MPA100 - Automated Melting Point System

Manufactured by: SRS Stanford Research Systems

Quick Overview

Accurate measurements of melting point & melting range
Automatic and visual determination
PID-controlled temperature ramping
Digital movie of each melt
Stand-alone operation and computer control (..

Description

Description

Accurate measurements of melting point & melting range
Automatic and visual determination
PID-controlled temperature ramping
Digital movie of each melt
Stand-alone operation and computer control (USB)
Conforms to Pharmacopeia and GLP
Printer output

OptiMelt provides a fast and accurate means of automatically determining the melting points and melting ranges of chemical substances. With microprocessor-controlled temerature ramping, a built-in digital camera, and a selling price that is half that of competing models, OptiMelt offers the best value of any commercially available melting point apparatus.

Automated Measurements

OptiMelt is specifically designed for unattended operation. It has a built-in digital camera that continuously captures real-time images of the samples, and it uses digital image processing to determine results. The melting points and melting ranges are prominently displayed on the front panel and automatically recorded into memory for later review.

Melting point measurement
Example (requires flash player: 1.2 Meg)

Simple Operation

OptiMelt has an intuitive front panel and is very easy to use. Simply select a start temperature, ramp rate, stop temperature, and hit start. Results can be easily seen from across the lab on the large LCD display.

Samples can be viewed on the front panel through a removable magnification lens. During a measurment, you can flag relevant events by pressing dedicated front-panel buttons. Up to six individual temperatures can be tagged for each sample.

Interactive help is available for all functions and parameters of the instrument. Text and numerical entry keypads are built into the touchscreen interface so that no external keyboard is required.

Datasheet (PDF file)