Optical Dilatometer

New perspectives in the use of optical techniques for laboratory and process control

Expert System Solution has recently designed new measure techniques by means of optical insturments. These techniques concern the surface tension measurement in frits and melted glazes via Heating Microscope HSM, Bending of green tiles due to …

Measuring the thermal expansion of ultra thin samples

Measuring the thermomechanical behavior of ultra-thin materials has always been a challenge due to the low mechanical strength of very thin sheets. Even when reducing the force applied by the push rod of a standard electronic dilatometer to a …

New optical instruments for laboratory and process testing

Expert System Solutions has recently developed new no-contact and high temperature measurement techniques for the laboratory and for testing processes. The first results in this field were the automatic heating microscope, essential for studying the …

Expert System Solutions has been working for 14 years in the field of reserch and development of new equipment for the ceramic sector. Misura instruments inclueds Heating Microscopes and Double Beams Optical Dilatometes. These instruments offer a …

Using the optical dilatometer to determine sintering behavior

Traditionally sintered ceramic bodies, such as stone-ware or porcelain-ware, undergo a viscous flow sintering process. The driving force is mainly given by the surface tension of the liquid glassy phase, and the speed of the process is controlled by …

The non-contact Optical Dilatometer designed for the behaviour analysis of ceramic raw materials

Expert System Solutions has been working for more than a decade in the research and development field for creating new applications designed for the ceramic industry. Our intent is to help the ceramic industry to grow in the scientific and …

Optical Non-Contact dilatometry

The study of the behaviour and properties of ceramic materials during the heating process is one of the most critical steps in the development of innovative products in the fields of advanced and traditional ceramic materials. With the optical …