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Sugar Testing Lab Automation – AutoFlex® R817
Sugar Beet and Cane mills often need to make multiple analyses from a single sample while reducing bench chemist involvement. Sugar testing lab automation allows chemists to reduce human error in the labs while increasing throughput and repeatability. Companies like Tate & Lyle and Minn-Dak Farmers use the R817 to withstand their high sample throughput and multiple parameter testing. These robust systems make for excellent sugar lab automation systems due to their speed and low sample volume consumption. More applications of this automation system include automated abv measurements, automated petroleum testing, pure ethanol automated testing, and more.
Engineered to withstand the harshest laboratory environments
The Rudolph R817 Automatic Sampling System is rugged and specifically designed to stand up in harsh Sugar mill laboratories and industrial applications.
• Superior material construction: Stainless Steel Needle, PTFE, Teflon, and PEEK liquid flow path materials.
• Robust needle with sufficient torque to pierce any septum.
• Never miss piercing a sample vial with precision-engineered probe arm and sample racks which virtually eliminate misalignment errors.
• Safety guard protects hands and automated needle detects no-sample condition.
• Modular design reduces combined footprint, excellent for sugar testing lab automation.
Sugar Testing Lab Automation – Measure everything
Automate your Density, Specific Gravity, Optical Rotation, Specific Rotation, Refractive Index, Brix, Color (Reflectance and transmittance), pH measurements and more.
• Self-validated system – makes it so easy to run daily system validation. This can be done as often as you’d like without any interruption to your routine.
• Flexible Sample vials – Saves time, money, and no decanting. Simply use the same vial you’re accustomed to as long as it is at least 10 ml in size.
• Urgent sample – Allows the user to run an urgent sample without interrupting the active run, which can be helpful in Refinery sample testing automation
• Flexible Method Selection – One of our goals at Rudolph Research Analytical is to keep things simple for the user. Each sample may require different sample load mode and/or parameters, measurement parameters, measurement criteria, temperature, cleaning parameters with solvent type, amount of solvent and drying time.
• Unmatched Features – Push the start button and watch the vial spin to read your barcode (QR, PDF417, or 2D labels) for the sample ID. Low and highly viscous samples load flawlessly. The R817 measures Density, SG, OR, SR, RI, Brix, CIE L*a*b*, Gardner, ABS, %T, Cobalt, pH, then transfers the results automatically to LIMS, SAP, or any proprietary data management system. The R817 can reclaim the sample if enabled, then thoroughly clean and dry with zero cross-contamination.
Alcohol Beverage Testing Solutions – Automated abv Measurement System
When testing beverages containing alcohol the primary reason for measurement is to determine the %ABV or Proof of the final product. The Rudolph TTB-approved DDM 2911 PLUS is the measurement instrument, and it can measure abv automatically in beverages in around 2-3 minutes per sample. When a high-throughput alcohol lab has many samples per day there is a great advantage to automate the loading of samples. In addition, automatically cleaning and drying in between samples adds greatly to the efficiency and reproducibility of the automated abv measurement system.
Many distilleries also blend flavorings into alcohol and water-based mixtures to create interesting and flavorful finished products. The instrument used to measure these products is the Rudolph AlcoTest-RI® which can also be loaded and cleaned using an Auto-Sampler. This Automated abv Measurement System can be configured for your specific sample bottles or even come in a drawer configuration for your labs’ needs.
• Rudolph can maximize throughput by utilizing a higher-speed Auto-Sampler that rinses one sample out with the next sample. The Rudolph R817 Auto Sampler utilizes a rapid Peri-Pump to quickly load a sample and then load the next sample without having to clean and dry the instruments in between.
• Very Fast Cycle Times – increases productivity in Refinery sample testing automation
• Custom Racks and sample containers are used to provide maximum sample capacity and hold containers large enough to supply adequate sample volume.
• A Bar Code Reader with a Vial Spinning option is available and an important feature for large refineries interested in Pure ethanol automated testing.
• Highly evaporating alcohol samples may be kept in capped sample bottles and the sample accessed by Rudolph’s cap piercing needle.
Typical Rudolph Users
• High Throughput Distilleries making dozens to hundreds of measurements per day.
• Distilleries with multiple lab staff members who do not wish to clean the instrument between samples. More common in Pure ethanol automated testing.
• Lower volume labs that only need 2 sample containers that want partial automation and do not wish to clean the instruments between each sample.
Sugar Testing Lab Automation – Automated Data Collection
Automated sampling manages electronic data recording, and sample IDs, and reduces operator errors. Test tubes and bottles can be automatically identified by the system with a built-in barcode and label reader.
• Use any format of bar codes: PDF 417, 2D Matrix, UPC, or any bar code your lab chooses.
• The bar code is recorded as the Sample ID, measurements are taken, and data is available for export to a USB, Network Server, LIMS, or any data storage system.
• Labeling sample vials are also simplified as each bar code can be placed at any rotation on the sample vial or bottle because the sample vials are spun as they pass the bar code reader.
• Import List of Sample IDs – A whole list of sample IDs can be saved and exported to the instrument to automatically populate the sample sequence without the need for sample labels.
• Low sample volume consumption – The AutoFlex® R817 is the ultimate lab automation for sugar testing, able to measure Brix, Purity, Density, SG, Color, and PH in two minutes with just 8 ml of the sample — for 5 analytical instruments system (Density Meter, Refractometer, Polarimeter, Colorimeter, pH meter).
