Anton Paar launches pharma measurement systems for fully automated QC

Anton Paar has introduced a new measurement system for pharmaceutical quality control that sets high standards in efficiency, data integrity, and regulatory compliance. Combined with the Xsample 530 multi-sample changer, the latest configurations of its multiparameter measurement platform enable fully automated workflows for determining density, refractive index, and viscosity in a single setup.

Pharmaceutical laboratories face rising pressure to deliver faster, more reproducible results while meeting increasingly complex regulatory expectations. The new platform is built to make that balance easier to achieve. Integrating proven measurement technologies with automated sample handling and compliance-ready software, it provides R&D and QC teams with a scalable solution that supports both routine testing and advanced method development – consistently, securely, and with minimal manual intervention.

“By combining multiparameter measurement with high-throughput automation, we’ve made it easier for pharma laboratories to achieve faster results with fully traceable, compliance-ready data,” says Markus Peterherr, Product Manager, Pharma Measurement Systems at Anton Paar.

Developed specifically for R&D and QC laboratories in the pharmaceutical industry, the platform lets users select the optimal combination of density meter, refractometer, and viscosity measurement and connect it to a high-throughput sample changer. Up to 71 samples can be processed in one sequence, with automatic filling, rinsing, and drying reducing manual handling, minimising errors, and cutting solvent consumption.

The platform’s compliance-focused software features support 21 CFR Part 11 and global pharmacopeia expectations through user management, electronic signatures, and a complete audit trail of all measurements, method changes, and system events. Combined with secure data transfer and connectivity to higher-level systems via Anton Paar’s AP Connect lab execution system, this enables laboratories to standardise methods and documentation across multiple sites – ensuring consistent, comparable, and compliant results worldwide.

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