The OptiFlash Tag & Abel is the latest standard in flash point analysis, completely designed to meet current expectations on user convenience, safety and quality compliance. It is built to accurately detect flashpoints from -30 °C to 120 °C for petroleum products, solvents, chemicals, alcohols, food and beverages. The OptiFlash is completely compliant with leading international standards such as: ASTM D56 (Tag) and EN ISO 13736 and IP 170 (Abel).
Applications
Flash Point TAG
Features and Benefits
Significantly Improved Ease of Operation
- Start a test by following three simple steps
- Automatic lift-arm for hands-free cup cover installation
- No need for the user to handle Pt100, Ignitor, Flash Point Sensor and Shutter Drive
- Straightforward user interface
- Supports multiple languages
Easy Cleaning
- Simple push button to disconnect cup cover from lift arm to allow cleaning outside of the cup cover
- Remove the shutter without any tools
- Large tilt angle of the cup cover allows easy cleaning for Pt100 and stirrer
High Safety Standards
- Built in fire extinguisher: Ultra-fast optical fire detector
- Fire detection in an extended range around the test cup
- No sample drops from stirrer going into the heater block
- Test is stopped when a flash is detected outside the cup
- Safety pre-test interval to prevent fire caused by user error
Proven Performance and Robustness
- Hands-free operation reduces risk to damage the igniter during installation and cup cover handling
- Continuous monitoring of the ignitor performance allows preventive actions to avoid down-time
- Automatic QC procedure with QC chart on the instrument screen for trend monitoring
Configuration
- Measuring range
- Flash Points +10 °C to 120 °C: With built in Peltier Cooler (No external cooler required)
- Flash Points -10 °C to +10 °C: With built in Peltier Cooler and external cooler with 80 W @ -20 °C
- Flash Points below -10 °C: With built in Peltier Cooler and external cooler with 110 W @ -40 °C