Kern’s Moisture Analysers provide fast and accurate solutions for moisture content, percent solids and dry weight analysis of a range of products and materials.
Most models contain halogen quartz glass heaters which provide continuous, even drying. The MLS 50-3IR160 uses infrared heating technology, although this is slower than halogen heating it reduces the need for replacing halogen bulbs and prevents the overshooting of the set temperature.
Kern offers three types of moisture analysers:
1. The MLB is the most basic model. It’s LED screen displays temperature, Drying % and Drying time. The shutdown criteria can be set to automatic - if the results do not alter during 3 strobe intervals. Strobe intervals can be set from 1-59 seconds or manually set according to a set time.
- MLB 50-3 - Heats from 50ºC - 160ºC in 1ºC stages.
2. The MLS has four heating profiles – preheating, standard heating, gradual drying and stage drying. It has a memory which can hold up to 99 drying processes.
- MLS 50-3HA160 - Rapid halogen heating from 50ºC -160ºC
- MLS 50-3HA250 - Rapid halogen heating from 50ºC - 250ºC
- MLS 50-3IR160 - Infrared heating for sensitive samples 50ºC -160ºC
3. The MRS has an extended weighing range up to 124g. It is used as a quick and reliable means of determining the moisture content in powders and liquids by the thermo-gravimetric principle.
- MRS 120-3 - Halogen quartz heater 30ºC - 230ºC
Throughout the analysis the balance displays the current status in accordance with the chosen parameters, keeping the operator up to date on each stage of the process. The analysis automatically terminates either when the drying is complete and the dry weight is stable, or after a fixed time specified by the operator.