Automatic Petroleum tester APM-7 - TANAKA Scientific - #1

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AUTOMATED PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP FLASH POINT TESTER APM-7 Model APM-7 is the latest version of the automated Pensky-Martens Closed Cup(PMCC) flash point tester from Tanaka. When this seventh generation model was designed after 35 years of delivering the automated flash point testers to the petroleum industry, ease of operation and maintenance was sought. SINGLE ACTION SETTING: The cup cover and the stirrer are permanently mounted on a swing-arm assembly, which allows an easy handling of the test cup cover. It makes free from handling the hot cup cover after completing a test. EASY OPERATION: Select a test mode and enter the expected flash point; while the instrument executes the test, you are free to do other lab work. The instrument follows the exact procedures prescribed in the test method, and the completion of the test cycle is signaled by beeps. The test result is brightly shown on the VFD module. INTERCHANGEABLE IGNITION SOURCE: APM-7 is equipped with both gas and electric igniter as the ignition source. It only takes a few minutes to switch from gas to electric or vice versa. DRAFT PROTECTION SHIELD COVER: A tinted acrylic cover not only insures the flame integrity but reduces the glare from the electric igniter coil. DATA HANDLING: The unit is equipped to store up to 50 successive test results and export to an optional printer or to a LIMS through an RS232 port. MODULAR DESIGN: The tester consists of a computer control unit and a test head unit, allowing remotely placing the test head unit up to 3 meters away. An optional Changeover unit can be purchased to attach the control unit to another type of flash point test head unit (ATG-7or ACO-7). The control unit is designed to control any type of the three different flash point test head unit, but one at a time.