2011 Titrator Product Survey
Do you have a titrator or are you planning to purchase a titrator for your lab? Check out the results of our recent reader survey on the titrators in their labs.
Do you have a titrator or are you planning to purchase a titrator for your lab?
Yes | 49% |
No, but planning to purchase | 14% |
No, and no plans to purchase | 37% |
Which titrator brands are currently in your lab?
Metrohm | 39% |
Denver Instrument Company | 2% |
Hach Company | 2% |
JM Science | 2% |
Lab Synergy (Schott) | 5% |
Man-Tech | 0% |
Mettler Toledo | 29% |
Radiometer Analytical | 9% |
Hanna Instruments | 0% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific | 6% |
Other (please specify): | 8% |
Don't Know | 9% |
Which type(s) of titrator are currently being used in your lab?
Potentiometric | 44% |
Karl Fischer Coulometric | 31% |
Karl Fischer Volumetric | 21% |
Other (please specify): | 4% |
Which of the following titrator components are you also using?
Evaporator | 27% |
Karl Fischer oven | 20% |
Autosampler | 27% |
Homogenizer | 17% |
Other | 10% |
Which of the following titration methods do you use in your lab?
Manual titration | 41% |
Automated titration | 59% |
Which of the following errors does your lab experience with your titrators?
Measurement of the titrant aliquot | 13% |
Indicator variability | 17% |
Operator fatigue and computation error | 13% |
Anomalies in composition of the standard solution | 8% |
Accuracy of the delivery system | 18% |
Systemic and nonsystemic errors | 23% |
Other | 8% |
What are your purchasing plans for a new titrator?
Starting the review process | 13% |
Plan to purchase in the next 1 to 6 months | 8% |
Plan to purchase in 6 to 12 months | 11% |
Plan to purchase in 12 + months | 11% |
No current purchasing plans | 48% |
Don’t know | 9% |
What is your budget range for this titrator purchase?
Less than $1,000 | 13% |
$1,000 - $5,000 | 48% |
$5,000 - $15,000 | 26% |
$15,000 - $30,000 | 10% |
$30,000+ | 3% |
Please rate the following titrator features/benefits based on their importance in your decision-making process.
Feature/Benefit | Important | Not Important | Don't Know |
Ability to run several titrations for multiple analytes in a single sample | 39% | 52% | 10% |
Accuracy | 97% | 3% | 0% |
Data management | 72% | 25% | 3% |
Ease of installation | 63% | 25% | 13% |
Ease of use | 82% | 12% | 6% |
Flexibility of automation | 56% | 34% | 9% |
Integration of spectrophotometric or other measurement techniques for advanced analysis | 44% | 38% | 19% |
Low maintenance | 79% | 15% | 6% |
Onboard computers for storing and accessing methods | 66% | 25% | 9% |
Operating cost | 77% | 13% | 10% |
Price | 88% | 9% | 3% |
Reliability | 97% | 0% | 3% |
Service and support | 88% | 9% | 3% |
Small footprint/size | 38% | 47% | 16% |
Speed | 63% | 22% | 16% |
Sample changers | 44% | 44% | 13% |
Touch-sensitive flat panel displays | 24% | 58% | 18% |
Warranty | 78% | 13% | 9% |
Other | 8% | 8% | 85% |
For more information on titrators, visit www.labmanager.com/titrators