Ika Plate (RCT Digital)
The IKA Plate (RCT Digital) is a premium magnetic stirrer with integrated heating, featuring a round aluminum alloy heating plate and a chemically resistant glass housing. Renowned for its intuitive, smartphone-like operation and exceptional durability, it can stir volumes of up to 20 liters (H₂O) and provides precise temperature control with advanced safety features such as IKA SmartTemp®.
Description
Description
The IKA Plate (RCT Digital) sets a modern benchmark for laboratory hotplate stirrers by combining robust engineering with intelligent digital control. It utilizes high-performance Alnico magnetic technology to deliver strong, stable stirring even at high volumes. The hardened glass housing offers excellent chemical resistance while ensuring easy cleaning and long-term durability.
Designed as a future-ready instrument, the unit supports firmware updates via USB, enabling performance enhancements and feature expansions over time. This makes the RCT Digital an ideal choice for research, quality control, and routine laboratory applications where reliability, safety, and precision are critical.
Main Features
Integrated Safety with IKA SmartTemp®
Provides a clear residual heat warning (“Hot” indicator) and an adjustable safety temperature limit (50 °C – 370 °C) to prevent overheating and accidental burns.
Intelligent Operational Monitoring
Includes built-in timer and counter functions for reaction tracking, as well as “Sensor in Medium” detection (Error 5), which automatically shuts off heating if the temperature probe is not immersed.
Superior Mixing Performance
Equipped with Alnico magnets offering high residual induction for strong vortex formation, enhanced by an automatic reverse rotation function for improved homogenization.
High Precision Digital Control
Digital speed control from 50 to 1500 rpm and temperature control up to 310 °C, with temperature accuracy of ±0.5 K when using the included PT 1000 temperature sensor.
Advanced Digital Connectivity
Features USB and RS 232 interfaces for PC control, data logging, documentation, and firmware updates.
Robust & Durable Construction
Polished aluminum alloy heating plate ensures optimal heat transfer, combined with a chemically resistant glass housing and a lifetime warranty on core components.