The purpose of stability testing of cosmetic products is to ensure that a new or modified product meets the intended physical, chemical and microbiological quality standards as well as functionality and aesthetics when stored under specified conditions.
The Applied Scientific Technologies automation team have recently designed, developed and manufactured a heating and cooling block specifically developed for laboratory automation applications and can fit onto almost any robotic system. The blocks heat and cool to within +/- 0.5°C within the temperature range of 0°C to 100°C, however these can be altered upon request. Precise temperature stability ensures reproducibility of results and these temperatures can be reached typically within 15 minutes.
The lid is made from aluminium and is tightly closed using an integrated lid opening and closing mechanism. The lid of the heating and cooling block has independent temperature control to allow for opening and closing cycles and to avoid condensation, based on user setting and to reach set temperature settings quicker upon use. A protective, insulated cover prevents direct contact with the hot metal block for safe to use by Operators, making it especially suited to collaborative robots and applications.
Custom block modules provide flexibility for heating of different size tubes (numbers of vials / rack depends on the vial size – please enquire). The temperature is controlled via a standard laboratory thermoregulation unit, the coolant of which can be changed to achieve a range of differing temperatures e.g. the Julabo PRESTO range.
