Qty 1: Premium Performance Research Grade TGA (Basis of specification: TA Instruments Discovery TGA 5500) • Sensitive vertical thermo-balance with an auto-switching dual range microbalance (0-100 mg with a resolution of 0.008ug [8ng]), and 0-1000 mg sample weight range with a resolution of 0.06ug (60ng) • Quartz lined Infrared furnace providing high inertness and tightness capable of holding vacuum levels of 50 uTorr • Horizontal gas purge system • Temperature range from ambient to 1200°C. • Linear heating rates to 500°C/min and ballistic heating rates to >1,500°C/min. • Furnace Cooling: Forced Air 1000 °C to 35 °C in < 10 min. • "App-style" touch screen with One-Touch-Away functionality. • Hi-Res TGA & Modulated TGA • 25-position auto-sampler with a contamination-free sealed pan punching system • Integrated electromagnet for automated Curie-Point temperature calibration • DTA signal that can also be used for temperature calibration • Gas delivery manifold for automated and precise control and switching of two purge gases • Includes software for complete instrument control and data analysis and management. o User interface for programming experiments, analyzing data, and managing instrument history, including intuitive spreadsheet-style views simplifying autosampler control and sequence programming. o Accessory kit which contains sample pans, calibration and test materials, plus tools • 5 year warranty on furnaces. • Note: alternate equipment must be compatible and controllable with existing equipment and interface to the Trios operating system capable of controlling up to 4 modules simultaneously and currently running a Discovery Series DSC. Alternate TGA instruments proposed must have consumables and accessories that must be compatible with existing sample preparation tools including presses. Current inventory of supplies and accessories (including all sample pan types and sample press) should be compatible with new system. • Data analysis software should be unkeyed to allow for unlimited installations (free and unlicensed software) and available for all students and industry partners. The data-file format should easily allow sharing/transferring of data-files as individual electronic documents which are readable by the same data analysis package. The data generated must also be backwards compatible to legacy software (Universal analysis) in original unmanipulated format to allow for comparison to historical datafiles and ongoing research. Qty 1: Kit HT Sample Pans 100µL • HT sample pans for use over the temperature range of ambient to 1000°c. Qty 1: 4-Port Broadband Router • DSL Router with 4-Port Switch: for communication between an external controller and Thermal and Rheology instruments. Qty 1: Install & Training • Installation to be provided according to ISO 9000 procedure by one of our highly trained Service Engineers • Installation to include calibration with a traceable standard and a certificate of calibration. • Basic Operational Training to be provided on the equipment after installation.
