Anton Paar is pleased to announce the launch of Edge 7000 and Edge 5000, two powerful process controllers designed to enhance production monitoring and quality control. With cutting-edge interfaces and robust central processing units, the Edge platform ensures seamless monitoring across multiple devices, offering superior performance and reliability. Enjoy the same look and feel with the local touch screen or remote web browser without the need to install any extra software or applications.
The Edge units come preloaded with applications that streamline core task management, simplify workflows, and boost efficiency. Their consistent, user-friendly design allows for easy operation, eliminating the need for specialised training. These units are also adept at detecting production and device irregularities, thus maintaining the highest standards of product quality while minimising downtime.
Featuring a high-performance human-machine interface (HMI), Edge provides instant visualisation, sophisticated alarm management, dynamic interaction, and a 10.1-inch multitouch screen for an unparalleled user experience. The multitouch functionality supports intuitive multi-touch gestures, enhancing operational ease.
Numerous user programs are integrated into the Edge units, including:
- Extract, alcohol, and original extract measurement in beer
- Alcohol measurement in distilleries
- °Brix and sweetener measurement in beverages
- CO2 measurement in beer and soft drinks
- Density and specific gravity measurement
- API gravity of petroleum products
- Density measurement of gases
Key features:
– Preconfigured and preloaded applications
– Platform-independent web-based management and user interface
– Configurable thresholds for tolerance and control limits
– Ready for the cloud and IoT
– High performance HMI
Further highlights:
-Cutting-edge performance with a 10.1-inch projective, multitouch display
-Long-term security and flexibility with a Linux-based operating system
-Intel® Atom® Processor power for unbeatable control
-Industrial-grade, fan-less design for reliability and durability
-Onboard communication with various fieldbus interfaces
To learn more about Edge 7000 and Edge 5000 visit our website or contact us via email, for the UK info.uk@anton-paar.com and for Ireland info.ie@anton-paar.com.
About Anton Paar
Founded in 1922 in Graz (Austria) by Anton Paar, the company is the world market leader in the measurement of density and concentration, the determination of dissolved carbon dioxide, and in the fields of rheometry and viscometry. Anton Paar’s customers include most of the major beer and soft drink manufacturers worldwide, companies active in the food, chemicals, petroleum, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as leading academic groups.
For many decades, Anton Paar has combined precise mechanical production with the latest achievements in the fields of research and development. In recent years, the Anton Paar GmbH invested up to 20 % of its annual turnover in research and development. The company offers analytical solutions that are produced within the 11 producing sites (in Europe and USA). Additionally, there is a soccer simulator: in the so-called skills.lab professionals, amateurs and youth players can perfect their skills under real conditions.
Anton Paar is active in more than 110 countries with 39 sales subsidiaries. Meanwhile, more than 4,500 employees in a worldwide network of research and development, production, sales, and support are responsible for the quality, reliability, and service of products made by Anton Paar. Since 2003, the Charitable Santner Foundation has been the owner of Anton Paar. It is dedicated exclusively and directly to charitable purposes. In 2023, the company generated net sales revenue of 618.2 million Euro.
Besides focusing on research and development, Anton Paar’s growth is also based on strategic acquisitions. In 2007, the company acquired Dr. Kernchen GmbH near Hannover (Germany, special field optical metrology, Anton Paar OptoTec) followed by Petrotest Group (Germany, special field measurement technology for the petroleum industry, Anton Paar ProveTec) in 2012, and the addition of CSM Instruments SA in Switzerland in 2014 (special field surface analysis, Anton Paar TriTec). In 2016, Anton Paar acquired a product line of Raman benchtop devices from BaySpec Inc. (USA, CA) and licensed the technology for Raman handheld instruments from SciAps Inc. (USA, MA). In 2017, Anton Paar integrated technology for particle size analysis bought from Cilas (France) into the product portfolio. With the acquisition of Quantachrome Instruments (USA) in February 2018 and AXO Dresden in February 2019, Anton Paar further expanded its range of measurement technology in the characterization of pores and porous materials and X-Ray optics. With the purchase of the Brabender GmbH & Co. KG (Germany, 2023, Anton Paar TorqueTec), the portfolio was expanded with special measuring solutions for the characterization of kneading properties and lab extrusion.
