Powder dosing in automatic sample preparation
A large number of substances are used in synthesis optimization. These substances are weighed in in the lower milligram range and passed on to the further experimental procedure. They are usually toxic or decompose in the ambient air, so that an enclosure under a protective atmosphere such as argon or helium is necessary. Manual weighing is complex and time-consuming.
The CHRONECT Quantos handles the weighing process for up to 32 powders in up to 288 1-mL vessels.
Advantages of fully automatic powder dosing at a glance
Integration of exact dosing and weighing technology from Mettler-Toledo
No manual handling of toxic substances
Automatic working under protective atmosphere possible
32 solids and up to 288 target vessels
Data security through RFID chips
Connection of the emergency stop functions of the robot with safety options of the enclosure possible
Seamless documentation of every step and weigh-in
Connection to ELN systems possible
Different vessels can be used in one run
Up to 32 solids can be positioned on one shelf. These are stored in dosing heads. All information about the solid matter is stored on an RFID chip and read out via the shelf. Three SBS plates provide space for different vessel sizes in which the powders are weighed. Weighing takes place using the Quantos system from Mettler-Toledo. A six-axis robot transports the powder heads into the weighing system and prepares the vessels under the dosing head.
The CHRONOS software controls the system through a simple interface.