For exact and rapid production of test samples, the R-VS 3000 sample cutter for rheometers is an available option.

The usage of a volume cutter is recommended because it ensures reliable, reproducible test results.

• Automatic Film Feed
  New film is loaded with each new test, saving time of preparing individual sections of film for each sample.
  
  
• 5 Samples Linear
  This system features an automated sample loading and unloading with a linear queue of 5 test samples. This is ideally suitable for on-line testing purposes.
  
  
• 10 Samples Linear
  This system features an automated sample loading and unloading with a linear queue of 10 test samples. This is ideally suitable for online testing purposes as well as a laboratory usage.
  
  
• 24 & 48 Samples Tray
  This system features automated sample loading and unloading with a direct tray to chamber handling system. A rotary table with a stock of 24 or 48 samples is attached at the right side to the instrument. The samples are picked from this tray and directly placed into the test chamber. This system is especially suitable for an operatorless operation over long testing times.
  
  
• 240 & 480 Samples Tray Changer
  This system features an automated sample loading and unloading with a direct tray to chamber handling system as well as a separate tray handling mechanism. Up to 10 rotary tables with a stock of 24 or 48 samples each can therefore be stored in the instrument and automatically processed. Trays are automatically moved into loading and unloading positions where the samples are picked from the trays and directly placed into the test chamber. This system is especially suitable for a long-time operator-less operation over long testing times, nights or whole shifts.

• Forced air cooling system cools both chambers separately by a PID-controlled forced air cooling system. Also the cooling system can be freely programmed in the test definition to also run the cooling process during test sequences to conduct any friction heat from the sample
  
  
• MCool 10 Integrated cartridge cooling system that separates the provided air streams into cold (-45°C) and hot (+110°C) fraction. The cold fraction of the air is then used for the separate cooling of both test chambers down to +8°C. Only a forced air supply with at least 4 Bars is required - there are no additional chillers or cooling liquids required. (Performance of the cooling systems depends on supplied air). This technology is worldwide patented by MonTech.
  
  
• MCool -40 Liquid cooling system with external chiller system. Both dies are separately chilled and cooled by an external cooling unit that is connected with the instrument. The cooling system works as an addition to the pneumatic cooling system - only if lower temperatures are required the chiller will be started. The total heating system of the dies remains unchanged so that instruments equipped with this devices are absolutely comparable with any other Moving Die Rheometer. This technology is worldwide patented by MonTech.

Features a combined torque / force transducer to measure torque as well as the pressure within the test chamber. Before each test, the transducer and amplifier is balanced automatically. The system also includes a second channel amplifier system for realtime simulataneous measurements of torque and normal force.

With this option, that cavity pressure can also be controlled to a pre-programmed or online calcluated pressure level. Therefore the closing force as well as the die gap are designes as a variable, independent axis, so that the cavity pressure can be precisely controlled.

This system is especially suitable for test sequences that include curing as well as a cool-down of the sample for a dynamical mechanical analyses. Therefore the system can be utilized to compensate material shrinkage as well as to avoid any slippage in the test chamber. This technology is worldwide patented by MonTech.

The high speed DAQ option offers unique result stream resulotion as well as an ultimate level of precision for torque as well as the motor position signal. Therefore both channels are sampled and processed simultanously with a resolution of 24Bit at a data rate of 180KHz. All data streams are provided on the PC an calculated online in a Realtime kernel. Also it is possibe to save the raw data streams to the PCs memory. This makes the system especially suitable for FT-Rheology purposes.

ISO 6502 provides guidance on the determination of vulcanization characteristics of rubber compounds by means of curemeters.

DIN 53529 specifies a method of determining the vulcanization characteristics of rubber mixes with the aid of curemeters and of evaluating cross-linking isotherms in terms of reaction kinetics. A description of the apparatus required is given in DIN 53 529 Part 1 and DIN 53 529 Part 3 deals with the determination of cross-linking behavior with the aid of rotorless curemeters.

ASTM D 5289 is used to determine the vulcanization characteristics of (vulcanizable) rubber compounds. This test method may be used for quality control in rubber manufacturing processes, for research and development testing of raw-rubber compounded in an evaluation formulation, and for evaluating various raw materials used in preparing (vulcanizable) rubber compounds.

The test specimen in a rotorless cure meter approaches the test temperature in a shorter time and there is a better temperature distribution in the test specimen due to the elimination of the unheated rotor found in oscillating disk cure meters. Several manufacturers produce rotorless cure meters with design differences that may result in different torque responses and cure times for each design. Correlations of test results between cure meters of different designs should be established for each compound tested, and for each set of test conditions.

ASTM D 6204 is used to measure viscoelastic properties of raw rubber as well as unvulcanized rubber compounds. These viscoelastic properties may relate to factory processing behavior.

This test method may be used for quality control in rubber manufacturing processes and for research and development testing of raw rubber and rubber compounds. This test method may also be used for evaluating compound differences resulting from the use of different compounding materials.

This test method covers the use of a rotorless oscillating shear rheometer for the measurement of the flow properties of raw rubber and unvulcanized rubber compounds. These flow properties are related to factory processing.

ASTM D 6601 is used to determine the vulcanization characteristics of (vulcanizable) rubber compounds under selected test conditions of strain and frequency which do not significantly affect the cured dynamic properties. In the same test, this test method also will measure the dynamic properties of the vulcanizate at temperatures significantly below the cure temperature. These lower temperature measurements are necessary in order to more effectively relate to rubber product service conditions.

This test method may be used for quality control in rubber manufacturing processes and for research and development testing of rubber compounds containing curatives. This test method also may be used for evaluating cure and dynamic property differences resulting from the use of different compounding ingredients.

This test method covers the use of a rotorless oscillating shear rheometer for measuring after cure dynamic properties at predetermined temperature(s) below the cure temperature.