a single, cost-effective unit, including Angle of Repose, Flow Through an Orifice via Cylinder and Funnel, Bulk Density via Scott Volumeter and Shear Cell, plus Flowability and Bulk Density of Metal Powders (Hall, Gustavsson and Carney Flowmeter).
Comprising a stainless-steel cylinder measuring 76 mm x 57 mm and a capacity of 200 mL, each module comes complete with 20 interchangeable stainless-steel disks with a precision orifice from 4 to 36 mm.
Flow Through an Orifice tests can be undertaken in several ways:
Quantitative flowability test based on fixed mass or fixed time to understand the uniformity and consistency of power flow
Intrinsic flow properties of a powder via a Flowability Index based on comparative assessments