Precise pH measurements in the Lab.

High precision pH, conductivity, ion concentration and DO₂ measurements.

NineFocus™ is a new high-performance, multiparameter benchtop meter system from Mettler Toledo. Designed for laboratories and near-production, it measures pH, conductivity, ion concentration, and dissolved oxygen with compelling precision. It is at its best with the smart InLab® DES® digital sensors with diagnostic capabilities.

Designed to meet common laboratory demands, the new multiparameter measurement system focuses on boosting productivity, reducing operational costs, and delivering consistent, accurate results. It offers a modular design, emphasizes intuitive operation, and supports regulatory compliance. Together with the guided troubleshooting of the InLab DES digital sensors, this power duo raises the bar for exceptional measurement performance.

• Designed to evolve: The built-in digital module measures up to four parameters, which means that for a different application, no new meter is required, only a sensor. That makes it easy to turn a pH meter into a conductivity meter, for example. The meter's productivity can be expanded with additional modules to measure up to four parameters either simultaneously or in a custom sequence. By adding an analog module, NineFocus becomes fully compatible with analog sensors (e.g. InLab ISM).
• Fast Problem Solving: The diagnostic capability of the InLab DES digital sensors monitors the sensor condition, provides step-by-step troubleshooting guidance on the meter, facilitates preventive maintenance, and helps prevent premature sensor replacement.
• Data Integrity: The fully flexible user management of NineFocus enables to tailor user groups to suit any need or situation and protects settings from unwanted changes with access control based on job roles and user-specific passwords, thus supporting compliance with regulations and industry standards.
• Simple Operation: The OneClick™ user interface allows operators to launch custom shortcuts for even the most complex workflows instantly with a single click on the home screen to save time, minimize errors, and enhance overall workflow efficiency. Supporting 14 languages, it ensures fast local adoption and helps prevent misunderstandings or mistakes.
• Flexible Footprint on the Bench: NineFocus is not tied to a fixed location but offers versatile placement options, allowing the terminal to be positioned wherever it is most convenient and comfortable —in front of the meter, on top of it, freely on the bench, or mounted on the EasyPlace™ electrode arm. With various cable lengths, the system can be operated safely even under a fume hood.
• Resilient: The meter's IP52 rating guarantees protection of its internal components against harmful dust ingress and water drips. The connector compartment keeps the connectors safe and prevents corrosion from exposure to liquids. With a protective cover, the control terminal is protected from dust, dirt, or fluids such as aggressive chemicals.
• Flexible Automation*: The new NineFocus measurement system offers flexible integration with the InMotion™ autosampler to increase efficiency in the lab. Its capability for automated calibration, verification, and measurement of over 300 samples significantly boosts productivity while minimizing errors. It is supported with instrument software version 2.0.0
• Full Compliance Support: NineFocus offers automatic data transfer to a PC or LabX software, ensuring accurate transcription and seamless compliance with industry regulatory standards such as CFR 21 Part 11, and ALCOA++, which is vital for any pH meter with data logging capabilities.
• Sustainable Investment: The InLab DES sensors enhance sustainability and reduce material waste due to their detachable Signal Bridge, which hosts the measurement electronics. This means that only the sensor shaft needs replacement at the end of its lifecycle, while the Signal Bridge – which is compatible with different sensor models within the same parameter - can be reused. And while the sensor cable is detachable for different workplace setups, really only one cable is needed for all sensors.

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Mini lab with big performance.

Quick and easy colour detection.

The EasyPlus UV/VIS measuring device from Mettler Toledo represents a significant opportunity for the industry, offering uncomplicated, space-saving, and cost-effective colour analysis of food and beverages. The device is straightforward to use and comes with 30 pre-installed colour scales. Its DIN A4 sheet size makes it an ideal analysis instrument for quick, compliant results. It is well-suited for use as a standalone solution in departments, for mobile use, or to relieve large laboratories.

The compact and versatile EasyPlus UV/VIS spectrophotometer recently proved its strengths in colour analysis during the formulation of a new soy sauce. The developers of an international food producer used the special advantages of the flexible EasyPlus UV/VIS spectrophotometer for this purpose. With the device, they added a local and quickly deployable analysis unit to their always busy central laboratory, which enabled the team to carry out precise absorption and CIELab measurements in 3.5-millimeter quartz cuvettes directly in the department. The small size and high performance of the flexible small laboratory were so convincing that a second device was ordered immediately.

