Case Studies

Asian Paints, the Indian market leader for paints, attempts to increase the solid content in paint formulations thereby decreasing the need for solvents. New resins need developing to ensure the performance of such high-solids paints. Halogen moisture analyzers from METTLER TOLEDO ease the research work as they quickly and accurately determine the volatile contents in resins with reproducible results.

Flow assurance is a serious issue in oil recovery and transport. Extremely costly problems can arise due to the presence of particles and droplets such as gas hydrates, waxes, asphaltenes, and water-oil emulsions. METTLER TOLEDO Lasentec® technology directly measures particles and droplets in oil in order to understand the conditions leading to flow restriction and support the testing of potential solutions.

Beautiful hair and healthy skin are the main concerns of RAUSCH, the traditional herbal cosmetics producer from Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. After many years of weighing herbal extracts with METTLER TOLEDO’s precision balances, their natural choice when further upgrading their equipment was, again, METTLER TOLEDO.

pH value measurement is a vital task within the cosmetic industry. A further challenge is to find the appropriate pH electrode for the specific needs of the various applications. METTLER TOLEDO has improved its web-based pH Electrode Selector Guide, assisting the cosmetic industry in selecting the most appropriate electrode for every application.

The cosmetic industry’s legal requirements are now enforced more strictly than ever. Consumer protection, in particular, comes with a very high public awareness. However, requirements, such as GxP or ISO, do not offer detailed solutions for daily measuring processes. To bridge this gap, METTLER TOLEDO has developed globally applicable guidelines called ‘Good Weighing Practice™’ (GWP®). It is a risk-based program which puts the demands of all current quality systems for weighing processes into practice.

Many cosmetics properties, such as consistency, appearance or ingredient activity, depend on the water content. Secure and reliable determination is crucial to obtain the constant high quality of raw materials and end products.

The storage stability of cosmetic products is a key aspect for research and development, quality control and consumer satisfaction within the cosmetics industry. Due to the wide range of product forms and end use properties, the testing process can prove long and tedious. DSC offers a fast and yet reliable approach.

High throughput operations require a series of products and processes to function consistently and accurately. To ensure reliable interaction of the many different steps, RAININ provides a series of integrated products that enable improved workflow in high throughput labs.

Following the introduction of GWP® in a pharmaceutical company in Eastern Switzerland, customer consultants from METTLER TOLEDO, Daniel W. Fuchs and Urs Alig, interviewed Dr. Pierre-Alain Muller from the Post Approval Support Department to discover their impressions after implementing the program.

Schülke & Mayr GmbH, located in the north of Hamburg, Germany, specializes in the production of antiseptics, disinfectants, medical skin care products and technical preservatives. In their process and system assurance department, METTLER TOLEDO’S DR40 and SC1 has helped to save up to 90% of their measuring time.

Drug substances have to be checked for purity as they are mostly used at purity levels greater than 99.9%. The check is frequently performed by HPLC although a further method is often necessary where High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis is not suitable. In such cases, the DSC 1 differential scanning calorimeter offers a reliable alternative.

A complete self-service labeling and checkout weighing solution is a smart way to operate because it reduces time at checkout, improves accuracy of identification, helps customers know the price of the product before checkout, reduces security labor in the produce department, and reduces losses due to theft and error. Retailer experiences have shown that these combined solutions pay for themselves within a matter of months.

The new RAININ Liquidator 96™, a unique manual bench top system, provides an economical approach to high-throughput pipetting without the need for programming. Flexible and easy to use and with a small footprint, the RAININ Liquidator 96™ even fits inside a laminar flow hood for sterile applications.

The independent Forensic Scientific Service (FND) of the State Police in St. Gallen, Switzerland conducts analytical and forensic tests with the aim of detecting proof of suspected crimes such as the illegal possession of drugs. As samples are generally available in powder form and in rather small quantities, an XP205 semi-microbalance was the customer’s solution to assist in their delicate weighing tasks.

The Laboratoire Départemental d’Analyses de la Drôme (LDA) in France offers a wide range of services including sampling, analysis, consulting and monitoring within the fields of environment and veterinary biology. For them, ensuring constant high quality is the ultimate goal and METTLER TOLEDO’s XP26PC is their balance of choice.

Highly oriented fibers are often used for mechanically demanding applications such as fishing lines, paragliders, trampolines, and equipment for water and climbing sports. For the same weight, they often have a tensile strength of up to 15 times greater than steel and 40% greater than aramid fibers. They are also not subject to salt water corrosion.