Discover the MARS Factor

• Coaxial cylinder geometries
• Low-inertia plate/plate- and cone/plate geometries made of titanium
• Exchangeable lower plates ensures ideal test conditions (PDF 105 KB)
• Double cone geometries
• Vane and pin rotors for relative tests
• Customized measuring geometries with serrated or sandblasted surface, made of various materials (e.g. Hastelloy)
• Disposable cylinder and plate geometries
• Solids clamps for DMTA tests on (semi)-solids (PDF 116 KB) 
• SER for extensional rheology (PDF 136 KB)  
• Du Noüy ring for interfacial rheology (PDF 106 KB)

• Fast, precise temperature control between -150°C and 600°C:
  Liquid, electrical or Peltier temperature controlled
  Patented controlled test chamber CTC 
• Quickly and easily exchanged
• Automatic recognition
• Robust design for easy handling and storage
• Control electronics and valves integrated into MARS III frame
• Low thermal masses for:
  Fast response
  Fast thermal equilibration
  Fast heating and cooling ramps 

• Pressure cells up to 400 bar and 300 °C
  Made of different materials (Titanium, Hastelloy)
  Coaxial cylinder and vane geometries 
• UV curing cells for:
  Standard applications
  UV assisted thermal curing (PDF 144 KB)
  With freely configurable distances for optical components 
• Measuring cells for:
  Bitumen binders (ASSTHO)
  Construction materials (PDF 130 KB)
  Electro rheology
  Interfacial rheology 
• Tribology test (PDF 173 KB)
• Submersion flow cell (PDF 84 KB)
• Holders for original containers and microtiter plates
• Support fixture for analysis of textile samples
• Sample fixture for bending and breaking tests (PDF 108 KB)

Rheology is a "macroscopic" measuring method which provides information on the behaviour of a sample under specified conditions. The mechanical properties of a material depend on its structure at microscopic level. In order to be able to determine the reasons for the rheological properties, rheological measurements must be combined with tests on the microscopic level, e.g. FTIR or microscopy.

Benefits of combined methods:

• Same sample preparation
• Same measuring conditions
• Shorter test times / higher throughput
• Perfect correlation of results

• 3 dimensional access to the samples thanks to a removable electronic box and an opening in the base plate
• Optional mounting roads on the rear side of the instrument for individual components
• Upside down configuration
• Extended frame for use of individual components or analytical instruments
• Adaptation of two measuring heads for counter rotating tests
• Measurements in original containers up to 10 liter buckets