FlexyPAT – Reactors can be automated individually
Functional – cost-optimised – user-friendly

- Minimum training requirements, high acceptance by personnel and fastest possible efficiency thanks to intuitive operation
- Cost-effective thanks to possible integration of existing devices
- Investment protection through continuous future-oriented development
Flexible automation for synthesis, kilo lab and mini plant
Concept
- Several jacketed reactors can be operated from a single PC
- Customised turn-key systems
- The FlexyPAT concept facilitates the integration of existing customer-owned hardware. Not only does this reduce the cost but it also speeds up the automation process and increases user acceptance.
- Simple and inexpensive system extension possible at all times
- User-friendly system configuration through integrated sensor identification
Standard functions
- Gravimetric or volumetric dosing
- Jacketed reactor: Temperature control of jacket and reactor
- Stirrer control including speed and torque measurements
- pH measurements
- Manual and recipe controls
- Data capture and automatic laboratory report
Flexibility through options
- Automatic distillation with reflux splitter
- Pressure and vacuum measurement and control
- Hydrogenation capabilities
- Isothermal heat flow calorimetry
- Automatic distillation with boiling point detection
- Automatic establishing of solubility curves
- Isothermal heat flow calorimetry
- Possibility to integrate online sensors (turbidity measurement, midIR FTIR, particle size measuring instruments, etc.)
- GLP and CFR21 part 11, IQ/OQ on request
Also compatible with…
- CollectX – Real time data link to your laboratory informatics
- RemoteX – Control your reactors with mobile devices
- InProcess PAT – Particle size analyzer with BlazeMetrics
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ePAT – for various reactions and processes
Quick, easy, inexpensive

- Optimize your synthesis & processes
- cost-effective entry solution into automation technology
- Logging – online trend & data capture
- Plug & Play technology
- All common laboratory equipment integrable
Automation of jacketed reactors for research and development
The Concept
- ePAT combines with its Plug & Play technology, exceptional ease of operation with the option of integrating a wide array of laboratory devices – for an almost unlimited number of jacketed reactors in the chemical laboratory.
- ePAT, as entry-level solution for automation technology optimizes various reactions and processes.
- ePAT and the integral safety concept guarantees you uninterrupted monitoring, specially designed for unsupervised operation day and night.
- ePAT does not need a conventional computer. The integrated eController takes over all your regulation and protocol tasks.
The Functionality
- Stirring with logging of torque measurement
- Temperature control loop for reactor- and jacket control mode, with control parameter tuning function
- Two dosage control loops with temperature-controlled feed rates
- pH-measurement & control (single-side)
- Recipe editor and recipe control mode
- Safety monitoring, online trending and event logging
- ePAT Plug & Play technology
- Pt-100, RS232, analog input/output, digital signals
- Automatic sensor detection
- Integrated function to calibrate the reactor temperature sensor
Reactors and accessories
ePAT Basic - controlled lab reactor for R&D „Ready-to-Run”

Consisting of:
- ePAT control Unit
- 1000ml jacketed glass reactor DN100, complete
- Stirrer motor Heidolph Hei-TORQUE Precision
- Huber Ministat 230w, -40 … +200°C, PilotONE
- Weight controlled dosage, capacity 5kg, 1.1 lt/h
Working temperature range: | -20°C … +180°C |
Pressure range: | 10 … 1300 mbar abs. |
ePAT basic is an automated, jacketed glass reactor with common functionality, dedicated for the chemical or pharmaceutical laboratory to do scale up/scale down process development. Even complex experiments can be worked out with the intuitive and user-friendly application software. The experiment is fully documented and reproducible.
ePAT Jacketed Reactor, compl., 500ml

Consisting of:
- 500ml Jacketed reactor DN100, bottom valve 10mm, TR Pt-100 sensor, condenser, Stirrer bearing mechanical seal, pitched blade impeller stirrer, double cardan coupling
- Reactor lid DN100, central NS45/40, lateral 1x NS14/23, 3x NS29/32
- Heating/cooling connection 2x KS19/9, adapter 19/9 to hose nozzle 12mm
- Reactor mounting (SS316) with V-stand, for reactors up to 5lt
Temperature Range: | -50°C … +200°C |
Pressure Range: | 10 … 1300mbar abs. |
WxHxD: | 500x1300x500mm |
ePAT Jacketed Reactor, compl., 1000ml

