VCM Product Family
Modular and continuously growing.
VCM Essentials
Simplicity and precision.
The VCM Essentials provide a tailormade environment for the VCM Tools. The highest reproducibility and safe operation are obtained. Thanks to the easy-to-use VCM Essentials, samples with unmatched quality can be produced within minutes without the need for tedious process development or cleaning.
2 tbsp.
Salt
Handle
Vacuum
clamping
valve
Water cooling
Cooling air valve
Moved manually
after melting.
Cooling air
Vacuum clamping valve
Vacuum valves VCM Tools
Heating Unit
Vacuum Unit
Cooling Unit
VCM Tool
(during solidifying)
VCM Tool
(during melting)
Vacuum Unit
0,1 mbar
1 atm
High vacuum levels, as well as arbitrary levels, can be set thanks to an integrated controller. The user-friendly distribution system with individual switchable vacuum circuits supplies up to two VCM Tools and the vacuum clamping ports.
VCM Tools
The heart of the technology.
The VCM Tool family serves as a modular solution to face the wide-ranging requirements of sample dimensions. The Disc Tool is equipped with a 25 mm Disc Insert and the Bar Tool with a 10x40 mm Bar Insert. They are designed for thermoplastic materials at viscosities above 100 Pas.
Heating Unit
Vacuum Unit
Cooling Unit
Disc Lid
Disc Insert
Disc
Main Body
VCM Disc Tool
Cylindrical samples.
VCM Bar Tool
Elongated samples.
Bar Lid
Bar
Main Body
Bar Insert
m=ρ∙V=ρ∙A∙h
Unlimited Heights
The sample height can be easily adjusted between 0.1 and 10 mm by changing the filling weight.
VCM Inserts
You decide.
Different material characterizations require various sample geometries and dimensions. The shape of the VCM Insert defines the cross-section of the sample. Five disc and one bar dimensions cover a broad range of the standard tests. No worries if you cannot find your dimension, we also provide custom solutions.
Heating Unit
VCM Disc Insert
10 Diameters.
Piston
VCM Chamber
Separation foils and sample
Base plate
VCM Bar Insert
2 Rectangles.
Available Dimensions:
25
20
10
8
5
2
1
0.8
0.5
0.3
10x40
5 x 20
VCM Accessories
Simplifying things.
The VCM Technology is designed to make your daily lab routines as smooth as possible. The accessories include separation foils which are reusable consumables and a modern temperature logger for accurate temperature acquisitions.
Vacuum Unit
Separation Foil Packs
Saves you weeks of cleaning.
One pack consists of 100 sets of separation foils. Thanks to the precise cut of the foils, the best possible results are guaranteed.
Heating Unit
Temperature Logger
A tireless clerk.
Temperature is the most important parameter of the VCM process. Data can be gathered and evaluated easily by using a smartphone or PC via Bluetooth.
VCM Lids
Flexibility enhancers.
In laboratories, tasks are diverse. Additional lids for the VCM Disc Tools allow you to accomplish even more tasks. The special designs allow either integrating spectroscopic tools or reducing compaction pressure, enabling preparation using materials with lower viscosities.
Vacuum Unit
Spectroscopy Lid for VCM Disc Tool
Provides insights.
The VCM Tool is equipped with a glass window above the sample. A spectroscopy sensor can be installed. Changes during melting and solidification as well as degradation can be investigated.
Heating Unit
Cooling Unit
Glass window
Molten sample
Spectroscopy
sensor
Low Pressure Lid for VCM Disc Tool
For low viscous materials.
The low-pressure lid reduces compaction pressure and increases the applicability of the VCM Tool for processing lower viscous samples. Preparing low viscous samples using the standard lid may cause unwanted leaking.
