digiChamber – Temperature Controlled Hardness Testing
Rubber Testing Equipment
Standards
Certified
Description
Designed and developed by Bareiss, digiChamber is the most advanced environmental chamber rubber-hardness tester in the market. This automatic testing device has been designed to analyze the hardness of rubber under extreme conditions using Shore hardness A or IRHD N testing methods. The device plays a critical role in the automotive and tire industries, where rubber parts need to withstand harsh temperature variations.
digiChamber is a multifeatured temperature-controlled hardness tester that can carry out multiple tests simultaneously, providing accurate and reproducible results. The device features a 7” touch screen panel, user-friendly interface, and digiCenter software, making it more convenient to operate and function efficiently. Users can easily manage the testing sequence, criteria, and generate customized test reports.
digiChamber Features and Benefits
- Large display: DigiChamber has a 7" display and a touch screen panel that supports many languages.
- User Friendly: DigiChamber - Advanced Environmental Chamber Rubber-Hardness Tester has a user-friendly interface that minimizes the training time.
- Consists of an air-cooled refrigeration unit with SIMPAC's continuously variable power adjustment and a chloride-free refrigeration cycle.
- A spacious 200-liter test volume with polished stainless-steel walls for a test load of up to 125 kgs.
- Controlling the hardness system is simple with an electronic display and digital I/O.
- Special Feature: The automatic tray can hold up to 25 samples, and the user can choose a test sequence by selecting several measurements on a sample as well as the appropriate temperature.
- Temperature: Rubber hardens in extreme cold temperatures, and this may be simulated in an environment as cold as -40 0C with digiChamber. Rubber may be analyzed using our automatic digiChamber under very high heat conditions of up to +180 0C.
- DigiCenter includes a user-friendly GUI (Graphic User Interface) for all data logging and analysis, allowing users to effortlessly navigate through the software and quickly become familiar with it.
digiChamber Technical Data and Specifications
| Shore A Hardness System | |
| Standards | DIN ISO 48-4, ASTM D 2240 |
| Spring force | 8050 mN |
| Force on the presser foot | 1kg |
| Presser foot size | Ø 18mm |
| Indenter | 35” |
| Penetration | 2.5 mm |
| IRHD N hardness system (optional) | |
| Standards | DIN ISO 48-2, ASTM D 1415 |
| Initial load | 0.3 N |
| Primary load | 5.7 N |
| Force on the presser foot | 8.3 N |
| Presser foot size | Ø 20 mm |
| Indenter | Ø 2.5 mm |
| Penetration | 1.8mm |
| Temperature Chamber | |
| Temperature range | -700 C to 1800 C |
| Recommended max temperature | 1500 C |
| Temperature rate of change | ±0.2 K to ±0.5 K |
| Temperature homogeneity | ±0.5 K to ±1.5 K |
| Test volume | Approximate 200 liters |
| Heat compensation | 800 W |
| Noise level | 56 dB(A) |
| Refrigerant | Chloride-free R449A |
| Electrical and interfaces | |
| Voltage | 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz; 12 A |
| Power | Approx. 1.8 kW |
| Protection Class | IP 54 |
| USB | 3.0 (1 port) |
| Ethernet | 100/10 megabit |
| Compressed air | |
| Pressure | 4- 12 bar |
| Consumption | max. 6m3/h |
| Coupling type | DN 7.2 |
| Sample Geometry: O-rings; Sheet material Shaped; Parts and thin specimens | |
| Type | Plate shape samples |
| Standard | Ø 38 mm / 50 mm others on request |
digiChamber Basic Equipment
Hardness scales interchangeable between Shore A and IRHD N, 7” touch screen, electronic console, a large testing chamber having a capacity up to 200 liters, air-cooled refrigeration unit.
This state-of-the-art testing device consists of an air-cooled refrigeration unit with continuously variable power adjustment by SIMPAC and a chloride-free refrigeration cycle. The large test volume of 200 liters with polished stainless-steel walls can handle a test load of up to 125 kgs. The automatic tray can carry up to 25 pcs of samples and the user can select a test sequence by choosing multiple measurements on a sample along with the desired temperature.
With digiChamber, you can simulate extreme cold temperatures as low as -40 0C and analyze rubber under extreme heat conditions of up to +180 0C temperature. The device comes with digiCenter software, a user-friendly GUI (Graphic User Interface) for data logging and analysis.
digiChamber Weight & Dimensions
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