Little power pack.
The reasons could be highlighted in colour: The EasyPlus UV/VIS spectrophotometer simplifies the colour control of liquid foodstuffs in accordance with regulations — quickly, conveniently, and inexpensively. With 30 pre-stored colour indices and reference values, the device immediately shows whether a sample meets the defined quality standards. With the additional EasyDirect™ UV/VIS software, the device can also convert a measurement into two additional colour scales, which significantly reduces the analysis effort. The robust lamp also requires no warm-up time.

Convenient use.
The minilab is also extremely easy to operate and takes the strain off staff: The EasyPlus UV/VIS spectrophotometer guides the user step by step through the entire testing process via a touchscreen display. Neither installation nor on-site training is required. To get started with colour analysis, Mettler Toledo provides informational material for download and video tutorials.

As soon as the lid of the measuring device is closed, the analysis starts automatically. The integrated PathDetect™ function automatically recognises which of the up to seven possible cell sizes or path lengths is being measured, thereby reducing application errors.

In addition to the colour analysis of numerous substances, the all-rounder is also suitable for spectrophotometric tasks and water tests. This makes the analysis unit a trump card for small and medium-sized companies, giving specialist departments flexibility and independence from central and external laboratories.

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Weighing in explosive areas...

Safety is a top priority for any business, especially when it comes to operations in potentially explosive environments.

Mettler Toledos' comprehensive guide provides the knowledge to choose Ex-area-approved weighing solutions that meet your specific process requirements and regulations.

Selecting the right equipment for hazardous environments can be a challenging task. This guide makes it easy to help avoid safety incidents, prevent explosions, and protect personel.

This, the second edition of their Hazardous Area Guide details how to avoid dangerous situations with compliant equipment and provides illustrated recommendations for correct installation and maintenance.

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Sensors and analysers.

The new Mettler Toledo Process Analytics Catalogue for 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of solutions for analytical measurements in liquid process applications, pure water monitoring and gas-phase measurement.

This catalogue provides up-to-date information on equipment for measuring some of the most important analytical parameters in process and water monitoring, and includes some unique innovations, like the 2850Si dual silica and phosphate analyser.

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Sensors and analysers for production & water monitoring.

The new Process Analytics Catalogue for 2024-25, from Mettler Toledo, provides a comprehensive overview of solutions for analytical measurements in liquid process applications, pure water monitoring and gas-phase measurement. The catalogue provides up-to-date information on equipment for measuring some of the most important analytical parameters in process and water monitoring, and includes some unique innovations, like the 2850Si dual silica and phosphate analyzer.

Ranges include:

• Sensors & analyzers for pH, ORP,dissolved oxygen,dissolved carbon dioxide, turbidity and conductivity.
• Water monitoring equipment for total organic carbon, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved ozone, pH, sodium, silica, chloride, sulfate and bioburden.
• Gas analyzers for a wide range of process gasses, including oxygen, moisture, methane and ammonia.

The Process Analytics Catalogue includes details on Mettler Toledo's three major solution groups:

– The Ingold business unit focuses on in-line analytical measurement solutions for industrial processes in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical, and food and beverage manufacturing. Analytical parameters of Ingold covered in the Process Analytics Catalogue include pH, redox and ORP, dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2), dissolved oxygen (O2), turbidity and optical density, and conductivity.

– The Thornton business unit is a world leader in pure water analytics. Thornton instrumentation is trusted globally in the pharmaceutical, biotech, power generation and microelectronics sectors. With solutions for pure and ultrapure waters, including USP-regulated waters, the Process Analytics Catalogue provides details on Thornton solutions for measuring conductivity/resistivity, pH, dissolved oxygen (O2), dissolved Ozone (O3), total organic carbon (TOC), sodium, silica, chloride and sulfate, and microbial contamination.

- Solutions for gas analytics, including amperometric sensors and tunable diode laser (TDL) analyzers are included. The unique in situ, probe-type TDL analyzers that are included in the Process Analytics Catalog, measure parameters including oxygen (O₂), carbon dioxide (CO₂), moisture (H₂O), hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), hydrogen chloride (HCl), methane (CH₄) and ammonia (NH₃).

- Also included in the Process Analytics Catalogue is information on Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM®) technology, a digital sensor platform that helps ensure reliable measurements and high measurement uptime via unique predictive diagnostic tools.

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Weighing in Pharma!

