Full Spectrum Monitoring in a Weathering Device Near You
February 2, 2010, Chicago, IL — To help customers show objective evidence that they are in compliance with test specifications during ISO 17025 quality audits, Atlas® is pleased to offer an Atlas LS-200 Full Spectrum Monitoring device. The LS-200 has been specifically designed for use in Ci Series Weather-Ometers to precisely measure the SPD output of the xenon lamp. Validation tests have shown that this device has excellent correlation to the spectroradiometers used in the Atlas Calibration Laboratory.
"With the advent of performance-based standards which identify the spectral power distribution and not specific filter combinations, users have had no way to verify that they are actually meeting the test method they are running," says Matthew McGreer, Product Manager for Atlas Material Testing Technology. "The LS-200 will allow our customers to now do that simply and more affordably than has ever been available in the past."
The device is easily mounted on the specimen rack, and the output is measured over a short amount of time (30 minutes is sufficient). The data can be downloaded and exported into a common spreadsheet program and analyzed to quickly and easily determine compliance to the performance-based standard you are running.
There is no need to retrofit the device for older Ci Series instruments. The LS-200 works with any generation of Weather-Ometer®. For labs that may not have the resources to purchase the device, Atlas' Technical Service group offers measurement of your instruments, in addition to normal preventive maintenance and calibration services.
Atlas is planning to adapt the LS-200 device to be used in any Atlas xenon weathering instrument, including the Xenotest® and SUNTEST® lines.
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