RET Control-visc
The IKA RET Control-visc is an ultra-intelligent safety magnetic stirrer with integrated heating, viscosity monitoring, and a built-in weighing scale. Recognized as one of the most advanced and safest magnetic stirrers in its class, it is engineered for complex laboratory applications requiring precise temperature control, real-time viscosity trend analysis, and comprehensive data documentation.
Description
Description
The IKA RET Control-visc is a smart laboratory workstation that goes far beyond conventional stirring and heating. It is equipped with a high-resolution, multilingual TFT color display, allowing users to monitor all critical parameters—temperature, stirring speed, torque, viscosity trend, and weight—simultaneously and intuitively.
The unit features a high-performance composite heating plate, available in stainless steel or white ceramic, designed to deliver exceptionally fast and uniform heat transfer. At its core, the device uses an advanced ARM microcontroller, comparable to those found in modern smartphones, enabling intelligent functions such as Torque Trend measurement, predictive safety monitoring, and wireless firmware updates.
This makes the RET Control-visc an ideal solution for demanding applications in polymer chemistry, reaction kinetics, formulation development, and pharmaceutical research.
Main Features
Integrated Weighing Function
The world’s first magnetic stirrer with a built-in precision balance, allowing samples to be weighed directly on the heating plate (capacity up to 5 kg) without the need for a separate laboratory scale.
Viscosity Trend Measurement
Continuously monitors changes in stirring torque, enabling real-time tracking of viscosity variations during chemical reactions, polymerization, or crystallization processes.
Advanced Safety System
Hot Surface Warning: Remains active even when the device is switched off.
Adjustable Safety Circuit: User-defined temperature limit from 50 to 380 °C.
Sensor-in-Medium Detection: Automatically shuts off heating if the temperature probe is not immersed in the sample.
Ultra-Precise Temperature Control
Integrated contact thermometer connection for the included PT 1000 temperature sensor, delivering exceptional temperature accuracy of ± 0.2 K directly in the medium.
Comprehensive Digital Connectivity
Equipped with USB and RS 232 interfaces for full PC control, automated data logging, and complete documentation of experimental parameters via laboratory software.
pH Measurement Capability
Includes a BNC socket for direct connection of a pH electrode, enabling simultaneous monitoring of pH alongside temperature, stirring speed, and viscosity trends.
