Award-winning Hydraulic Press
The Manual Hydraulic Press received the Gold Seal of Quality from SelectScience®, thanks to its outstanding reviews. Read the full article here.
Up to 25 ton laboratory press
This manual laboratory press is ideal as an FTIR press, KBr press and XRF press. All manual presses are available in 15 and 25 ton load configurations, but can be configured as 0-1, 0-2 and 0-5 tons. The press is intended for a wide range of laboratory press applications. It has a compact, small footprint design making it ideal for bench-top and glove-box laboratory applications. Get in touch to try or buy this manual hydraulic press.
Check out the 'Resources' tab further down the page, for application notes and user manuals.
Clear pressure gauge
The easy-to-read dual scale gauge is calibrated in both UK imperial tons and metric tons and an adjustable pressure control value allows reproducible load for repetitive applications.
A range of conversion gauges (0-1, 0-2 and 0-5 Tons) are available for low pressure applications.
Reliable press for XRF and KBr pellets
With a rigid steel construction and protective safety shield as standard, this hand-pumped laboratory press is particularly well-suited as a FTIR pellet press, XRF pellet press and thin film press when used in conjunction with Specac Evacuable Pellet Die assemblies or Heated Platens and associated Thin Film making kits. It is ideal for preparing KBr pellets.
This press is easy to use, read our 'How to' guide here.
Compatable with measurement standards
| Method |
Number |
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| Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement |
ASTM C114 |
| Compounds Using an Infrared Spectrophotometric Technique |
ASTM D2124 |
| Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis by X-ray fluorescence |
ISO 29581 |
| Standard Test Methods for Identification of Fibers in Textiles |
ASTM D276 |
| Determination of the Vinyl Acetate Content of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers by FTIR |
ASTM D5594 |
| Standard Practice for Determination of Structural Features in Polyolefins and Polyolefin Copolymers by Infrared Spectrophotometry (FT-IR) |
ASTM D5576 |
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Manual Laboratory Press reviews:
- "I have used several hydraulic presses, but the one from Specac is the most reliable" – George Kenanakis of Forth – IESL
- "The quality of the product is excellent and we never had problem with the results" – Margirose Ancheta of Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Mfg. Ltd
- "A real lab workhorse!" – Jonathan Knowles of UCL