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Autopol V

Digital Polarimeter AUTOPOL® V, For Demanding Laboratories

The AUTOPOL® V Digital Polarimeter is designed for today’s FDA regulated analytical laboratories. Whether you are a Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical or University Lab, the AUTOPOL® V has the standard measurement and compliance features you must have, including:

• TempTrol™ – Electronic cooling & heating from 15°-35°C

• Six Standard Wavelengths: 365nm, 405nm, 436nm, 546nm, 589nm and 633nm

• 21CFR11 Compliance:  Electronic Signature and secure local electronic data storage

• Domestic 3-year warranty and 20-year support guarantee

• International warranty varies by country

• Standard Accessories: TempTrol™ NIST Traceable Quartz Standard (single rotation), TempTrol™ 100mm Polarimeter Cell, TempTrol™ Temperature Validation Cell, Built-In Sample Measurement Probe.

The Autopol® IV and V Use Rudolph’s Exclusive TempTrol™ Electronic Temperature Control System

The USP <781> requires optical rotation measurements at 25°C ± .5°C (unless another temperature is specified). The European Pharmacopoeia requires optical rotation measurements made at 20° ± .5°C (unless another temperature is specified).

Whatever your temperature control needs are, the Autopol® IV and the Autopol® V Digital Polarimeter exclusive TempTrol™ System (Patent No. 6,717,665) makes your measurement in a few minutes without a waterbath or any type of water circulation.

The TempTrol™ System allows push-button temperature control of your 100mm cell, 200mm cell or Quartz Plate. Set the temperature, push “measure” and walk away. The Autopol® will heat or cool to a predefined temperature and then provide you with the result all in one easy step.

Patented TempTrol™ Technology Eliminates the Need for a Water Bath. Here is How the TempTrol™ System Works:

AUTOPOL® V - TempTrol™

TempTrol™ cell with mating heating & cooling transfer surface manufactured with acid resistance materials: NEDOX™ and Peek™.

AUTOPOL® V - Temperature

Temperature is selected via touch screen. Temperature selection of 20°C shown above.

Temperature Measurement Port

Place the TempTrol™ cell in your TempTrol™ equipped Autopol® sample chamber to measure to within ±0.2°C of the USP, EP, JP or BP specified temperature (normally 20°C or 25°C ±0.5°C).

For improved temperature performance or when working with acids (HCl) use the measurement port in the body of the cell. This also allows the inlet and outlet ports to be capped to avoid evaporation, fumes and spillage.

TempTrol™ - Nedox™

TempTrol™ heating and cooling transfer surface

NIST Thermometer

Rudolph provides a temperature validation cell with every TempTrol™ system. The temperature validation cell along with an optional NIST traceable thermometer is designed to validate the temperature control performance of the digital polarimeter and cell to ±0.2°C.

Fill 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance

The Autopol®’s 21CFR Part 11 software module is easily enabled through the user friendly touch screen.
This module gives you full compliance with:

  • Electronic signature
  • Access levels
  • Internal write protected storage
  • Unique passwords
  • Write protected documents sent directly to server
  • Audit trail

Autopol IV Digital Polarimeter, 21CFR Part 11 is by external PC only

Digital Polarimeter - Main Menu

Digital Polarimeter - Add/ Edit Users

21CFR11 mode is enabled via the Set 21CFR11 button. After clicking the Enable 21CFR11 button, the user must also select to either Enable Operator, Enable Reviewer or both.

21CFR11 mode

Add/Edit Users

Add/Edit Users allows the creation of new 21CFR11 users, the ability to edit an existing user, and the ability to lock and unlock accounts.

Add/Edit Groups

Add/Edit Groups Menu

Groups are used to determine the access permissions of the 21CFR11 users. When a group is added or edited, the administrator decides what menus the group will have access to in the Setup menu and sub-menus, and the 21CFR11 Administration Options menu and sub-menus.

Password Settings

Password Complexity

Password Settings control the password policy used by the Autopol Digital Polarimeter to authenticate users and whether the screen lock function is active and how long it takes for the screen lock to turn on. 

Digital Polarimeter - Terminology

Terminology allows the Administrator to customize the language of the Accept/Reject language that appears in the measurement report reviewed by a reviewer.

Digital Polarimeter - Certificate Analysis

Digital Polarimeter - Format Printing - Output

Digital Polarimeter - Format Printing - Output 2

Digital Polarimeter - Format Printing - Output 3

The Format Printing/Output menu lets the user control what information will be contained in the report, if the report will contain a logo image, the page orientation and margin settings and if the user will be prompted for a lot identifier and sample identifier when the measurements are being performed.

The AUTOPOL® IV and V by Rudolph – Simply the Best

Autopol V - Digital Polarimeter

The AUTOPOL® V Automatic Digital Polarimeter Offers Acid Resistance and Traceable Quartz Plates.

