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UV weather resistance test chamber

(UV Weathering Test Chamber / UV Aging Chamber)

Accelerated Simulation of Sunlight, Humidity, and Weathering

📘 General Description

The UV Weathering Test Chamber is designed to evaluate the resistance of non-metallic materials to ultraviolet aging. It accelerates the effects of sunlight, moisture, and condensation that materials experience during real outdoor exposure.

It is an essential tool for quality control laboratories, coatings manufacturers, plastics producers, automotive suppliers, construction materials testing, and any industry where products are exposed to weathering conditions.

🔍 What Tests Does It Perform?

This chamber allows the evaluation of:

• Resistance to solar UV radiation
• Color fading and gloss degradation
• Crack formation, erosion, and blistering
• Loss of mechanical properties
• Stability of materials exposed to rain, humidity, and thermal cycling

Typical materials tested include:

• Plastics
• Coatings
• Paints
• Rubber
• Polymers
• Sealants
• Composite materials
• Textiles
• Packaging materials
• Outdoor products

⚙️ Key Features

• UV Sunlight Simulation

The chamber utilizes specialized UV lamps to reproduce the most damaging components of solar radiation.

The irradiance level does not exceed 50 W/m², complying with accelerated UV weathering testing standards.

• Precise Temperature Control

The system incorporates a black aluminum panel connected to the temperature sensor.

Temperature control is achieved using either:

• Black Panel Thermometer (BPT)
• Black Standard Thermometer (BST)

This ensures stable and accurate temperatures throughout the test.

• Fixed Radiometer Probe

• Eliminates frequent sensor removal
• Reduces handling-related errors
• Maintains calibration accuracy for longer periods

• High-Precision UV Irradiance Control

A specialized UV radiometer continuously measures UV exposure.

This provides precise monitoring and control of irradiance throughout the testing process.

• Programmable UV and Condensation Cycles

Users can select from:

• UV exposure only
• Condensation only
• Alternating UV/condensation cycles
• Fully automated long-duration weathering cycles
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These options allow simulation of:

• Rain exposure
• Nighttime humidity and condensation
• Intense sunlight conditions

⭐ What Is This Equipment Used For?

This chamber enables manufacturers and laboratories to predict the service life of materials exposed to outdoor environments and rapidly evaluate:

• • Durability
  • Radiation-induced degradation
  • Color stability
  • Weathering resistance
  • Performance under real climatic conditions
  • Behavior in severe environmental conditions

It is an essential tool for product development and quality control applications where appearance, durability, and weather resistance are critical performance requirements.

The MPF Series Multi-Purpose Fog Chamber from Auto Technology Company has been engineered to deliver highly accurate, reliable, and repeatable accelerated corrosion testing for laboratories, research centers, quality control departments, and manufacturers requiring comprehensive environmental durability evaluations. With more than five decades of experience in corrosion testing technology, Auto Technology has developed the MPF Series as a versatile solution capable of performing far more than conventional salt spray testing.

Unlike standard salt fog chambers, the MPF Series supports a wide variety of corrosion and environmental test methods, including Salt Spray (ASTM B117), CASS (ASTM B368), Humidity (ASTM D1735), Acetic Acid, and Prohesion (ASTM G85 A5), making it suitable for automotive, aerospace, military, industrial, and international testing applications. This flexibility allows laboratories to perform multiple corrosion test protocols using a single system, reducing equipment investment while increasing testing capabilities.

Designed with durability and operator convenience in mind, the chamber features a non-corrosive fiberglass construction that provides exceptional resistance to aggressive testing environments and ensures a long operational life. Its transparent lid allows operators to monitor specimens throughout the testing cycle without disturbing the controlled internal environment, while the low-profile design simplifies specimen loading and unloading. Front-access maintenance points further improve accessibility, making routine servicing quick and efficient.

The MPF Series incorporates microprocessor-based temperature controllers, providing precise environmental regulation and consistent test conditions throughout every cycle. For laboratories requiring more advanced testing capabilities, an optional cyclic control package enables programmable corrosion cycles that simulate real-world environmental exposure with greater accuracy. Additional optional features include automated solution spray systems, manual or automatic mixing tanks, computer-based data recording software, multiple recording devices, and calibration certificates traceable to NIST standards.

Available in four chamber capacities—20, 30, 40, and 90 cubic feet—the MPF Series accommodates a wide range of specimen sizes and testing volumes. Operating temperatures extend from ambient conditions up to 55°C, while humidity testing maintains 95–100% relative humidity, ensuring compliance with demanding corrosion testing requirements. Each model includes a 35-gallon (132-liter) solution reservoir and has been designed to provide efficient solution consumption, stable airflow, and dependable long-term performance.

The MPF Series is the ideal corrosion testing solution for manufacturers seeking dependable quality control, product validation, material development, and compliance with international testing standards. Combining rugged construction, advanced environmental control, exceptional versatility, and proven Auto Technology reliability, the MPF Series delivers the performance required for the most demanding corrosion testing applications.

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PMI MASTER Smart Optical Emission Spectrometers

Complete Metal Analysis: A Portable Laboratory

When you need reliable analysis of steels and other alloy materials such as aluminum, nickel, and copper in safety-critical environments, you require an OES spectrometer that delivers fast and dependable analytical performance from the very first measurement.

The PMI-MASTER Smart OES analyzer, manufactured in Germany, requires almost no warm-up time and is lightweight and compact, making it ultra-portable so it can be easily taken wherever needed—whether at heights, in trenches, in external or internal inspection areas, or in the laboratory.

