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Microwave Reaction System: The clear solution for digestion, extraction and synthesis

In daily working routine lab-microwaves are used in many different application fields: from sample preparation to extraction and synthesis. Advantages are time savings, lower operating costs, easy handling and accurate parameter control.

The Multiwave PRO, our flagship for sample preparation, can perform acid digestion, oxygen combustion, UV digestions, microwave drying, acid evaporation and microwave extraction in one device.

The Multiwave GO is the smallest microwave digestion system on the market and enables quick and uncomplicated processing of routine samples. The HPA-S offers the highest temperature specifications and allows you to digest even the most difficult samples.

The Monowave 400/450 is specially designed for microwave extraction and synthesis. With this device you can gently extract your samples but also perform fast synthesis. With the budget-friendly Monowave 50 you can synthesize new materials on smallest footprint in a trice of time.

The modular MCR rheometers

The MCR rheometers of Anton Paar are distinguised by their flexibility of use.

Any type or combination of rheological tests from routine measurements to high-end R&D applications, both in rotation and oscillation, are possible.

MCR rheometry is built on technological innovation: The EC motor technique, the low friction bearing and the patented normal force sensor have been optimized over years to satisfy the highest demands of rheologists. Due to the modular concept of the MCR family it is possible to adapt the rheometer efficiently and comfortably to meet your needs. Beside a variety of temperature chambers covering a range between -150°C and 1000°C, a vast range of application specific accessory allows to set additional parameters such as pressure, magnetic field or relative humidity during rheological testing. Furthermore, the combination of optical methods such as light microscopy, SALS or SAXS with an MCR reveals information on the sample structure.

Technical highlights

• Powerful, synchronous EC motor drive
• High-precision air bearing, including patented normal force sensor
• TruGap™: Innovative and patented system for measuring the gap
• TruRate™: Sample-adaptive controller in rotation and step strain
• TruStrain™: Fast and accurate strain control due to improved real-time position control oscillation (formerly DSO)
• Different MCR models with outstanding specifications for various applications

Ease of use

• Toolmaster™: Patented system for automatic recognition of measuring system and accessories
• QuickConnect coupling: Easy, one-hand measuring system connection
• T-Ready™: Reduces waiting times by detecting and signaling sample temperature equilibration
• Wide range of application-specific accessories and measuring systems for all kinds of applications
• Rheometer software: User-friendly application software with 21 CFR Part 11 compatibility

Anton Paar’s PSA series incorporates more than forty years of experience. The world's first laser diffraction particle size analyzer – the first-ever PSA – was invented in 1969. The three models PSA 990, PSA 1090, and PSA 1190 are designed to measure a wide range of particle sizes in liquid dispersions or dry powders.
Benefit from Anton Paar’s experience in laser diffraction technology for powder analysis! Take advantage of the multiple-laser technology, or the flexibility to measure dry and liquid samples with one setup. The respective PSA product series offers high measuring accuracy and repeatability at an undefeated robust design.
 

Cement & Building Materials
The PSA instruments, in fact, were designed following a request from the cement industry to develop a new technique for particle size measurement. To date, the requirements have not changed and the instruments are still widely used in the cement and building industry.
The cast-iron base plate makes the system rugged enough to be used in the harshest environments. The patented (FR2933314) Dry Jet Dispersion technology ensures that the particles are homogeneously distributed within the sample. In this way, even cement samples that tend to agglomerate can be measured precisely.
 

Stability for a lifetime? The unrivaled robust design of the PSA series makes it possible
The unique optical bench design has all optical components permanently mounted on a cast-iron base plate. This ensures alignment-free operation, even in the harshest environments. The rugged design ensures that the system remains aligned and this reduces the maintenance efforts to a minimum throughout the entire life of the instrument.
 

Accurate size distribution of powder particles? The PSA series’ unique Dry Jet Dispersion technology is the solution
The size of dry powders is often difficult to measure because the particles tend to agglomerate, which falsifies the results. Dry Jet Dispersion (DJD) technology is Anton Paar’s patented technique (FR2933314) for efficiently dispersing and precisely analyzing powder particles. The innovative design features an air pressure regulator that quickly and easily adjusts the airflow in accordance with the sample properties. The shear forces created by the air flow separate agglomerated particles, and in this way the size of each single particle can be detected.
 

