IPS Developments


Here are some keywordys on our developments and innovation highlights of the past years

  • Rotating electrode
  • OCP Analysis
  • Distance electrodes
  • High Voltage potentiostat
  • AC corrosion
  • Modular potentiostats

Advanced development of the rotating electrode unit

Improved rotator

Technical specifications:
  • 0 - 4000 rpm, steplessly adjustable
  • Mercury contacts for low-noise operation (2 x 1 A)

Rotator

New speed controller: SpeedControlTouch

Technical specifications:
  • 0 - 4000 rpm, steplessly adjustable
  • Operation via touch display
  • Computerised control feasible

SpeedControlTouch

OCP Analysis - Measurement System

RPA Messsystem

Under the sponsorship of GSB International, the cooperation between iLF Magdeburg and IPS Elektroniklabor GmbH & Co. KG developed a complete measuring system to the OCP analysis. The RPAiLF method was developed by iLF Magdeburg.

Based on the experience with a pilot system, IPS Elektroniklabor GmbH & Co. KG implemented an industrial system with the appropriate hardware and software.

The electrochemical method of OCP analysis (RPAiLF) is used for testing, evaluating and monitoring Cr-free pretreatment coatings on aluminium alloys. The complete measuring system makes it feasible, primarily in the (aluminium) coating industry, to obtain important process quality parameters within a short time, so that it serves a quasi inline control with reduced waiting times.


Stepless distance between measuring electrodes

We improved the lid of a KMZ measuring cell so that it is now possible to change the distance between the electrodes continuously.



Development and production of a high voltage potentiostat

A high voltage potentiostat with ± 400 V polarization voltage and ± 1000 mA current was designed and manufactured for a Swiss Materials Research Institute.

Development and production of high voltage potentiostats

Successfully completed the development and production of high voltage potentiostats with ± 200 V polarization voltage and currents of ± 500 mA / ± 2,000 mA / ± 4000 mA .

100V unit for studying AC corrosion

For a french customer who works in the field of natural gas, we have extended a standard 100V potentiostat.

The unit now is suitable for impedance measurement as well as standard methods. In addition, the two inputs for external reference voltage have been conducted via relays that can be controlled by software.
The sequence measurement was further developed and is now available. Thus, for example, an input can be connected within a sequence. In the specific case, a 50 Hz sinusoidal signal is fed to this input, which generates a signal of ± 70V at the reference electrode.

Modular potentiostats for serial measurements

The known devices of the PGU-OEM series were modified for higher currents (2A) and consolidated into groups of four. This provides optimal use of Workspace. Nevertheless, the devices still have enough volume to dissipate waste heat. Each potentiostat of such a group of four has its own USB port and is controlled separately. If all devices are connected to a computer, so our software EcmWin starts several times.

Detailed information about the appropriate potentiostats