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No Water, No Mess, No Clogging Paving the Way for the Future

Imagine a rheometer which doesn’t employ an immersion system: There’s no water around the sample, and therefore no annoying background noise and no risk of filter blockage to slow down your work. A set routine is started in the software, and the loading temperature is reached within a few minutes.This becomes reality with Anton Paar’s SmartPave™ system: No water is needed around the sample because the temperature is regulated using a solid state Peltier system with upper and lower heating. This not only reduces the test time by around half, it also eliminates gradients in the sample and improves reproducibility. The path to high productivity in asphalt testing starts with SmartPave™.

Keeping pace with developments Partnership for success

The SmartPave™ DSR is a high-end rheometer specifically configured to run AASHTO-specified tests for the asphalt industry. The system and software offer fully featured research- grade rheometry, with focus on the flexibility to evolve and to accommodate future testing requirements. The SmartPave™ system is a reliable investment for the future. The SmartPave™ DSR is backed by a performance program that guarantees results as indicated, and includes a loaner program to keep your laboratory running.

Being ahead of the crowd

SmartPave™supports the wide range of MCR accessories in its entirety, including solid torsion bar fixtures for asphalt sliver testing. The instrument is set up with such flexibility that any number of current as well as future accessories can be additionally installed. No matter where pavement research is heading, SmartPave™ takes the lead.

Complete Temperature Control Let the Software Work For You

The Rheoplus™ software contains AASHTO T315 procedures. Just open one of the templates to begin running Original Binder, RTFO, and PAV grading and verification tests, as well as Temperature Calibration and Verification, and Linearity procedures. The software guides you through the test procedures step-by-step, and includes instructions for equilibration as well as sample loading and unloading. Test results are automatically sent to a connected printer. Rapid change from RTFO to PAV The SmartPaveTM DSR is the only system with a fully temperature-controlled environment based on a Peltier thermo-electric system. This patented system (US 6,571,610), designed specially for the asphalt industry, allows the most precise temperature control ever seen in a commercial asphalt rheometer, and virtually eliminates temperature gradients in your samples. The fast temperature ramp capability simplifies cleaning, and makes switching from RTFO- to PAV testing in less than 10 minutes a reality! Benefits at a glance: Integrated temperature calibration 4 Pre-configured AASHTO templates – simplified operation to maximize throughput and minimize sampling errors The traceable "plug-and-play" temperature calibration/verification wafer works in conjunction with the software to offer fully automated temperature calibration and verification at up to 30 temperatures. The calibration procedure can be executed after work hours or during breaks, so you can use SmartPave™ entirely for sample testing during the work day. 4 Software supports Multiple-Stress Creep/Recovery (MSCR) tests and strain sweep linearity tests Repeated Creep Test with Asphalt Sliver Linear Ranges of Asphalt Sliver 4 Continuous error-free documentation of measuring parameters and geometry data – with Toolmaster™ and Rheoplus™