Features:

• The SOTAX HT 10 is equipped with the unique Auto Alignment™ device (patented) instantly aligns the sample to the correct measurement position for hardness testing.
• The hardness can be measured in a range from 4–500 N as standard.
• The SOTAX HT 10 is manufactured from high quality materials.
• The housing is made of galvanized, powder-coated sheet steel. No regular maintenance is needed.
• The measurement principles are easily switched between “Constant Speed” and “Constant Force”.

20-chamber feeder:

• Twenty chambers, each chamber holding one sample, is easy to load, easy to remove and easy to clean.
• The feeder moves to transport the samples into the testing transporter.

Unique housing:

• The unique housing allows opening of the internal control box and the main cover of the four-station transporter, enabling easy access to the testing
• station for calibration and cleaning without user adjustments.

Hardness measuring station:

• The Auto Alignment™ (patented) ensures automatic and rapid alignment of all common forms at exactly 90 degrees to the test jaw before testing.
• Automated cleaning device that protects the hardness station from tablet residues.
• The measuring plate is supported for easy adjustment and ensures that it remains parallel to the test platform.
• Choice of measurement by “Constant Speed” or by “Constant Force”. The jaw speed movement and the linear increase of force can be adjusted.

Thickness measuring system:

• Calibrated precision potentiometric displacement sensors measure thickness.
• The measuring plate is supported for easy adjustment and ensures that it remains parallel to the test platform.
• Automatic zeroing of the thickness measuring system after each test run.

Transporter:

• The four-station transporter feeds the tablet clockwise through each test station.
• The Auto Alignment™ device (patented) on the hardness testing station guarantees that all common forms are correctly positioned.
• Special brushes mounted on the transport head, clean tablet debris from the feed path and the test jaw. Broken tablets are swept into the waste container as the transporter rotates.

Calibration:

• For ease of calibration, the thickness and diameter station uses certificated gauge blocks.
• The hardness measuring station is calibrated easily (with a certified weight) by opening the housing. Adjustment and calibration of the HT 10 is guided and performed through the internal firmware.

Technical data:

• Measurement Principles: Constant Speed, Constant Force
• Range 0.05 – 2.5 mm/min, 10 – 99 N/sec
• Measurement Range
• Hardness Accuracy :
  • 5 – 500 N(+/-1 N)
  • 500 - 1000 N(+/-2 N)
• Diameter/Length: 0.00 – 30.00 mm
• Accuracy +/-0.05 mm
• Thickness 0.00 – 18.00 mm (0.00 – 0.72 in)
• Accuracy +/-0.05 mm
• Power 230 V/50 Hz or 110 V/60 Hz
• Width/depth/height 250/537/355 mm
• Weight Approx. 18 kg (40 lb)