Mettler Toledo has achieved the certified partner status within the Körber Ecosystem. This represents a significant step forward in their joint effort to optimize weighing processes through simplified and standardized integration between Körber's market-leading PAS-X Manufacturing Execution System with Mettler Toledo's cutting-edge weighing equipment.

At the core of pharmaceutical manufacturing lies the critical process of precisely weighing and dispensing input materials according to formula specifications. PAS-X Weighing & Dispensing serves as a dependable and user-friendly guide, ensuring operators navigate the weighing process with ease while adhering to safety regulations and recipe requirements. The seamless integration of scales is essential for this capability – reinforced by Körber's partnership with Mettler Toledo, a renowned leader in precision weighing instruments.

Lars Hornung

With a collaborative history spanning over two decades and a substantial shared customer base, this partnership now enters a new era as Mettler Toledo joins the Körber Ecosystem partner program. Lars Hornung, Senior Principal Alliances & Technology Partners Software in the Körber Business Area Pharma, emphasizes, "Our longstanding collaboration with Mettler Toledo is a remarkable testament to the continuity of a standard interface to weighing equipment throughout the evolution of PAS-X MES. The tight integration ensures 100% fail-safe weighing and dispensing processes, leading to a 50% reduction in operator time and increased efficiency."

The certified partnership enables the simplified use of PAS-X MES with the Mettler Toledo industrial weighing sensor portfolio, delivering highly accurate and precise measurements, secure data capture, and reliable performance, supported by an extensive global sales and service network. When combined with PAS-X integration capability and Mettler Toledo Good Weighing Practice® services, the broad sensor portfolio from high-precision to heavy capacity makes the optimal weighing solution possible for any weighing task along the factory value chain.

The collaboration also extends beyond conventional weighing practices, enabling the integration of Mettler Toledo scales seamlessly into other process steps, including Electronic Batch Recording (EBR).

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Memorandum of understanding combines robots with LIMS.

ABB Robotics and Mettler Toledo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates ABB’s robots with LabX™, Mettler Toledo’s laboratory instrument management software (LIMS).

The combined solution will enable greater levels of efficient and high-quality automated laboratory workflows across a range of industries, making research, testing, and quality control more flexible, while accelerating time-to-market and addressing critical labor shortages.

“In combining Mettler Toledo laboratory equipment with ABB’s collaborative robots (cobots), communicated through the LabX platform, we will support operations and enable the highest traceability, productivity, and data management in the industry,” said Jose Manuel Collados, Manager of ABB Service Robotics. “By unlocking new possibilities in lab automation, our collaboration with Mettler Toledo will create efficiencies and unlock resources in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and beverage, semiconductors, and battery industries.”

Laboratory automation, working alongside lab technicians, can perform an increasingly sophisticated range of tasks faster, more consistently and with fewer errors than human workers. Yet, the uptake of automation in laboratories is challenged by a gap in the skills needed to handle automation technology and the complexity in setting up highly sensitive workflows.

With the collaboration, Mettler Toledo’s LabX software will seamlessly integrate into ABB’s OmniCore ™ robot controllers, enabling LabX to orchestrate robotic lab workflows. By combining the flexibility, ease-of-use and precision of ABB robots with the secure data capture, method control and instrument management of LabX, customers can increase lab productivity, reduce system complexity, fulfill data quality, and safety and regulatory requirements. This also relieves scientists and lab technicians of mundane, repetitive tasks; eliminating common errors; and optimizing productivity – providing lab professionals additional time to pursue higher-value activities, such as data analytics.

"Great innovation starts at the bench, especially when you are able to minimize process times and human error while also supporting the generation of high-quality data and information," says Stefan Heiniger, Head of Laboratory Division for Mettler Toledo. "Mettler Toledo and ABB will provide a powerful, intuitive, and standardized toolset that meets the need of laboratories of all sizes and types that will deliver new levels of automation, speed, and insights, while also reducing costs."

The collaboration is part of ABB’s ongoing strategy to bring the benefits of automation to new segments worldwide and complements the work at the Life Sciences and Healthcare lab at the Texas Medical Center in Houston as well as the newly inaugurated Open Innovation Lab for Life Science and Healthcare in Zhangjiang Robot Valley, Shanghai.

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Enhanced product safety for Pharma manufacturers.

"Changing the mindsets of all pharma manufacturers!"

Mettler Toledo Product Inspection has launched the X2 Series of high-performing x-ray systems to help enhance product safety at an incredible price point for all pharma manufacturers. With two x-ray systems currently in the X2 Series, x-ray inspection is now accessible for all budgets, offering manufacturers software that is designed to last longer and perform better.

