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Automated Residual Seal Force Tester 7 Day Right of Return if not fully Satisfied. It is in Immaculate Condition. It appears as if it has never been used. Like New, Flawless, No Problems Detected. Powers up with no problems. Passes all self-tests. Like-New, the only signs of use are property stickers. The function of the Automated Residual Seal Force Tester is to evaluate seal tightness by measuring the Residual Seal Force in the stopper/seal combination as a result of the sealing process. The Genesis Automated Residual Seal Force Tester measures residual seal forces in pharmaceutical vials sealed with stoppers or lined seals and aluminum caps. The aluminum caps can be plain aluminum caps, or aluminum caps with plastic buttons. Other cap materials and styles may be accommodated as specialty applications. Vial sizes accomodated include vial diameters from .5 inch to 3.5 inches, and vial heights (including vial, stopper and cap) from 1 inch to 7.25 inches. A wide variety of cap styles and sizes can be accommodated with specific cap anvils. Cap sizes including 13, 16.5, 20, 28, 30 and 32mm are supported. Residual seal forces in the range of 5 Lbf to 60 Lbf can be measured. Specialty applications should be submitted to Genesis engineering for evaluation. The measured residual seal force is displayed on a display panel on the instrument, and is made available on a serial port for automatically placing the data in a spreadsheet on a computer. The residual seal force is measured by applying strain (compression) at a fixed rate to the cap/stopper/vial package and collecting strain (distance) vs. stress (force) data. This data is analyzed by a proprietary data analysis algorithm to determine the residual seal force. For research or validation purposes, a special mode is available that provides both raw and some result data available through the serial port. This allows the raw force data to be dumped directly into a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet template is available from GMP that displays force and derivative data graphs based on the raw data. The instrument includes a safety enclosure to protect the operator in the unlikely event of glass breakage or slippage, and to keep fingers away from the moving press. One of the only ways to quantitatively and nondestructively test the sealing integrity of a filled, sealed parenteral vial is by measuring Residual Seal Force. RSF is the force that the rubber element is exerting on the underside of the crimped aluminum seal. It is measured by applying a known force to the top of the aluminum seal. When the force being exerted by the elastomeric element (normally a stopper) is overcome, the aluminum seal begins to move downward. The Automated Residual Seal Force Tester takes multiple measurements of the same vial and, if those readings are within a predetermined range for similarity, it will average them and provide the result on the screen of the PLC. In addition to sealing forces, Residual Seal Force is influence by the specific rubber formulation and stopper configuration as well as the specific vial and aluminum seal being used. It is also influence by the stack of tolerances of these components. Therefore, data must be accumulated on each different vial, stopper and seal combination. and other Important Information, please visit the Approximately 30 x 30 x 30 We are committed to 100% recycling and minimizing our waste. We use 99% recycled or previously used packaging products and try to minimize our environmental impact. Please reduce, re-use and recycle and save our planet for future generations. |