OptiMelt provides a fast and accurate means of automatically determining the melting points and melting ranges of chemical substances. With microprocessor-controlled temperature ramping, a built-in digital camera, and a selling price that is half that of competing models, OptiMelt offers the best value of any commercially available melting point apparatus.
Automated Measurements
OptiMelt is specifically designed for unattended operation. It has a built-in digital camera that continuously captures real-time images of the samples, and it uses digital image processing to determine results. The melting points and melting ranges are prominently displayed on the front panel and automatically recorded into memory for later review.
Simple Operation
OptiMelt has an intuitive front panel and is very easy to use. Simply select a start temperature, ramp rate, stop temperature, and hit start. Results can be easily seen from across the lab on the large LCD display. Samples can be viewed on the front panel through a removable magnification lens. During a measurement, you can flag relevant events by pressing dedicated front-panel buttons. Up to six individual temperatures can be tagged for each sample.
Interactive help is available for all functions and parameters of the instrument. Text and numerical entry keypads are built into the touchscreen interface so that no external keyboard is required.
Fast Measurements
The small, aluminum oven design, along with microprocessor-controlled temperature ramping, provides fast and repeatable warm-up and cool-down cycling. Programmable ramp rates from 0.1 °C/min to 20 °C/min, in 0.1 °C/min increments, provide measurement flexibility.