The design of the X2 Series helps enhance brand protection and product safety while also increasing product quality. Helping manufacturers to meet pharma safety compliance requirements, while also offering enhanced productivity, the X2 Series, delivers outstanding reliability with a smart industrial design.

“We are hoping to change the mindsets of all pharma manufacturers with our new X2 Series that they can now install a high-end x-ray inspection solution at an affordable price point for all,” said Mike Pipe, Head of Global Sales & Product Management, Mettler Toledo Safeline X-ray. “By utilizing global service hubs and reducing spare parts, we are confident we have created an innovative solution that is easy to install, environmentally more sustainable and suitable for any budget. With a current 14-day lead time, we can work with manufacturers to install one of our new X2 Series x-ray systems quickly and efficiently, helping them to increase product quality and protect their brand reputation”.

This Series helps prevent product recalls with outstanding contamination detection capabilities that go beyond detecting just metal. The x-ray inspection technology detects a wide range of contaminants, including glass, metal, mineral stone, dense plastic and rubber compounds whilst simultaneously completing a number of quality control and integrity checks. The X2 Series offers significant benefits both in-line and at end-of-line inspection by using innovative technology all designed for optimum performance and output.

The X2 Series consists of two models – the X12 and X32, both are available in multiple line configurations 800, 1300, 1800 and 2000 mm line lengths:  • X12 High Performance X-ray System: This high performing single-lane x-ray inspection system comes as standard and is available at an incredible price point, featuring the HiGain detector, which generates sharper images to deliver outstanding contaminant detection.  • X32 Advanced X-ray Solution: Offering enhanced sensitivity and product integrity performance, this x-ray inspection solution features the HiGain+ detector and is available in standard and custom configurations, with single or multi-lane capabilities.

Intelligent Software.
State-of-the-art ContamPlus™ software is an innovative inspection process which scans products for every kind of contaminant and not just the ones optimized during the initial automatic product set-up. The automatic set-up detects the most hard-to-find foreign bodies and rejects only the contaminated products, reducing production waste and protecting productivity. This is especially crucial for pharma manufacturers, where product integrity and completeness is key, as missing information or products can lead to costly recalls, and sometimes, dangerous results.

ContamPlus™ facilitates new product set-up with just a few passes and without the need for complicated programming or extensive training. Product details are stored and easily recalled for smooth and fast product changeovers to help minimize downtime and boost productivity.

Smart Industrial Design.
Every detail of the X2 Series technology is optimized to offer superior performance. At the heart of the design is a new product inspection chamber and a revolutionary modular mechanical design which allows full frontal access to all the most common operations. It offers a range of new features to improve operations such as product handling, cleaning and service routines. The X2 Series’ range of standard length and height configurations is complemented by bespoke designs to allow total customization to meet exact customer needs.

Pharma manufacturers can significantly reduce cleaning output and maintenance routines as well as the need for complex operator training with the X2 Series’ front-opening hygienic design. Designed for efficient cleaning, the solution makes it easy for operators to perform regular maintenance routines. The conveyor belt can be removed swiftly and without tools by releasing the tension with the handle situated on the infeed roller. The lead-free, low friction curtains also allow smooth product transition through the machine, with the presence of curtains constantly monitored to help keep the operator safe.

The new multi-fit reject device option is suitable for most common applications, with other options available on request. With reliable rejection and due diligence of products, the design enhances brand protection and helps ensure all end products are the optimum quality when they reach the customer.

Compliance.
With the X2 Series, manufacturers are easily able to comply with industry standards and regulations such as CFR21 Part II by providing full traceability through an audit trail and recorded image database. A review of contaminated products is also easily managed with the new stainless steel reject bin, which safely collects substandard products to avoid production line contamination, allowing manufacturers to review the product and its contamination.

Improved Total Cost of Ownership.
The X2 Series combines superior industrial design with simplified cleaning routines. Its intuitive user interface and a highly reliable set of state-of-the-art subsystems such as the generator and detectors, helps to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness and lower Total Cost of Ownership. With extensive service solutions and a five-year generator warranty, manufacturers can feel confident in keeping their systems running at optimal capacity for longer periods of time.

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Hygienic scale platforms.

In regulated, hygienic environments, ease of equipment sanitation is as important as the operational performance. It is increasingly important to streamline cleaning processes to not only eliminate contamination risk but also maximize productivity.

