Abstract: The invention relates to the process of automating a laboratory process for analysing the chemical properties of powder. The functions that have been automated are the scooping of an accurate volume of powder into beakers, adding an accurate volume chemical solution, agitating for a predetermined time, settling, withdrawal of the chemical solution, emptying, cleaning and rinsing of the beakers, filtering, and filling test tube racks ready for analysis, online measurement of pH, measuring weight of powder, and dosing dry powder into vessels for traditional analysis.