Vial splitter

The Balcan plastic vial splitter Mark 3 is designed to split in half plastic scintillation vials of all sizes containing various types of cocktails so they can be emptied and their liquids retrieved for proper disposal. This unit can dispose between 2500 and 3000 vials an hour.

The feeding system allows vials to be loaded directly into the hopper from where they are fed individually to the cutting blade.

Once loaded, the whole operation is automatic, separating the plastic debris into a bin and the cocktail into a suitable drum. When the hopper has emptied, the operation shuts off.

The design overcomes the previous labour intensiveness of loading vials into cassettes by introducing the hopper feed.

The simple cutting action also ensures the minimum generation of aerosols and noise so the machine is extremely compact and can be used where people work.