Easy Testing

摘要

Light fastness testing is a fundamental part of research and development and quality control, but it is also one of the most difficult tests to get right. Most manufacturers wanting to run light fastness tests on their materials have to send everything out to specialist laboratories or invest in highly intricate instruments that are extremely difficult to operate accurately and maintain. With the Apollo2, however, James Heal has introduced new levels of ease of use and operation while performing consistent and repeatable light fastness testing. It not only simulates sunlight faithfully, but also replicates a wide range of temperatures and humidity levels in closely controlled conditions. In Apollo2, the samples being tested rotate around a 2,200W air cooled xenon lamp specifically developed for long-term performance. The lamp faithfully reproduces the closest simulation to natural sunlight. A durable range of optical filters to modify and control the spectral output of the lamp has been incorporated and its ergonomic design enables operators to quickly and safely remove and replace the filters. Apollo2 can be as simple and straight forward, or as complex as required for development work. Its control software has been designed so that tests can be run to completion in a trouble-free and reliable manner.