An Automatic Titrator monitors and detects the endpoint for you. Once the titration is complete, a digital result will display on the titrator’s easy-to-read screen. Alternatively, when performing manual titration, the indicator colors used to determine the endpoint are subjective and can look different to each operator. Interpreting results by eye is tricky and can vary. Automatic titration eliminates this guesswork completely and is more accurate than manual titration.

Several shift changes can occur in a lab. When using an Automatic Titrator, your team can achieve repeatable results at just the push of a button. Methods are pre-programmed into the titrator which makes it easy for every operator to perform and replicate tests the same way each time with high accuracy.

On the other hand, manual titration can produce inconsistent results and leaves room for error. Users can interpret results differently and it is difficult to attain reproducible measurements. As a result, many metal finishers have moved away from manual titration and now rely on automatic titration as their testing solution.

Many metal finishers switch to automatic titration for the time savings alone! Manual titrations are time-consuming and require your full attention. Over-titrating and re-running titrations is also quite common which can waste valuable resources. An Automatic Titrator does the bulk of the work for you. Unlike with manual titrations, all you have to do is prep the sample, press the start button, and let the titration run automatically. While this is happening in the background, you can complete other tasks simultaneously.

You gain complete data traceability with automatic titration. When titrating manually, record keeping is a hassle and data is documented by hand in a lab notebook or entered digitally. Both are prone to mistakes. Automatic Titrators generate detailed digital reports that can be exported. Required data is automatically stored for each application, and all Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) information is recorded. This is especially helpful when you are preparing for audits and need to show how you are meeting quality standards, requirements, or regulations. For companies and businesses that collect large amounts of data, an Automatic Titrator can integrate with a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) when paired with a Network Box.

Chemicals can be expensive to both purchase and dispose of, and sometimes you only have a small amount of sample to work with. To increase the resolution and accuracy of manual titrations, procedures will have you use larger sample amounts which means that more titrant is needed. With automatic titration, you can dose extremely small volumes of titrant into a small sample size. This significantly reduces titrant and sample usage, minimizes waste, and saves you money over time.