Quality control instrumentation determining physical properties offer reliability and peace of mind across the USA

Lazar Scientific, Inc. is the sales and service representative for Stanhope-Seta in the United States. Stanhope-Seta designs and manufactures quality control instruments used to measure fuel characteristics that determine product quality and consistency.

The Seta PM-93 for ASTM D93 is a fully automated Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Flash Point Tester which combines strict method conformance with the latest control technology and safety systems to provide the next generation of flash point instruments. An intuitive graphical user interface and 8.4” SVGA color touch screen operation provide unparalleled ease of use with a real-time display of test progress.

Seta Analytics has introduced the AvCount particle counter, ASTM D7619 to address the problems with the cleanliness of fuels. ASTM D7619 is now included in D975 and IP565 is included in DEFSTAN 91-091.

The H2S analyser (ASTM D7621, IP570) determines H2S levels in the liquid phase of Marine and distillate fuels and is included in ISO8217. The FIJI instrument detects trace level FAME in JET fuel (ASTM D7797, IP583), middle distillates and residuals (ASTM D7963). FIJI is included in product specifications ASTM D1655, DEFSTAN 91-091 and ISO 8217.

The Seta Analytics AFIDA, ASTM D8183, IP617, and CEN EN17155 provides a fully automated measurement of the indicated cetane number of diesel, biodiesels and jet fuel. The analyser provides fast, efficient determinations by way of an integral 36 position auto-sampler. AFIDA correlates to ASTM D613 with no bias and is included in D975 as well as authorised for use with BS EN590.