The ERWEKA disintegration tester ZT 220 is available with 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneously operating USP/EP/JP compliant test stations. Lift in and lift out of the baskets is performed manually while the counting of the elapsed test duration is automatically started/stopped. Test time and nominal bath temperature is entered via the membrane keys, current test time as well as actual water temperature are shown on clearly visable red LEDs. On request, an alarm may be selected to sound upon completion of the preset test time. Heating of the warming solution in the moulded 1-piece PET water bath is performed by an integrated flow-through heating system.