Easy to Use

• Simple recalibration process
• Stable measurement results even with environmental temperature changes

Reliable Results

• Low detection limits not only for C, but also for P, S, B, As, and Sn in stainless and low-alloy steels
• Nitrogen analysis in duplex steels

Hot Sample Measurement

Reliable measurement of elements including C and Si on hot surfaces up to 300°C

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Data Management

• Cloud-based data services via ExTOPE Connect
• Easy-to-use, customizable report generator
• Share results with remote devices and export to other software

Additional Key Features:

Portability and Convenience

Thanks to its lightweight and compact design, the PMI-MASTER Smart can be easily transported for on-site analysis.

It is delivered in transport-ready cases that can be taken directly to the measurement location.

Rechargeable battery provides:

• 10 hours standby
• 450 spark measurements
• 900 arc analyses

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The device can also operate via power supply/charger, with or without a battery, even while charging.

Next-Generation Technology

Multi-CCD Readout System

• High resolution
• Virtually unlimited spectral channels for full-spectrum analysis
• Easily expandable with additional bases and subprograms

 Jet-Stream Technology

• • Ensures accurate analysis of irregular and complex-shaped samples
  • Measures wires as thin as 1 mm using a universal adapter
  • Precise analysis of pipes, bars, valves, welds, joints, storage tanks, turbines, and curved surfaces
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Analytical Performance

• Precise identification and analysis of materials including:
  N, C, P, S*, Sn*, As*, and B*** (with UV Touch probe)
• Suitable for Fe, Al, Cu, Ni, Ti, Mg, Co, and Zn alloys
• Immediately ready for use—no warm-up phase required
• Fully automatic optical system adjustment

Low Operating Costs

• Minimized argon consumption
• Easy maintenance

Built for Durability

• Optimized for harsh environments
• Dust-proof TFT touchscreen
• Temperature control with overheat protection

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• Revolutionary Optics

• • First and only Flatfield multi-CCD optical system with carbon fiber construction
  • Ultra-compact and extremely lightweight
  • Mechanically highly stable
  • Wide wavelength range with optimal resolution
   

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•  ¿Qué es un espectrómetro de emisión óptica portátil? Un Espectrómetro de Emisión Óptica portátil (Portable OES) es un instrumento de medición compacto y transportable que permite analizar rápidamente la composición química de metales y aleaciones directamente en el lugar donde se encuentran, sin necesidad de llevar las muestras a un laboratorio.
• espectrometro, Analizador portatil de metales (portátil OES o XRF), Analizador de metales, Analizador de aleaciones, Probador de metales, Verificador de materiales, Analizador espectroscópico, Analizador químico de metales, Equipo de espectroscopia
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PMI MASTER Pro 2 Optical Emission Spectrometers

Wireless, Rugged, and Efficient

If you need to avoid grade mix-ups in incoming and outgoing materials, perform reliable material verification and quality control, or maximize profitability in a scrap yard, this OES spectrometer is the ideal solution.

With the portable spark OES PMI-MASTER Pro2, you can rely on the analytical performance needed to make the right decisions.

The PMI-MASTER Pro2 enables easy wireless field operation thanks to its powerful battery, allowing up to 750 measurements during 8 hours of remote operation.

It can analyze virtually any sample, including complex shapes and irregular geometries, wires (minimum 1 mm thickness) using a universal adapter, and concave or convex surfaces thanks to its rubber sealing system.

PMI-MASTER Pro2 es el instrumento ideal para las empresas de procesamiento de metales en busca de un analizador de metales móvil y robusto para aplicaciones industriales exigentes. Este espectrómetro de emisión óptica de segunda generación (OES) ofrece una duración de batería extraordinariamente larga y una precisión en los resultados de nivel superior con el nuevo diseño de lectura de CCD, veamos las características:

Quality Control Across All Production Stages:

Perfect quality control is essential in metal production at multiple stages, including:

• Trace element analysis in scrap
• Incoming material inspection
• Final quality control / outgoing goods inspection
• Positive Material Identification (PMI) for safety-critical components
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Often, it is easier to bring the analysis to the sample—such as in plants, warehouses, or large finished products.

The PMI-MASTER Pro2 is the ideal instrument for metal processing companies seeking a rugged mobile analyzer for demanding industrial applications. This second-generation OES instrument provides extremely long battery life and superior analytical accuracy thanks to its advanced CCD-based readout system.

Wireless Operation with High-Capacity Battery:

Three different power supply options are available:

• 24 V energy cart system for 8 hours of remote operation (~800 measurements)
• Small battery module for approximately 2 hours of portable use
• Main power module without battery for bench-top operation

Product Benefits:

• Perfect Mobility

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  • Wavelength range: 165 – 420 nm (with UVTouch)
  • Extremely long battery life
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  Immediately Ready for Use

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• • Short warm-up time enables fast operation
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  Lightweight Probes

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• • 4 probe models for different applications:
    • Arc
    • Spark
    • Combined
    • Advanced UVTouch (touchscreen results + remote control of key functions)
  • Probe cable up to 10 m
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  Low Argon Consumption

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  • Concentric electrode shielding gas flow technology reduces air gaps and optimizes gas usage, significantly lowering argon consumption
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Easy to Use & Reliable Analysis:

• • Low maintenance costs
  • Reliable carbon analysis
  • Fe: alloys such as cast iron, steels, etc.
  • Stainless steel grade segregation
  • P* and S* analysis in steel (with UVTouch probe)
  • N* analysis in duplex steel (with UVTouch probe)
  • Al: die-casting alloys
  • Cu: bronze, brass, Cu-Ni alloys
  • Ni: Hastelloy, Inconel, Monel
  • Mg, Co, Ti, Pb, Sn, Zn alloys

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