BTG announces the new-generation Mütek™ DFR-05 Drainage Freeness Retention
Fast, reliable and highly accurate measurement of key process variables helps improve lab efficiency and cut chemical and energy costs.
BTG is proud to announce the next-generation version of its Mütek™ DFR-05 Drainage Freeness Retention, a highly advanced laboratory instrument that automatically measures these three key process variables.
By simulating conditions prevailing in a paper machine immediately before and during sheet forming, the DFR-05 enables systematic and precise assessment of chemical influences. The new model lifts measuring technology to a whole new level, delivering fast, accurate results to meet the most demanding customer requirements.
The DFR-05 is available in two different models – a precision lab version designed for chemical suppliers, and a robust, industrial-grade version for mill lab measurements.
Your reliable partner for lab measurement
Part of BTG’s new range of easier, smaller, smarter, lighter instruments, the DFR-05 is every chemical supplier’s indispensable partner for retention aid trials, delivering the industry’s only direct ash and consistency lab measurement. The DFR-05 has a dosing module, automatically separates the pre-filtrate, and maintains identical shear conditions for retention and drainage. Used in conjunction with the optional RET-20 Lab sensor, it accurately and conveniently replaces time-consuming Britt Jar measurements.
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DFR-05 Drainage Freeness Retention
Featuring a brand new electronic hardware design, the DFR-05 comes ready-equipped with BTG’s user-friendly Mütek™ ChargeView software. With a user interface that resembles standard Microsoft office products, ChargeView supports fast, easy data transfer and integration of all BTG lab instruments. Results are easily processed, and the unit naturally includes provision for a USB key.
Technical features:
- New electronic board
- Improved communication flows
- New display menu: measurement possible without PC
- USB identification for PC software
- Internal data storage, transfer via USB key
- External power supply
- Improved accuracy of temperature measurement
Big energy savings for mills through freeness and headbox dewatering
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The Mütek™ DFR-05 Freeness and Headbox Dewatering is the perfect choice for all mill drainage applications
BTG also offers a new DFR-05 version for automatically measuring freeness and headbox dewatering at the mill.
With freeness measurement now often an essential part of daily mill operations, and measuring dewatering of headbox samples becoming increasingly important, this new DFR-05 is the perfect instrument for the job. Using shear force technology, the new model accurately simulates paper machine dewatering conditions, making it an indispensable tool for all mill drainage applications. Major advantages include: delivery of fast, direct and user-independent results; tracking of dewatering speed changes; display of °SR or CSF values; and the generation of a dewatering curve chart. Based on state-of-the-art technology, the unit incorporates temperature compensation, offers a consistency correction table, and is upgradeable to support automatic dosing and retention measurement.
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The Mütek™ DFR-05 helps mills realize important energy savings
Features of the new DFR-05 include:
- Accurately reflects PM runnability
- Displays °SR, CSF values
- Delivers direct, fast and user-independent results
- Rapidly reveals dewatering speed changes
- Offers perfect simulation of mill conditions
- Helps save energy