Vinci Technologies Catalyst Crushing Strength Tester

VCS- Versatile Catalyst Crushing Strength Tester Determination of the mechanical resistance of catalysts and catalyst carriers under compressive load In Full Compliance with ASTM D7179, D6175, D7084 & SMS1471

The VCS – Versatile Catalyst Crushing Strength Tester – is an advanced laboratory instrument designed for the precise determination of the mechanical resistance of catalysts and catalyst carriers under compressive load. The system is compliant with ASTM D7179 for single pellet crushing strength, ASTM D6175 for radial crushing strength of extrudates, ASTM D7084 for bulk crushing strength, and the industry method SMS1471 for bulk crushing strength using a reduced-volume holding cell. This versatility allows the same equipment to evaluate individual particles as well as bulk catalyst beds, covering spherical beads, pellets, tablets, irregular grains, and cylindrical extrudates.

The instrument is equipped with a high-precision force sensor coupled to an automated motor-driven press that applies a progressively increasing load under controlled conditions. Interchangeable hammer-anvil and holding assemblies, manufactured in stainless steel and standardized in accordance with ASTM dimensional requirements, ensure repeatable and reproducible testing conditions. The integrated Human Machine Interface enables the operator to monitor and record critical parameters such as catalyst nominal diameter, crushing diameter, applied force in decanewtons, crushing slope expressed in daN/mm, loading rate in daN/s, and statistical indicators including minimum, maximum, and standard deviation values for defined sample batches. Comes only with what is in the photos, no other anvils with unit.

100/240V, 1 Ph, 50/60Hz, 6.3A