Foods, chemical/pharmaceutical products, building materials or animal feed – the moisture content has a decisive impact on price, processability and quality, ranging from raw materials to final products. Determining this moisture content is one of the most common analysis in product development, the manufacturing process and quality control.
Sartorius are a leading provider of moisture analysis equipment and are thoroughly familiar with the needs of its customers and thus offers a wide range of equipment fitting perfectly to various applications.
Sartorius MA infrared moisture analysers
The Sartorius MA family of moisture analysers are perfect for moisture analysis in daily routine laboratory applications in research and development as well as quality and process control. Sartorius offers a broad range of instruments, from the user friendly basic model to the high end moisture analyser with the highest possible measuring accuracy a thermogravimetric moisture analyser can currently offer. With the accuracy of an analytical balance, this moisture balance delivers exact results for moisture contents even below 1% within minutes.
Featured moisture analysers
| MA35 | MA37 | MA160 | MA100 |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Basic moisture analyser for simple routine checks | User friendly operation for recurring moisture analysis | Fast and accurate analysis on the widest variety of product samples | Analytical precision combined with flexibility for difficult samples |
| Sewage treatment plants, manufacturing, paints | Food and beverage, building materials, animal feed | Chemical labs, QA, Food & beverage, manufacturing, research and development | Plastics, Pharma, Food & beverage, Paper, Textile, research and development |
| Recommended moisture Range > 1% - 99% | Recommended moisture Range > 1% - 99% | Recommended moisture Range > 1% - 99% | Recommended moisture Range > 0.1% to 99% |
| Measurement display: % moisture, % dry mass, % ATRO, g residue | Measurement display: Moisture content in % M and % g, dry matter in % S and g, ATRO in % M/S | Measurement display: Moisture content in % M and % g, dry matter in % S and g, ATRO in % M/S | Measurement display: % moisture content, % dry weight, RATIO value, mg weight loss, g residue, g/kg residue, g/l residue |
| Weighing capacity 35 g | Weighing capacity 70 g | Weighing capacity 200 g | Weighing capacity 100 g |
| Measurement readability 1 mg; 0.01% | Measurement readability 1 mg; 0.01% | Measurement readability 1 mg; 0.01% | Measurement readability 0.1 mg; 0.001% |
| Temperature range 40° to 160°C | Temperature range 40° to 160°C | Temperature range 40° to 160°C | Temperature range 30° to 180°C or 220°C depending on heat source |
| Infrared dark radiator | Infrared dark radiator | Infrared dark radiator | Choice of halogen, ceramic and CQR quartz glass heat source |
| Drying programs: Standard, quick, gentle, 3 temperature phases | |||
| End point criterion: Fully automatic, Manual, Timed | End point criterion: Fully automatic, Manual, Semi automatic, Timed | End point criterion: Fully automatic, Manual, Semi automatic, Timed | End point criterion: Fully automatic, Manual, Semi automatic, Timed, Timed + fully/semi automatic, SPRM Mode (optimised to a reference system) |
| 1 saved program | 1 saved program | 100 saved programs | 30 saved programs |
| Results are saved until the start of the next measurement | Results are saved until the start of the next measurement | Results are saved for the last 999 measurements | Results are saved for the last 9999 measurements |
| No assisted method development | No assisted method development | Menu driven icon assisted method development | Menu-driven, alphanumeric dialogue text assisted method development |
| RS232 Data Interface | Mini USB, automatic printer detection, direct transfer to Microsoft® programs | Mini USB, automatic printer detection, direct transfer to Microsoft® programs SD card for method import and export function | RS-232C Data Interface |