Thermodynamic Power The new PRESTO® THE LEADING ASIAN JOURNAL FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCE JULY/AUGUST 2011 - VOLUME 18 ISSUE 4 from Julabo represents the state-of-the-art for
„Everything perfect in its kind has to transcend its own kind.“
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet
modern laboratories. Highly efficient components give these instruments the ability to compensate for exothermic and endothermic reactions with extraordinary speed. The new PRESTO® units are extremely robust and work reliably even if the ambient temperature climbs as high as +40°C.
The New Generation
Magnetically-coupled pumps in the PRESTO® units are powerful and maintenance-free.
The integrated 5.7-inch industrial-grade touch panel gives the user a clear and well-organised view of important information while greatly improving user-friendliness.
Like all Julabo instruments, the new PRESTOs®
Thermodynamic Power. Working temperature range from -40 to +250 °C. Powerful pump. Strong and reliable up to ambient temperatures of +40 °C. Simple operation and easy monitoring via industrial touch panel. What more could you ask for? For further information please visit
www.julabo.de.
Circle no. 300 have closed side
panels without ventilation slits. This reduces to a minimum the amount of space needed to operate the units.
The integrated Ethernet interface provides complete access to all of PRESTO® More information please read in this issue on page 47.
’s operating functions. Circle no. 300
Rocky Mountain High – and Getting Higher by the Day
Bernie Monaghan 18 Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy 18-23
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