Thermo Scientific introduces the Orion AQ4000 Advanced Field Colorimeter, packed with features which make water analysis as simple as 1, 2, 3.

•Place the sample in the Auto-TestTM cuvette,

•Position the cuvette in the AQ4000. The AQ4000 automatically identifies your species of interest,

•Read the result from the display.

The Orion AQ4000 features Auto-ID, which when used with Orion Auto-Test cuvettes, automatically identifies the species to be measured, selects the method, wavelength and reaction timer. The user never needs to push a button! The Auto-ID ensures the reagent is matched to the method.

The Auto-test cuvettes are specially designed to work with the Orion AQUAfast AQ4000 colorimeter. They take all the guesswork out of sample preparation because the reagent is pre-measured. The Auto-Test cuvettes are opened only when a measurement is about to be taken; reagent quality is never an issue.

The Orion AQUAfast IV AQ4000 can store up to 189 pre-programmed methods. As new tests are available, a simple upload procedure updates the colorimeter with the most current programs. The upload takes but a few minutes and keeps the AQ4000 always current.

This rugged and attractive unit is waterproof to IP67 standards. It is so advanced that a user can create a custom method and customize calibration. Up to 5 data points can be used to define a custom method. Ten custom methods can be stored in the colorimeter's memory. The simple interface steps a user through setup and measurement.

Selection of display units is push-button easy: concentration, absorbance or percent transmittance. Datalog 100 points in the field with a time and date tage and then download to a printer or computer in the lab. In addition to the Auto-Test cuvettes, the AQ4000 accepts round cuvettes with diameters of 13, 16 and 24 mm. Best of all, the Orion AQ4000 carries a two-year warranty!

The Lovibond® PFX880/IP17 is a limited-scale, automatic colorimeter for colour measurement according to both Lovibond® RYBN Colour and IP Units.

Colour Analysis made Simple

The Lovibond® PFX880/IP17 colorimeter is an easy to use, automatic instrument.

The menu system guides operators through the selection of operating parameters.

Thereafter, measurements are initiated by just a single key press and take less than

25 seconds to complete. When measuring IP Units of clear, water-white products,

the long sample path length ensures precise colour measurements, without

multiplying errors.

Confidence in Instrument Performance

The PFX880/IP17 is a rugged colorimeter with a fabricated steel housing which is

designed to function equally as a QC instrument within the laboratory or on 24 hour

operation in a production environment. A diagnostic test routine allows users to

conduct periodic checks on the instrument or identify faults. For regular

conformance testing the colorimeters are also supplied with a coloured glass filter from the appropriate colour scale.

Bringing Precision and Reliability to Oil Colour Measurement

For many decades, Tintometer has manufactured the calibrated glass filters

which are widely used for visual measurement of Lovibond® Colour, AOCSTintometer

® Colour and Gardner Colour. It is this unique knowledge that is

embodied in the PFX950 automatic colorimeters. Use of sample cells up to 6"

path length ensures precise colour measurement, without multiplying errors,

even with pale coloured samples. The accuracy, repeatability and

reproducibility of data provided by the PFX950 allow for consistency in colour

measurement, giving users the confidence needed to make important decisions

regarding raw materials and processing operations.

Colour Analysis made Simple

The PFX950 colorimeter is an easy to use, automatic instrument, which

overcomes the subjectivity of visual methods. The menu system guides

operators through the selection of operating parameters. Thereafter,

measurements are initiated by just a single key press and take less than

25 seconds to complete.

Confidence in Instrument Performance

The PFX950 is a rugged colorimeter with a fabricated steel housing which is

designed to function equally as a QC instrument within the laboratory or on 24

hour operation in a production environment. A diagnostic test routine allows

users to conduct periodic checks on the instrument or identify faults. For

regular conformance testing the colorimeters are also supplied with a coloured

glass filter from the appropriate colour scale.

Optional Items for Individual Applications

Integrated heater unit

A factory fitted option for melting solid

samples such as fats and waxes and

preventing them from solidifying in the cell.

Colour scale upgrade kits

Enable additional colour scales to be added

to standard instrument versions. Upgrade

kits are available for FAC, Pt-

Co/Hazen/APHA, EP, USP, Iodine, Klett

(blue filter KS-42), ASTM Color,

Chlorophyll A & B, beta carotene and

Saybolt measurements.

Colour Analysis made Simple

The Lovibond® PFX880/S colorimeter is an easy to use, automatic instrument.

The menu system guides operators through the selection of operating parameters.

Therefore, measurement are initiated by just a single key press and take less than

25 seconds to complete. The PFX880/S automatically measures ICUMSA Colour at 420 nm, 560 nm or 720 nm and at a known Brix value and also expresses colour in terms of the Red, Yellow, Blue and Neutral units that make up the Lovibond® Colour scale.

Confidence in Instrument Performance

The PFX880/S is a rugged colorimeter with a fabricated steel housing which is

designed to function equally as a QC instrument within the laboratory or on 24

hour operation in a production environment. A diagnostic test routine allows

users to conduct periodic checks on the instrument or identify faults. For regular

conformance testing the colorimeters are also supplied with a colour glass filter

from the appropriate colour scale.

Typically process color measurements are made by extracting samples from the process piping and analyzing them in a lab either visually or using a spectrophotometer. optek colorimeters can immediately detect color changes in process liquids directly in your pipeline.

Optek colorimeters can be configured to correlate to many color scales including: APHA, Saybolt, ASTM, ASBC-SRM, EBC, ICUMSA, AOCS and Hazen scales.

Inline Process Color Measurement Benefits

* Continuous representation of the degree of color directly inline

* Eliminate human interpretation errors

* Reduce the opportunities for product contamination

* Increase operating efficiency

* Minimize or eliminate out of spec product

For more information view our Inline Process Color Measurement application note.

Bringing Precision and Reliability to Oil Colour Measurement

For many decades, Tintometer has manufactured the calibrated glass filters which are widely used for visual measurement of Lovibond® Colour and AOCS-Tintometer Colour. It is this unique knowledge that is embodied in the PFX880 automatic colorimeters. Use of sample cells up to 6" path length ensures precise colour measurement, without multiplying errors, even with pale coloured samples. The accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility of data provided by the PFX880/L and PFX880/AT allow for consistency in colour measurement, giving users confidence needed to make important decisions regarding raw materials and processing operations.

Colour Analysis made Simple

The PFX880 colorimeters are easy to use, automatic instruments, which overcome the subjectivity of visual methods. The menu system guides operators through the selection of operating parameters. Thereafter, measurements are initiated by just a single key press and take less than 25 seconds to complete.

Optional Items for Individual Applications

Integrated heater unit - A factory fitted option for melting solid samples such as fats and waxes and preventing them from solidifying in the cell.

Chlorophyll A & B and beta carotene measurements - Available on either instrument version with the addition of an upgrade kit.

Windows software for data capture - Allows data sets to be automatically downloaded to a PC computer where they can be processed or stored.

Conformance filter sets - For quick and simple calibration checks, sets of graded glass filters are available, representing a spread of colours from the Lovibond® Colour or AOCS-Tintometer Colour scales.

Certfied colour reference Standards - Ideal for routine calibration and verification of test data

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