PeakPro is a unique PC program that allows for fully automated measurement of reactivity of thermoset resins, e.g. unsaturated polyesters, based on temperature recording during curing under controlled conditions, using state-of-the-art data acquisition hardware build into a PC.

Finally you can get rid of paper recorders and measuring the length of a piece of paper! And how many expensive thermocouples have been destroyed because they were beaten into pieces, after getting stucked into a cured sample. That can be avoided by using PeakPro, which gives an audio alarm immediately after detection of a peak during curing.

The PeakPro system was designed in close co-operation with and at Europe's leading supplier of unsaturated polyester resins, DSM Composite Resins. Based on input of the actual users, both in Polyester Production Plants and in R&D environments, it fulfils all needs, from an alarm signal when a peak has been detected, which allows for unattended measurements, to SPC on the measurement data of a product, including Cp and Cpk values. Flexible data analysis, comparison of different batches, an aid for reactivity adjustment of a batch of material, etc.

The system has been introduced at all the plants and R&D labs of DSM Composite Resins in Europe, and functions already for years very successfully.
Up to 14 different tests can be started independently, each with a different product, according different methods, including information on batch, operator, curing mixture, etc.
The flexible set-up of the program allows for creation of an unlimited number of measurement methods, either according national and international standards like ASTM, DIN or ISO, or customer-created methods.
Different types of thermocouples can be connected and configured in the system. Automatic temperature corrections based on calibration of the thermocouples is supported.

A product list can be created in the system, with a default measurement method and specifications for parameters like gel time, peak time and peak temperature added. These specs are then plotted in the graph during the test. Thus it is possible to monitor graphically in real time whether a product meets the specifications or not.

The essential principle of the software is that the screen looks like the front panel of an instrument. The user does not have to deal with complex menus, but instead has to simply push buttons on the screen to get things going. This makes the operation very easy, and any person can quickly understand the operating procedure.

Below you see a screenshot of the PeakPro main screen. For the operator, it is easy to determine whether the measurement is in spec, due to the graphical display of the sample specifications. If the measured points for geltime and peaktime/temperature are within the boundaries, the sample is in spec.