Saccharomat V Polarimeter

Saccharomat V Polarimeter

Sugar Polarimeter – Saccharimeter

With its worldwide unique quartz-wedge technology, the Saccharomat V is a fully automatically compensated sugar polarimeter. The working principle with quartz wedges is unique and unrivaled for accuracy to this day. The Saccharomat V does not need recalibration and will deliver reliable results throughout the entire product lifetime. Energy-saving LED light sources keep maintenance efforts minimal.

  • Patented sugar polarimeter
  • Calibration-free due to quartz wedge compensation
  • High measurement stability
  • Measurement of dark samples after filtration with SCHMIDT + HAENSCH Autofilt Z® with NIR-WL
  • High resolution 7″ TFT touchscreen
  • Energy-saving LED light source

The Saccharomat is a fully automatic sugar polarimeter based on the principle of quartz wedge compensation.

Quartz has an optical rotatory dispersion almost identical to that of a sucrose solution. The Saccharomat is a fully automatic sugar polarimeter based on the principle of quartz compensation and utilizes a quartz wedge to simulate the optical rotation of the sample.

As the quartz and the sample react in the same way to small shifts in wavelength the instrument automatically compensates for these wavelength shifts giving very accurate and stable measurements without the need for regular recalibration. An additional benefit is that dark samples with a high absorption may be measured at NIR wavelength (882,6 nm) after careful filtration (see filtration unit “AutoFilt Z”) without the necessity of additional clarification.

For the measurement of Polarity and Refractive Index values at the same time, the Saccharomat can be coupled directly with the refractometer measuring head creating a Purity Analyser making this an economical solution since there is no need for the additional electronic unit of the refractometer.

Specifications

Measurement scales  °Z International Sugar Scale
Measuring ranges – 35°Z to + 105°Z
Resolution 0.01 °Z
Precision ± 0.01 °Z
Reproducibility ± 0.01 °Z
Sensitivity Up to OD 5
Wavelength  1 or 2 wavelengths fixed: 587, 882 nm
Response time ≤ 4 sec. over the entire measuring range
Measuring tubes Different Models,  50, 100 or 200 mm length, Material: glass, stainless steel, acid-proof stainless steel, stainless steel tubes with integrated temperature sensor***
Temperature measurement NTC sensor for measurement of sample temperature
Range 0 °C – 99 °C
Resolution 0.01 °C
Precision ± 0.1 °C
Light source LED, interference filter
Display  7″ TFT Touchscreen, 800 x 480 Pixel, 16 Bit colors
Operation Touchscreen, keyboard**, mouse**, barcode reader**, remote via PC**
Interface / Communication  RS232 (1x), USB A (4x), USB B (1x), Ethernet (1x), W-LAN/LAN**
Conformity  International Pharmacopoea, OIML, ASTM, ICUMSA, Australian Standard K157