Consisting of:
- 1000ml Jacketed reactor DN100, bottom valve 10mm, TR Pt-100 sensor, condenser, Stirrer bearing mechanical seal, pitched blade impeller stirrer, double cardan coupling
- Reactor lid DN100, central NS45/40, lateral 1x NS14/23, 3x NS29/32
- Heating/cooling connection 2x KS19/9, adapter 19/9 to hose nozzle 12mm
- Reactor mounting (SS316) with V-stand, for reactors up to 5lt
Temperature Range: | -50°C … +200°C |
Pressure Range: | 10 … 1300mbar abs. |
WxHxD: | 500x1300x500mm |
ePAT Jacketed Reactor, compl., 5lt

Consisting of:
- 5lt Jacketed reactor DN100, bottom valve 10mm, TR Pt-100 sensor, condenser, Stirrer bearing mechanical seal, pitched blade impeller stirrer, double cardan coupling
- Reactor lid DN100, central NS45/40, lateral 1x NS14/23, 3x NS29/32
- Heating/cooling connection 2x KS19/9, adapter 19/9 to hose nozzle 12mm
- Reactor mounting (SS316) with V-stand, for reactors up to 5lt
Temperature Range: | -50°C … +200°C |
Pressure Range: | 10 … 1300mbar abs. |
WxHxD: | 500x1300x500mm |
Stirrer motors and accessories
ePAT Stirrer motor Heidolph Hei-TORQUE Precision 100

Technical specification:
- 10-2000 rpm, max. torque 100 Ncm, incl. torque measurement
- incl. RS232 cable, 5 m
- excl. cardan coupling
ePAT Stirrer motor IKA Eurostar Control 60

Technical specification:
- 30-2000 rpm, max. torque 60 Ncm, incl. torque measurement
- incl. RS232 cable, 5 m
- excl. cardan coupling
Thermostats and accessories
Controllable models:
- Huber Unistat / CC / PilotOne / KISS / OLE / …
- Julabo
- Lauda XT-Serie / Proline
Further options:
- heated oil bath with round bottom flasks
- Electric heated reactors
ePAT Huber Ministat 230 w, -40...+200 °C, PilotONE

Technical specification:
- Cooling capacity: 0.42 kW @100 °C, 0.38 kW @0 °C, 0.25 kW @-20 °C
- Heating capacity: 2 kW
- w/o hoses and thermal fluid
ePAT Julabo CF40, -30 … +150 °C

Technical specification:
- Cooling capacity: 0.47 kW @+20 °C, 0.4 kW @0 °C, 0.28 kW @-20 °C
- Heating capacity: 2 kW
- w/o hoses and thermal fluid
Dosage and pH-control
ePAT weight-controlled dosage, 6.2 kg, 1.1 L/h

Consisting of:
- Diaphragm pump Prominent with PFTE pump head, pressure retention
- valve, adapter and Bola-screws
- Balance Precisa up to 6.2 kg, 0.1 g resolution
- 1L bottle with PFTE-dosage adapter, complete
- incl. required cables and mounting platform
ePAT volume-controlled dosage, Metrohm Dosino

Consisting of:
- Metrohm Dosino with 20 mL dosing unit, dosage interface, transfer tube
- incl. USB driver and cable
Extension by Metrohm Dosino 800

- Metrohm Dosino incl. 20 mL dosing unit (as extension for existing Metrohm interface)
ePAT pH-measurement and control (single side)
FlexyPAT pH sensor and pH-amplifier
- incl. glass adapter GL14/NS29 and GL screw joint
Pressure measurement and control
ePAT Pressure-sensor stainless steel 0…1,6 bar
- incl. cable and GL14-join
ePAT Press-Vent-Vac, set with 3 solenoid valves PTFE, 0...1,6 bar
- Valve set with 3 solenoid valves, PTFE/PFA, up to 1,6 bar abs.
- Installed on a platform to fix at the rack
ePAT Press-Vent-Vac control, Software function

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Control mode:
- Keep inertised (Pressure and Venting)
- Pressure control
- Vacuum control
Individual control for each valve:
- Pressure valve
- Venting valve
- Vacuum valve
Safety:
- Emergency limit with safe state activation
- Set.value-act.value monitoring
- Interlock of valve function
Requires function “Pressure Measurement“
Requires „Press-Vent-Vac, set with 3 solenoid valves PTFE“ set
Distillation control
ePAT Automatic distillation, Software function

Key Features:
- Autom. Boiling Point detection by TH
- Autom. Temp. Set point control by off-set definition
- various, definable abort criteria such as temperature rise or distillate quantity
- Control of the return flow via DOT (requires autom. Reflux divider)
ePAT Distillation hardware with reflux splitter V2
- complete glassware with solenoid reflux splitter and PT100 for temperature head
- suitable for Joint NS29/32
- incl. condenser and receiver