• Fast Throughput – 1.5 to 8 minutes per cycle (load, measure & clean). This is very important in automated petroleum testing labs.
Flexible Rack Configurations for Your Application
Rudolph Research can provide a sample rack configured to the bottles used in your laboratory so there is no decanting.
| l.all diameter 28 Positions per rack with up to 5 racks. 13mm Test Tube (Dual Rows) Up to 140 samples per carouse |
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Standard Test Tube Rack, 10 Positions per rack, 16mm Test Tube (Single Row) Up to 50 samples per carousel. |
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Standard Test Tube Rack, 17 Positions per rack, 16mm Test Tube (Dual Row) Up to 85 samples per carousel. |
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Short Test Tube Rack, 10 Positions per rack, 8mm Test Tube (Single Row) Up to 50 samples per carousel. |
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Boston Round bottle with caps Rack, 6 or 7 Positions per rack, (1/2 oz or 1 oz) (14 mm or 28mm) 30-35 samples per carousel. |
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Application Flexibility
The AutoFlex® R817 can be configured with various instruments and measurement methods to automate a wide range of sample viscosities — from Heavy Crude oils and lubes to Pure ethanol automated testing . It is perfect for high throughput laboratories looking to increase productivity, with this lab automation software. The R817 is excellent when used in combination with Rudolph Research laboratory instruments in the Petroleum, Chemical, Flavor, Fragrance, Pharmaceutical, and Toxicology industries. The Autoflex® R817 is an excellent instrument with a wide rang of applications from Sugar testing labs to automated petroleum testing and even producing automated abv measurements.
Flexibility Unmatched with Windows Embedded Lab Automation Software
The user interface allows the operator to interrupt a measurement routine with an urgent sample. If you need to quickly find and measure a sample in the rack, the auto-find feature will search and measure for you. Rudolph’s Lab automation software is designed to make measuring sugar lab samples fast and easy.
Reporting
Certificate of Analysis
This sample was measured on Autosampler, Needlebook Serial Number 1062 and Valve Box
Serial Number : 0001
Density Meter Serial Number : DDM3929
Refractometer Serial Number : 1177
Colorimeter Serial Number : 104034
pH-Meter Serial Number 1780001024219
Printed Date and Time : Wednesday : 09/18/2019 04:31:02PM
Ideal Sugar Testing Lab Automation Solution
Automate your Density, Specific Gravity, Refractive Index, Color, and pH measurements.
• Push the Start button and Measure Density, Specific Gravity, Refractive Index, Optical Rotation, Specific Rotation, Color, and pH. All results are exported automatically to your LIMS with a sample ID number.
• Flexible Sample Vials: Most vessels over 10 ml.
Smart Sample Loading Technology
• SMART TECHNOLOGY™ automatically adjusts pump speed ranging from thin to high viscosity samples up to 36,000 mPa-s (cP).
• Standard Methods: Define measurement configuration, sample load configuration (Vacuum or Gas Displacement) solvent choices, and drying time.
• No loss of accuracy or reproducibility over manually loaded samples.
Push the start button and watch your vial spin to read your barcode, QR, PDF417 , or 2D labels for the sample ID. Samples load flawlessly handles low and high viscous samples, measures your Density, SG, OR, SR, RI, Brix, L*A*B*, Gardner, ABS, %T, Cobalt, pH, then transferred automatically to LIMS, SAP or any proprietary data management system, reclaims the sample if enabled, then thoroughly cleans and dries with zero cross contamination and it’s ready for your next sample. This automated system can adapt to any lab setting with all kinds of applications like pure ethanol testing, abv measurements, automated petroleum testing, and many more.
Safety
• The lab automation software has safety measures and intelligence to avoid operator errors.
Sugar Testing Lab Automation – Standard Features:
• SmartSample™ Peristaltic Pump
• Suction Mode
• Carousel holds up to 50 Samples
• Drawer models Holds 2 samples
• Self-Cleaning Needle Soaker
• Low Sample Volume Consumption
• Rack Specific Method Selection
• SAP Compatible
• Variable Drying and Rinse Times
R817D & R817C Features:
Pumping Method |
SmartSample™ Peristaltic Pump for viscous samples like in automated petroleum testing labs |
Suction Mode |
Yes – All Models |
Pressure Gas
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No |
Hybrid Sample Loading |
No |
Air Drying |
No |
Sample Agitation |
No |
Sample Capacities & Custom Sample Vessels
Carousel Capacity |
Carousel Models – Up to 140 samples |
Drawer Capacity |
2 |
Custom Racks |
Carousel Models – Use your vessel |
Rinsing and Cleaning Features
Needle Cleaning |
Self-Cleaning Needle Soaker ideal for automated petroleum testing labs |
Rinses available |
Rinse with next sample |
Variable Drying and Rinsing Times |
Variable Rinsing |
Low Sample Volume
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No |
Low Solvent Alert |
N/A |
Typical Measurement Time |
1-4 Minutes |
Min Sample Volume |
10mL |
Data Reading and Sample Handling Features
Bar Code Reader |
Optional on all Carousel Models – Handheld Bar Code for drawer models |
Vial Spinner |
Optional on all Carousel Models – Handheld Bar Code for drawer models |
LIMS / SAP / Network Capable |
All Models |
Safety Shield |
All Models |
AutoFind™ |
AutoFindTM is available on all carousel models |
Multiple Analysis |
Up to 6 analyses |
