Shvabe, a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation, has obtained a Eurasian patent to a device for chemical and clinical analysis of liquids.
In Russia, the device is already employed in agriculture to verify quality of water and forage, fertility and pollution of soil, as well as in medicine, chemical industry, environment protection and other sectors.
Small-sized photometer (KFK) with a spherical photometric integrator for lighting, is unique. Its advantages include high precision and swiftness of measurements and a possibility of displaying measurement results on a digital screen. The device was designed at Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant (ZOMZ), a Shvabe subsidiary nearby Moscow.
KFK’s main feature is a hi-tech spherical photometric integrator employing discontinuous power-efficient luminodiodes with varying lightwave lengths. In comparison to traditional photometers using halogen light, measurements performed by KFK are simpler since there is no need to use glass wavelength filters.
“We have substantially improved operational characteristics of the device. The measurement process is now 20% faster and 10% more accurate. KFK can be synchronized with a computer for information exchange purposes. It can decode data, maintain a dialogue with its operator and has a navigation menu. The chemical analyzer’s uniqueness is now formally confirmed by a patent and is recognized as an intellectual property in a number of the CIS countries”, Andrey Rastorguev, ZOMZ General Director, noted.
The photometer’s other features are stability and measurement results reproducibility. Its dimensions are 240 х 200 х 100 mm, and weight is 1.5 kilos. Cuvets with working travel of 50 mm can be used thus broadening the scope of measurements and allowing rapid tests of liquids. The device consists of a photodetector, computer, lens, cuvets and light source.