Weigh Module Made for Automated Vial Handling to Feature at POWTECH

Mettler Toledo will exhibit a very compact robot cell for replacing tedious, low added-value manual operations at POWTECH 2013, 23–25 April, Nuremberg, Germany, Hall 1, Stand 413. It is used whenever a large amount of samples need to be weighted or automated pipettes have to be calibrated. The robot, made by Asyril SA, has an incorporated high precision weigh module made by Mettler Toledo.

The robot cell, with a dimension of 700 x 700 x 700 mm, is configured as an automatic vial weighing device. It hosts several racks for vials to check more than one batch without the intervention of an operator. It has a drawer mechanism for in-feed and out-feed of racks into the robot cell. This allows convenient and safe handling of batches.

The incorporated WXS weigh module is very compact and saves valuable space inside the robot cell to leave room for allocating other measuring devices or more palettes. It has a weighing range of 220 g, with a readability of 0.01 mg. This allows for the mounting of an additional preload for a holding device whilst maintaining weighing accuracy. It benefits from mechanical protection against overload and against lateral shear forces resulting from automatic loading or in the event of handling equipment malfunction.

Mettler Toledo GmbH, +41 44 944 25 68, eugen.schibli@mt.com, www.mt.com.