Meet the demands of advanced quality control and applied R&D with the Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ MARS™ Rheometer. This highly flexible Modular Rheometer System (MARS) provides accuracy, easy handling, and many application-oriented solutions for comprehensive material characterization. New Connect Assist functionality allows for effortless, error-free exchange of measuring geometries and temperature modules to speed up your workflow. Bring the HAAKE MARS’ flexibility to your lab for rapidly changing testing requirements today and into the future.
HAAKE MARS next generation rheometers offer
Future Orientation
• rheometer platform
• Broad range of accessories to handle new analytical requirements, including the Thermo Scientific™ RheoScope module for micro viewing and Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ Rheonaut module for FTIR analysis
• Complements the Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ Viscotester™ iQ rheometer to easily transfer methods from R&D to QC
Accuracy
• 1-piece frame with optimized force balance and stability
• Nano torque performance for sensitive samples – robust enough for daily use
Ease-of-Use
• Connect Assist for geometries and temperature modules with quick-fit coupling and immediate recognition, plus automatic push-button rotor release
• Multi-lingual Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ RheoWin™ software fully automates measuring, evaluation routines for professionals and beginners
• Integrated Web server to monitor data online
Modularity
• Open system architecture accepts a broad range of temperature and measuring geometries to enhance accuracy and measuring abilities
• Two-column design with high flexibility for customization
Application Solutions
Application-specific accessories and workflows for polymers, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, paints, inks, coatings, food, construction and building materials
Polymers
• Controlled test chamber (-150° to +600°C)
• Solid clamps for Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA)
• SER tool from Xpansion Instruments™ to measure elongation
• RheoScope module to observe polymer melting behavior
• Software tools such as TTS, Spectra and MWD
Petrochemicals
• Broad line of titanium or Hastelloy™ pressure cells that measure up to 300 °C and 600 bar
• RheoScope module for crystallization behavior studies (“Waxing”)
• Tribology cell for friction measurements of lubricants and fats
Paints, Inks & Coatings
• Sample hood including solvent traps
• Double cone, ring rotor, disposable and other specialized measuring geometries
• High-shear measuring cell to simulate spaying, atomization processes
• Range of UV curing measuring cells including thermal assisted curing
Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
• RheoScope module for stability testing, crystallization, etc.
• DuNoüy ring and bicone setups for interfacial rheology
• Special holder for microtitier plates or original binds
• Submersion flow cell
• Additional software tool for 21 CFR part 11
Food
• Universal Peltier temperature control unit - switch between coaxial cylinders, plates and cone in seconds
• Universal container holder to measure in original sample container
• Texture analysis of solid materials with sample fixture for bending, breaking tests
• RheoScope module to investigate crystallization and melting processes
• Pressure cell to simulate cooking processes
Construction & Building Materials
• Measuring cell for building materials with vane rotors and exchangeable lamella profiles
• Universal container holder to measure in original sample container
• Serrated and sandblasted measuring geometries to avoid sample slippage
Mounting rods (optional) for the temperature-controlled test chamber and additional modules for combined measurement methods
Measuring head with mount for upper temperature module lifts to accomodate sample
Fixer lower mount for temperature modules and other application-orientated modules (Thermo Scientific™HAAKE™ RheoScope™, Rheonaut)
Ergonomic 7 button control panel for status/error display, lift control and rotor release
Additional access from below for individual testing requirements
Integrated control electronics for exchangeable temperature modules including control valves for temperature control
H-shaped frame for force distribution
A one-piece, aluminum-cast H-shaped frame offers stability and force distribution for reproducible results.
The active forces from the sample and the reactive forces in the frame work in the same plane in the HAAKE MARS “H-shaped” frame. This effectively prevents the measuring gap from widening as a result of high normal forces compared to a standard “C-shaped” frame.
Pneumatic rotor release for a convenient handling
Remove the rotor with the click of a button or simple release of the rotor after curing or crosslinking reactions as part of an automated job routine.
TCP/IP ethernet interface for fast data acquisition
Using the TCP/IP Ethernet data communication interface allows data points to be acquired and displayed every two milliseconds in real time, critical when measuring samples with fast changing properties, e.g., UV-curing materials.
Integrated web server for password-protectedremote control and maintenance
The rheometer has its own IP address, so the integrated web server can be accessed via the internet or company intranet for remote operation or to monitor measurements as they happen.
"Connect Assist" technology for a fastaccessory exchange
Temperature modules and measuring geometries with quick couplings are automatically recognized by the HAAKE MARS to reduce mistakes and assure alignment.
Optimized measuring geometries foraccurate sample loading
Lower measuring plates with the same diameter as the upper plate or cone geometry assures correct sample filling.