The Flowability Tester BEP2 has been specifically designed to address the specifications in and comments raised by the European Pharmacopoeia Chapter 2.9.36 and US Pharmacopoeia Chapter on Powder Flow. The BEP2 Tester  provides a range of options for testing pharmaceutical powders including three of the four methods quoted in the pharmacopoeia – flow through an orifice, angle of repose and shear cell – in a single, cost effective unit.

The widespread use of powders in the pharmaceutical industry has led to a proliferation of test methods for measuring powder flow.

The new harmonised chapters in the Pharmacopoeia on Powder Flow (USP Chapter and Ph. Eur. Chapter 2.9.36) list four well-defined methods for powder testing aimed at trying to bring about some degree of standardisation within the existing test methodology:

• Flow through an orifice
• Angle of Repose
• Shear Cell