Broad particle size range? The PSA series measures particle sizes from sub-microns to a few millimeters
The single-laser PSA 990 covers a wide measuring range of 0.2 μm to 500 μm. For an even broader range, PSA 1090 and PSA 1190 have a unique optical design for diffraction analysis, which includes multiple lasers. While PSA 1090 has been designed with two lasers to resolve particles as small as 40 nanometers, PSA 1190 contains an additional third laser to cover the full measurement range of up to 2.5 millimeters.
 

Autosampler
Anton Paar’s autosampler for the PSA series is the only sampler on the market that can be used for both wet and dry dispersions, and is able to automate the sample measurement process. Available for all PSA models, the autosampler picks up and pours samples automatically into the particle size analyzer, enabling you to focus on other tasks. The autosampler is equally suitable for industrial as well as lab applications. The autosampler is fully integrated with the PSA software and guaranties user-friendly operation.

Working with powders creates challenges, particularly when it comes to processing and storage or also intake and predelivery control. Most of these challenges are related to the complex flow behavior of powder. Powder flow is influenced by a wide range of factors such as particle size and shape, chemical structure, humidity, temperature, packaging behavior, static charge or surface morphology. An MCR powder rheometer can simulate and determine powder flow under different conditions and therefore ensures efficient quality control and smooth powder processing. Therefore, this setup allows the investigation of dry granular flow not only in the consolidated, but especially in the fluidized or near-fluidized state. Thus, a MCR powder rheometer is the perfect setup for rheological investigations of powders in quality control as well as research and development.

The new generation SAXSpoint 2.0 system provides an innovative solution for SAXS, WAXS and grazing incidence (GI)SAXS studies in the home laboratory.
SAXSpoint 2.0 offers the latest technology in SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS instrumentation as well as state-of-the art data acquisition and evaluation software for precise and straightforward analysis of nanostructured materials, such as powders, granules or dispersed particles. The technique requires practically no sample preparation and therefore analyzes a material in its original state.
SAXSpoint 2.0 is your reliable partner for daily nano research in the home lab! It offers excellent resolution and perfect SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS data quality. Benefit from short measurement times and full experimental flexibility. Convince your lab members by an ease of operation and a high system uptime.
Combined with the expertise of dedicated SAXS specialists at Anton Paar, SAXSpoint 2.0 ensures that your experimental ideas take shape!

Brilliant X-rays – brilliant results
SAXSpoint 2.0 employs brilliant X-ray sources and optics providing outstanding flux and spectral purity. For extended experimental flexibility Cu and Mo sources are available or optionally as a combined dual source.
The combination with the MetalJet source offers the highest X-ray flux available for laboratory SAXS systems.
The combination of powerful X-ray sources with scatterless beam collimation ensures a high signal-to-noise ratio and perfect data quality.

Your sample is the focus
Benefit from SAXSpoint 2.0‘s precise and automatic TrueFocus feature for automatic alignment of all X-ray components and sample stages. This allows you to concentrate on the measurement of your sample in order to obtain the best possible results with SAXSpoint 2.0.
Since all Anton Paar off-the-shelf sample stages and customized solutions are fully integrated in the hardware and software of SAXSpoint 2.0, the system’s Stagemaster feature automatically recognizes new sample stages and configures the instrument for you.
SAXS and WAXS studies in one go
The well-proven TrueSWAXS feature allows you to run SAXS and WAXS measurements on your sample simultaneously. This unique functionality is based on an ingenious set of component movements between the SAXS and WAXS position.
You can rely on uniform resolution and reliable results without bothering about time-consuming realignment or changing the detector position.
If experiments require the sample stage to be stationary, an optional WAXS detector module can be additionally integrated in the SAXSpoint 2.0 chamber.

Providing comprehensive solutions
GISAXS stage, tensile stage, humidity stage, temperature stages, gas reaction cell, pressure cell, etc. – whatever your application may require, SAXSpoint’s 2.0 measurement chamber can be flexibly equipped with the proper sample stage for perfectly characterizing your nanostructured samples under ambient and non-ambient conditions. In any case, precise temperature control is ensured, optionally ranging from -150 °C up to 500 °C.

You can also use your own experimental setups or benefit from comprehensive support at Anton Paar to customize sample stages according to your needs.