Fine & Specialty Chemicals

Sample Preparation • Synthesis • Process Research • Formulation

For the sample preparation, synthesis, process research, and formulation of fine or specialty chemicals in fields like API’s, cosmetic chemicals, surfactants,  flavors, fragrances, food additives, paper chemicals, oil field chemicals, construction chemicals, plastics additives, textile chemicals, water chemicals, electronic chemicals. Chemspeed Technologies provides enabling automated solutions which significantly increase throughput AND quality and expand the range of experimental possibilities.

Sample preparation:

At any R&D stage, automated solutions speed up the handling of large numbers of samples, whether they are liquid, solid and / or viscous:

• SWING RP&SP substance handling workstation for automated reaction preparation and sample preparation
• SWEIGHER automated capping, crimping, gripping & weighing station

Synthesis screening, discovery chemistry:

Whether a chemical synthesis has to be performed in the early stages of the discovery process or during the optimization phase, Chemspeed’s selection of synthesizers (ISYNTH, SYNTHESIZER SLT II, SWAVE) automate complete synthesis and screening workflows:

• reagent preparation (liquids and solids)
• multistep liquid phase or solid phase synthesis with optional pressure capabilities and microwave heating
• workup, purification and analysis

For synthesis, screening and testing of catalysts please refer to Materials Science - Catalysts.

Process research, synthesis optimization, route scouting, semi-preparative synthesis:

Designed for the optimization of synthesis and performance parameters (time, temperature, pressure, mixing, concentrations, …), the semi-automated MULTIPLANT PRORES and the fully automated AUTOPLANT PRORES workstations are based on the use of individually controlled, high-precision tank reactors which are fully scalable. The ability to systematically screen and optimize reaction conditions allows chemists to rapidly evaluate new synthetic routes, optimize synthesis conditions, and / or prepare sufficient quantities of a particular compound for formulation or toxicity studies.

Formulation:

Designed for the formulation / blending of solid, liquid, viscous, and / or waxy materials, the FORMAX is a fully automated workstation which uniquely combines overhead gravimetic dispensing of solids , liquids, viscous liquids and / or waxes WHILE mixing, heating, refluxing and cooling in individually controlled and operated high-precision blenders.

For additive and surfactant screening the EMULSIFIER workstation is based on shakeable arrays of disposable vials and comprises integrated testing such as imaging and particle size distribution measurement.

Please note that all listed solutions are available as hybrid solutions