Automatic Vicat Apparatus
Automatic setting time tester for cement, mortar and gypsum
- Controls - Vicamatic
EN 196-3 |EN 480-2 | ASTM C191| AASHTO T131| ASTM C451 |EN 13279-2 |ASTM C807 |ASTM C187
- Easy setting and storage of user-defined test profiles allowing quick test start
- Large accessibility to the test space
- Complete with needle cleaning device
The Automatic Vicat Apparatus has long tradition in manufacturing automatic setting time testers for cement and mortar.
As with the older generations the test procedure is unchanged, a needle (or a probe) drops freely into a cement sample at regular intervals and in fixed positions. Penetration depth is measured by a sensor with 0,1 mm resolution. Along with hardening process development the penetration depth decreases, when it matches some thresholds pre-defined by Standards initial and final setting times are measured and recorded.
Main Features
- Advanced electronics technologies providing superior performances and total flexibility combined with simplicity in use
- Easy-to-use double interface: local mode, with large size 5.1" touch screen color display, and remote mode, with PC
- Supplied complete with PC software for data processing VICASOFT-BASIC
- With PC software VICASOFT-PREMIUM (optional) up to 32 indipendent units (includign VICAMATIC 2 models) can be connected to a single PC via LAN port and hub. All units are remotely controlled. Adopting the multi-test network concept laboratory productivity is maximized
- Integrated graphic printer is available as optional accessory showing both results in numerical format and setting time plot
- Easy setting and storage of user-defined test profiles allowing quick test start
- Large accessibility to the test space
- Complete with needle cleaning device
- Practical in-water testing accessory (optional)
- Automatic determination of initial and final setting time
Technical specifications
- Conforming to EN 196-3, 13279-2, 480-2, ASTM C191, C187
- 5.1”, 800 x 480 pixel, 16 M colors, icon-driven touchscreen graphic display, showing data and plots
- LAN port for direct connection to PC of a single unit or connection to a LAN hub for creating a network with up to 32 independent units all controlled by a single PC. 1 LAN cable is included
- USB port for test data download to PC and easy firmware upgrade
- Unlimited storage capacity for test data on internal 16 GB SD card
- Test procedures can be customized and stored to match user-defined requirements
- Can incorporate an integrated graphic printer showing test result and setting time plot
- Large test space with easy accessibility
- Automatic calculation of initial and final setting time at programmable penetration depth limits
- Wide range of accessories including EN and ASTM/AASHTO parts, in-water testing kit, needle cleaning device, integrated printer, probes for testing consistency and gypsum
- Minimum penetrations rate: 10 seconds
- Penetration measurement by encoder
- Power: 50 W
- Dimensions: 200x400x410mm (L x W x H)
- Weight approx.: 10 kg
Firmware specifications
- Easy programming of customized test profiles, recallable for future tests, including:
- adjustable test start delay
- penetration points positions
- manual or automatic penetration rate
- free or driven dropping mode
- holding intervals inside the sample
- automatic end- test detection
- automatic measurement of initial and final setting time
- Test data: test number, operator, client, date, hour, cement type, water percentage, delay
- Easy calibration menu
- Clock calendar
- Multi-language
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