Step 1 · Weigh & prepare
Apo-Ident 2
Identification of raw ingredients
Near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer for raw material identity verification at intake, so every substance entering a formulation is confirmed before it is weighed. Light penetrates the sample through the container and the reflected spectrum is compared against a fully validated reference database — a non-contact test with results in under two minutes.
How it is used
- Incoming raw ingredient identification prior to compounding.
- Testing solids, semi-solids/liquids and ointments — more than 1,100 starting materials.
- Non-contact identity checks that avoid cross-contamination of the original substance.
- Automatic generation of the identity test report and standing-container label.
Advantages
- More than 1,100 starting materials can be tested — solid, semi-solid/liquid and ointments
- Fully validated reference database with continuous batch updating (4–6 updates per year)
- Non-contact testing — no cross-contamination and no contamination of the original substance
- Results at the touch of a button in under two minutes
- Fully automatic documentation including report and standing-container label
- Audit-proof: more than 4,000 pages of written validation documentation
- Self-inspection through automatic internal referencing in the device
- Stand-alone operation without an external PC
- Network-compatible — LAN and WiFi for flexible data processing
- Intuitive interface; batch, PZN and testing personnel data can be entered by hand scanner
- Smart aiLINK system and future-proof Evolution Pack for new functions
Operating parameters
Source: FagronLab™ Formulation Guide. Always follow the parameters for your jar size and API concentration.
Scope of delivery
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Analysis system Apo-Ident 2 (hardware + QuickStep Apo-Ident software) | 1 |
| Sample glasses | 5 |
| Transflectance insert for liquids and semi-solid preparations | 1 |
| Adapter ring | 1 |
| Standard white reference | 1 |
| Black reference | 1 |
| Safety cover | 1 |
| Device documentation folder | 1 |
What it delivers
Time back for patients
A laborious identity check is completed in an instant, freeing staff from laboratory work for customer-facing time.
Reliable identification
The recorded spectrum is compared against validated reference spectra, allowing unambiguous identification of most compounding raw materials.
Compliant documentation
Reports and container labels are produced automatically to the required documentation standard.
Sample integrity
Light-based measurement leaves the sample unchanged, so material is not consumed or contaminated by testing.
How NIR identification works
Substances are exposed to light inside the spectrometer. The light penetrates deep into the sample and is reflected back, carrying the specific characteristics of the material. The QuickStep Apo-Ident software compares the recorded spectrum with reference spectra from the database and displays the identification result.
The system meets pharmacopoeia monograph 2.2.40 (NIR spectroscopy) and 5.21 (chemometric methods for the evaluation of analytical data).
A fully validated, continuously updated database
NIR spectroscopy requires continuous database updating to reflect batch-specific differences. Apo-Ident delivers 4–6 reference database updates per year, and each substance is documented transparently in a validation report: calibration samples with batch number and manufacturer, validation samples with batch number and manufacturer, the validation result with detection rate and specificity, real field spectra demonstrating robustness, and differentiation from similar and related substances.
Results in five short steps
1. Selection — choose the substance to be tested; it is compared against the entire category of substances. 2. Measurement — fill the sample glass, place it on the measuring window and press the measurement button. 3. Result display — the measurement result appears on screen after a few seconds. 4. Measurement details — enter the data for the test report. 5. Report — output, print and/or save a compliant test report.
About HiperScan
Apo-Ident is developed by HiperScan GmbH, founded in 2006 as a spin-off of the Dresden Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS). The scanning grating technology developed at IPMS forms the basis of the analysis system, which is used by more than 4,000 pharmacies in Germany.
Specifications
- Analysis method
- Near infrared spectroscopy
- Measurement time
- Under 5 seconds per scan
- Spectral range
- 1,000 – 1,900 nm
- Spectral resolution
- 10 nm
- Wavelength accuracy
- ±1 nm across the full temperature range
- Wavelength reproducibility
- ±0.3 nm across the full temperature range
- Self-test
- Integrated automatic recalibration with wavelength and white standard
- Operating temperature
- 15 – 35 °C
- Dimensions (H × W × D)
- 185 × 192 × 220 mm
- Weight
- 2.95 kg
- Control interface
- 1 × USB 1.1 type B slave
- aiLINK interfaces
- 2 × USB 2.0 type A host, 2 × USB 3.0 type A host, WLAN 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11ac, 1 × Gigabit Ethernet, 1 × HDMI 2.0 type A up to 4K/30 Hz
- Power
- 100–240 VAC / 50–60 Hz / 60 W
- Software
- QuickStep Apo-Ident
- System requirements
- Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04 (also runs stand-alone without an external PC)
- Reference database
- Solids, semi-solids/liquids and ointments; 4–6 updates per year
Questions about equipment?
Contact your Fagron Equipment Representative, Nicholas Fournarakis
Nicholas can help with pricing, demos, installation, training and service for any FagronLab™ instrument or workflow.
Nicholas.Fournarakis@fagron.usContact Fagron
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