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Powder Flowability Tester
The Flodex Powder Flowability Tester offers a straightforward method for evaluating a wide variety of powdered materials.
Raw materials can vary significantly between suppliers or even between lots/batches. These differences can impact the powder’s flowability when loaded into manufacturing equipment, potentially disrupting both product quality and process efficiency.
The Flodex is an easy-to-use tool for determining the flowability index of a powder on a practical scale of 4 to 40. This index can serve as a specification for raw materials. The test considers multiple parameters that influence powder flowability, such as:
- Particle size and shape
- Presence of “Fines”
- Unit surface area
- Actual density and bulk density
- Porosity
- Settling characteristics
- Electrostatic charges
The Flodex intrinsic flowability method measures how easily a powder flows through an orifice in a disk. The system includes 19 disks with orifice sizes ranging from 4 mm to 34 mm. For pharmaceutical manufacturing, the Flodex system is fully compliant with USP <1174> Powder Flow.
Features:
- USP <1174> compliant
- Provides a simple, repeatable index for powder flowability
- Easy to operate by non-technical personnel
- Allows flowability testing before setting up and filling manufacturing equipment
- Comes complete with a full set of disks for testing a wide range of powder types
- Stainless steel loading funnel discharges electrostatic potential that builds up between powder particles
- Suitable for purchasing and quality assurance specifications
- Helps prevent high variation in product uniformity
- Versatile for different powder types, including oral pharmaceutical dosage forms, coffee, and more
Understanding Powder Flow Analysis
Powder Flow Analysis is a testing method that helps manufacturers understand how powders will behave during production. Measuring factors such as flowability and packing density is essential for industries that rely on powder materials, from pharmaceutical companies producing tablets and testing their hardness, to food manufacturers making instant coffee.
The way powders move and behave has a direct impact on both the manufacturing process and the quality of the final product. Powder flow testing instruments deliver precise measurements that help laboratory teams prevent production issues, meet quality standards, and minimize manual testing errors.
