Laboratory extruders by Three-Tec allow the production of very small batches of products (from just one gram). This makes them ideal for developing formulations with small amounts of active ingredients.

During formulation development, often only small and often expensive quantities of active ingredients are available. At the same time, to find the optimal formula, it is necessary to conduct many formulation tests. Laboratory extruders on a miniature, resource-efficient scale provide the ideal solution.

Small batches from one gram

Three-Tec specialists have been developing and producing laboratory extruders with a screw diameter of 5 mm since 2005. The smallest parallel twin-screw laboratory extruder has a very low consumption of active ingredient and target material thanks to an empty volume of only 1.2 cm3 with a screw diameter of 5 mm. This allows the production of very small batches (from just one gram). Since only very small residual quantities remain in the extruder, high throughput can be achieved using existing materials. The results are ideal for further scaling up of the production.

Thanks to the optimized design, the temperature required for melt extrusion is lower, significantly reducing the load on the active ingredient. The design guarantees time-optimized and hassle-free assembly, as well as easy disassembly, cleaning and testing of the device in just a few minutes.

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