Mettler Toledo’s PBD659 and PBA639 hygienic weighing platforms enable manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries to speed up cleaning processes and ensure regulatory compliance with an optimized hygienic design. The platforms strictly adhere to hygienic design guidelines, facilitate quick and easy cleaning, and meet higher weighing accuracy standards to expedite processing time and reduce production costs.

With PBD659 or PBA639, operators can boost cleaning speed by up to 40% with less effort compared to traditional weighing equipment. The following features of the platforms help operators to eliminate contamination risk in regulated environments:

• No cavities, crevices or open threads
• Open-frame stainless-steel design with rounded edges and minimal flat surfaces
• Hermetically sealed load cell with IP68 and IP69k water ingress protection

The PBD659 and PBA639 platforms are designed to withstand impacts and ensure peak performance in challenging environments. Optimally placed and independently adjusted overload stops and additional side impact protection enable increased uptime, reduced maintenance and maximized equipment longevity.

The smart load cell used within the PBD659 platform actively corrects and compensates for measurement errors caused by external and internal factors, which improves accuracy by up to 100% to 6000e for legal-for-trade applications and 60000d for non legal-for-trade applications, compared to traditional analog weighing systems to prevent bad batches and reduce product waste.

Global approvals, which enable cross-border consistency, include OIML, NTEP, CPA (metrology); FCC, CE (EMC); IEC/EN61010, UL (safety). For firms operating globally, PBD659 and PBA639 are sold worldwide and serviced locally in over 40 countries by competent personnel. The analog version of the hygienic platform (PBA639) is also available with global EX approvals for use in Zone 1/21, Division 1 and Zone 2/22, Division 2 hazardous environments.

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Industrial weighing catalogue.

The new Mettler-Toledo 2021-22 Industrial Weighing Catalog will help  quickly envision an efficient, cost-effective solution that meets all weighing and processing needs. Their complete product family combines the broadest range of globally approved and supported industrial weighing and processing solutions to help meet the toughest manufacturing challenges.

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Tunneling and automation B2B solution

Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation has released KEPServerEX version 5.2. This release delivers significant new features including an OPC UA Client and Server, an Alarm and Event Condition option - expanding on the previously delivered OPC AE interface, and updated Mettler Toledo and IDEC Drivers.

OPC UA is the most robust of OPC Foundation specifications. KEPServerEX now delivers an OPC UA Server, in addition to existing OPC DA and OPC AE interfaces. KEPServerEX also delivers an optional OPC UA Client Driver. The combination of OPC UA Client and Server interfaces, in addition to all other KEPServerEX interfaces enable it to be a “Standards Based” Tunneling solution. Tunneling solutions are a replacement for Microsoft DCOM communications in distributed OPC DA applications. More importantly for the automation industry, the security inherent to OPC UA, in terms of data encryption and authentication makes it an excellent choice for real-time data sharing in Automation related Real-time Business to Business (B2B) applications. B2B has typically been handled on a non-real-time transactional basis with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or with custom developments when real-time connectivity was required. Now, Kepware offers a standards based and cost effective off the shelf solution.

This release also delivers a significant new Alarm and Event Condition option, the ability to monitor variables and configure conditions with which to trigger Alarm or Event messaging. The Alarm and Event Condition option works in conjunction with the KEPServerEX OPC AE interface.

Further enhancements include additional CID (Custom Interface Driver – OPC Toolkit) sample code in C#, an updated Allen Bradley ControlLogix Driver – now supports 1024 Programs and multi-byte Strings, Mettler Toledo – scale controls, IDEC Driver – expanded ranges for MicroSmart and Open models, and Modbus Ethernet – Global settings changes at runtime.

“KEPServerEX enhancements are released on a quarterly schedule,” explained Tony Paine, President of Kepware Technologies. “Each release is packed with major new technology and value for our customers. We are not just a driver company any more. Our goal is Interoperability – through Standards and with popular native interfaces.”

“Kepware, through its OEM partnerships, channels and direct efforts, is a major driver of OPC adoption in the world,” says Thomas Burke, President of the OPC Foundation. “Their new support for OPC UA, and the positioning for Real-time B2B for Automation is very creative and exactly what we need at a time when all communications are moving toward standards. For example, the world has a focus on the SmartGrid. That is Real-time B2B for Automation. Data needs to be exchanged between customers and suppliers in real-time and securely, and OPC UA technology, through players like Kepware, will solve real world problems with off the shelf, cost effective solutions.”

Website downloads will be available on February 11th 2010.