Kruss Large Surface Analyser (LSA)

Scientex and Kruss have announced the Large Surface Analyser (LSA) - a fully automated wetting analyser for large samples that produces fast, contactless, easy-to-program measurement sequences for quality assurance applications. The product comes in various sizes that measure samples up to 9 m².

In combination with the Mobile Surface Analyser (MSA), the LSA positioning robot system performs fast contact angle and surface free energy (SFE) measurement at freely defined positions on large samples. The MSA, with its ability to take measurements in less than 1 s, is a fast mobile instrument for determining SFE with two test liquids. The product uses a sophisticated non-contact pressure dosing system that places two drops on the sample, followed by an automatic image analysis of each drop for contact angle and SFE calculation.

The robot-assisted surface analysis system is well suited to quality assurance applications, such as pre-treatment and coating of large components, cleaning and coating of glass surfaces and wetting analyses on printing plates.