Proceptor Features

 Dielectric
    Analyzers

 Viscometers

 Rheometers

 Company
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Benefits

For polymer melts, compounded products, and other materials.

Electrical property and chemical concentration measurements.

Reports continuously in real-time.

Detects fluctuations, prompts quick corrections.

Facilitates process control.

Helps improve product quality, yield and profits.

Features

Works with opaque materials.

Tolerates high pressures and temperatures.

In-line; installed directly into processes.

No flow obstructions or diversions.

No moving parts.

Rugged, abrasion resistant.

Drift free.

Low maintenance.

Continuous, real time.

Excellent technical support.

Comparisons with Other Measurement Techniques

Vs. Lab Instruments ...

The Proceptor detects process fluctuations faster than lab measurements. Material producers can usually take samples from their processes and analyze them in their laboratories. But obtaining samples can be hazardous and expensive, and the samples themselves are sometimes not truly representative of the process materials. The lag time between taking samples and getting data is typically long. Substantial delays can occur between the onset of an off-aim chemistry situation and the sampling event, delivery, lab test, reporting and corrective action. These delay lower manufacturing efficiency and product quality. The Proceptor provides continuous real-time measurements that enable processors to take prompt corrective actions, minimize yield losses and maximize quality and profits.

Vs. optical spectrometers ...

The Proceptor in-line dielectric analyzer can measure concentrations in optically opaque materials that are inaccessible to near-infrared and other optical spectrometers. Even for measurements in transparent materials, for example determinations of co-monomer ratios in co-polymers and additive concentrations in neat polymers, Proceptor dielectric analyzers are less complicated to calibrate and use and they are less prone to fouling after extended use.

Vs. density meters ...

Electrical properties vary substantially with density, so the Proceptor can be used as a density meter. In some applications, Proceptor sensors have been chosen over density meters for their better near-baseline accuracy, vibration tolerance, temperature and pressure range, smaller size and their ability to handle viscous material.

Vs. Microwave dielectric analyzers...

The Proceptor analyzer measures actual calibrated permittivity and conductivity versus frequency, as opposed to cavity resonance shifts, cutoff frequencies or other instrument dependent parameters. The Proceptor can be absolutely calibrated and is better suited for process measurements at elevated temperatures and pressures.