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Particle & solid-state

Sieve Shaker (Analytical Sieving)

Shakes a stack of test sieves so a powder or granule separates into size fractions. Weighing each sieve gives the particle size distribution by mass.

  • Pharmaceutical
  • Food & beverage
  • Chemicals
  • Mining and construction
  • Agriculture
Photo of a Sieve Shaker (Analytical Sieving)
Photo: Cjp24, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
CALIBRATION

Sieve shaker calibration procedures

Sieve aperture verification

Checks that the mesh openings of each test sieve are within the tolerances for its nominal size, by optical measurement or with certified calibration material.

Open procedure

Amplitude and timer check

Verifies that the shaker vibrates at the set amplitude and that its timer runs for the set time.

Open procedure
QUALIFICATION

Instrument qualification (DQ · IQ · OQ · PQ)

  1. 01

    DQ — Design qualification

    Defines sieve sizes, frame diameter, shaker type, amplitude range and timer needed.

  2. 02

    IQ — Installation qualification

    Records shaker and sieve serial numbers and certificates, and checks installation.

  3. 03

    OQ — Operational qualification

    Verifies amplitude and timer, and sieve apertures against ISO 3310-1 / ASTM E11 tolerances.

  4. 04

    PQ — Performance qualification

    Confirms repeatable results on a reference material or product.

In LimsPulse · Calibration Management

Keep every Sieve shaker in control: usage logs, calibration and maintenance schedules, and automatic blocking of overdue instruments.

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