  • 6m HCl acid resistance: Silco Steel coating on the polarimeter chamber temperature transfer surface and a Hastelloy measurement cell with NIST certificate certifying optical path length.
  • To meet the FDA’s latest position on measurement bracketing, the Autopol® V Plus comes with a NIST traceable quartz plate with three rotations: +0.998° Arc, +10.998° Arc, -10.000° Arc. Each rotation has a NIST certificate.

 

Digital Polarimeter with Six Wavelengths and Only One Light Source

The AUTOPOL® V Automatic Digital Polarimeter comes standard with six wavelengths: 365nm, 405nm, 436nm, 546nm, 589nm, 633nm. Wavelength selection is completely automatic and is accomplished by the push of a button. There are no lamps or filters to manually remove or insert.
The tungsten-halogen lamp employed in the AUTOPOL® V Polarimeter is a compact, reliable, low-cost, high intensity light source that allows any desired wavelength in the visible spectrum to be selected by means of a narrow band multilayer interference filter. The AUTOPOL® standard 10nm bandwidth is specified to permit high energy throughput and sensitivity for sample transmittances of only 0.01 % (O. D. = 4), while minimizing the effects of sample ORD and color.

Standard Accessories, Validation and Calibration

Digital Polarimeter - Calibration Setup
The AUTOPOL® V  Digital Polarimeter comes standard with the accessories, validation tools and automatic calibration functions necessary to ensure that the temperature control, temperature measurement and optical measurement processes are working correctly and reproducibly. All functions are accessed simply and conveniently through the AUTOPOL® V liquid sealed touchscreen.

Accessories Included with Autopol V Digital Polarimeter

Autopol V Accessories

Rudolph Research Analytical — still protecting your investment after 30 years

Today our Service Technicians have access to state of the art diagnostic tools and have a depth of knowledge that often lets them solve problems right over the phone. Our customers really appreciate the same day phone call by a real technical service person who wants to solve their problem. Our customers know that they can expect this support for many years to come as Rudolph is repairs instruments which were built in the 70’s.

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All Rudolph Instruments carry our exclusive 20 Commitment to service your instrument.

Rudolph Research Analytical offers a comprehensive range of Preventive Maintenance and Service Programs. Rudolph has demonstrated a commitment to its customers by keeping installed instruments operational, not only for 20 years, but in some cases for over 40 years. This long-term commitment to keeping our instruments running makes the cost of ownership, over the life of a Rudolph Digital Polarimeter, one of the lowest in the laboratory market segment. At the date this document was published, there is no other laboratory instrument manufacturer that guarantees service and technical support for 20 years. View the entire 20 Service Guarantee. 

AUTOPOL V Specifications
Measuring Mode Optical Rotation Specific Rotation Specific Rotation Plus Concentration User Defined Scale Sugar Degrees °Z(ISS)
Measuring Scale Degrees Arc, % Concentration
Measuring Range ± 89.99° Arc Optical Rotation
± 999.99°Arc Specific Rotation
0-99.9% Concentration
Resolution 0.001° Arc Optical Rotation 0.001% Concentration 0.001 Specific Rotation
Reproducibility 0.002° Arc
Standard Model Accuracy 0.002° up to 1°, 0.2% up to 5°, 0.01° above 5°
AP Model Specs Accuracy (546nm and 589nm): ±0.002° Arc over ±89.9° Arc Accuracy for other wavelengths is the same as the standard model Selectable Resolution 0.01°, 0.001°, 0.0001° Arc Optical Rotation
Prism Glan Thomson calcite quartz
Optical Wavelengths 365nm, 405nm, 436nm, 546nm, 589nm, 633nm (other wavelengths available)
Wavelength Selection Touchscreen Selectable: 6 standard
TempTrol™ Range Automatic Electronic Heating & Cooling 15°-35°C (Standard) ±0.2° C (Standard)
TempTrol™ Accuracy ±0.2°C
Temp. Probe Range 10°-100°C
Temp. Probe Accuracy ±0.1°C
Acid Resistance Hastelloy™ measurement cell and Silco Steel™ sample chamber (optional)
Measurement Time 4°/sec slewing rate & 5 sec nominal settling time
Light Source Tungsten-halogen 6V, 20W, avg. 2,000 hr life
Sample Chamber Accepts sample tubes up to 200mm
Data Storage 32 GB Non-removable Compact Flast
Communication Interface 3 - USB Ports 2 - RS232 Ports Ethernet Port for Network Connection
Calibration Automatic calibration by push-button
Operating System Windows® Embedded
Display 8 inch color LCD with LED backlight providing 800 x 600 resolution with 400 nits of luminance
User Interface Touchscreen
Automatic Sensitivity Control Measures samples with transmittance as low as 0.01 % (up to O.D. 4.0)
Input Power 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Operating Dimensions 30"W x 17"H x 10.5"D, 762mm W x 432mm H x 267mm D
Shipping Dimensions 30"W x 11.5"H x 17"D, 762mm W x 431.8mm H x 279.4mm D
Operating Weight 85 lbs (39 kg)
Shipping Weight 120 lbs. (54kg)

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