New programmable heating blocks NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 and NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2

Digesting a water sample is an important step during sample preparation within photometric water analysis. The new heating blocks NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 und NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 from MACHEREY-NAGEL enable fast and safe sample digestion in water and waste water analysis.

The heating blocks feature state of the art design, USB interface for PC connection, lockable protective lids for maximum saftey and a colored touch screen with intuitive user guidance.

All standard programs for routine digestions such as COD, TOC, total-nitrogen, total-hosphorous, metals, AOX, organic acids or hydrocarbon are pre-programmed into the heating blocks, thus helping to avoid errors and increasing user friendliness.
The heating blocks include 5 pre-programmed temperatures (70, 100, 120, 148, 160 °C) as well as 4 pre-programmed digestion times (30 min, 60 min, 120 min, continously). Together with the clear menu structure on the colored touch screen, the new heating blocks are high performance tools for daily water analysis digestions.

As the heating blocks feature additional slots for freely programmable temperatures (40 – 160 °C) and digestion times (0h:01min – 9h:59 min), user specific digestion methods can be programmed very easily.
The NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 can digest 12 samples at once. For a larger amount of samples and necessary digestions, the NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 is ideally suited, as it features two seperately controllable heating units for a total of 24 samples. Both heating blocks allow the time-saving determination of high-speed COD, total-nitrogen, total-phosphorus and the total-content of various metals in only 30 minutes. In combination with extremely short warm-up times this leads to very efficient and economic sample preparations.

When designing the heating blocks, user safety was one of the top priorities. Therefore, the blocks include rugged and integrated lockable protective lids and touch protection covers on the heating blocks’ surface for maximum protection. Obviously, the covers and lids can be exchanged easily in no time.
Extraordinary temperature stability and reliable protection against excess temperature guarantee the accuracy of the set temperature and avoid overheating of the heating blocks which in turn prevents overpressure in the test tubes. Optionally, the temperature profile can be displayed on the colored touch screen.

As internal quality control, certification and documentation become ever more important, both heating blocks can be monitored for quality control purposes with the NANOCOLOR® T-Set. Together with the T-Set, the displayed heating block temperatures can be safely checked and compared to actual temperature in the blocks. The T-Set is a calibrated temperature detector with powerful electronics, that also allows heating block calibration. The included software enables users to send test and calibration data to a computer, where the data can be analyzed and documented. The software can even create readily printable quality control documents for easy filing and administration of quality control procedures.
The heating blocks NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 and NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 as well as the NANOCOLOR® T-Set are a strong combination for reliable sample digestions and accurate analytical quality control that meet the requirements of every lab today and in the future.
NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 and NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2

Digesting a water sample is an important step during sample preparation within photometric water analysis. The new heating blocks NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 und NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 from MACHEREY-NAGEL enable fast and safe sample digestion in water and waste water analysis.

The heating blocks feature state of the art design, USB interface for PC connection, lockable protective lids for maximum saftey and a colored touch screen with intuitive user guidance.

All standard programs for routine digestions such as COD, TOC, total-nitrogen, total-hosphorous, metals, AOX, organic acids or hydrocarbon are pre-programmed into the heating blocks, thus helping to avoid errors and increasing user friendliness.
The heating blocks include 5 pre-programmed temperatures (70, 100, 120, 148, 160 °C) as well as 4 pre-programmed digestion times (30 min, 60 min, 120 min, continously). Together with the clear menu structure on the colored touch screen, the new heating blocks are high performance tools for daily water analysis digestions.

As the heating blocks feature additional slots for freely programmable temperatures (40 – 160 °C) and digestion times (0h:01min – 9h:59 min), user specific digestion methods can be programmed very easily.
The NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 can digest 12 samples at once. For a larger amount of samples and necessary digestions, the NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 is ideally suited, as it features two seperately controllable heating units for a total of 24 samples. Both heating blocks allow the time-saving determination of high-speed COD, total-nitrogen, total-phosphorus and the total-content of various metals in only 30 minutes. In combination with extremely short warm-up times this leads to very efficient and economic sample preparations.

When designing the heating blocks, user safety was one of the top priorities. Therefore, the blocks include rugged and integrated lockable protective lids and touch protection covers on the heating blocks’ surface for maximum protection. Obviously, the covers and lids can be exchanged easily in no time.
Extraordinary temperature stability and reliable protection against excess temperature guarantee the accuracy of the set temperature and avoid overheating of the heating blocks which in turn prevents overpressure in the test tubes. Optionally, the temperature profile can be displayed on the colored touch screen.

As internal quality control, certification and documentation become ever more important, both heating blocks can be monitored for quality control purposes with the NANOCOLOR® T-Set. Together with the T-Set, the displayed heating block temperatures can be safely checked and compared to actual temperature in the blocks. The T-Set is a calibrated temperature detector with powerful electronics, that also allows heating block calibration. The included software enables users to send test and calibration data to a computer, where the data can be analyzed and documented. The software can even create readily printable quality control documents for easy filing and administration of quality control procedures.
The heating blocks NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 and NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 as well as the NANOCOLOR® T-Set are a strong combination for reliable sample digestions and accurate analytical quality control that meet the requirements of every lab today and in the future.

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