Linkam Scientific Instruments has upgraded the control systems for its family of temperature stages with the launch of the LinkPad 2 touchscreen system.
LinkPad 2 has been developed from the company’s stand-alone series of controllers.
The key motivation behind its release is to provide users with the ability to control complete experiments from an intuitive touch screen without the need for a PC.
The product is now the flagship controller for the complete range of Linkam’s temperature stages.
These have been individually designed to meet specific applications needs, each calling for a specific range of temperatures combined with the control of one or more physical variables.
These include stages where vacuum or pressure may be controlled, where samples may be held under tensile stress, where samples are subjected to a shear force and where environmental control is important, e.g. for choice of gas or relative humidity.
Earlier controllers required the PC-based Linksys32 software to set up and control many parameters.
With the high resolution LCD screen, users can readily navigate through the set up and control of their stage, monitoring the real time status of each of the parameters. Along with the increased functionality, LinkPad 2 has a more ergonomic design.
Sales and marketing manager Duncan Stacey said: “Here at Linkam we have a proud history of continuous development of our products to keep pace with current technologies, meet the ever-expanding needs of our customers and provide a more intuitive system that improves the user experience.
“With this in mind, we are proud to announce the release of the new, much-improved LinkPad 2 touch screen controller. Initial feedback from users has been very positive. We hope this will help make our stages more accessible to applications in an even broader range of labs and testing facilities.”
