Meet LabPro, a series of highly customizable state-of-the-art laboratory presses. LabPro presses are known for their exquisite and consistent pressing quality and are used in demanding laboratory environments and R&D facilities around the world
Fully customisable. State-of-the-art. Built to your exact demands.
Even though the closing force of the most powerful LabPro model can reach up to more than 5.000 kN, pressings that need much lower closing forces – 10 kN or less – will be handled with the same accuracy and consistency.
The LabPro press is largely automated and is equipped with a user-friendly touch screen control interface. Moreover, the integrated preset builder allows lab technicians to build and store up to 999 press recipes.
Our LabPro series are designed with the safety of the operator in mind. The CE-certified LabPro series therefore incorporates many safety features, such as a fixed upper platen, an emergency stop system and a safety shield.
- Engineered to your exact specifications
- Every LabPro is built to order. Force, temperature, platen size, daylight, cooling, vacuum — every parameter is configurable to match your precise application requirements.
- 250°C/min cassette cooling
- The optional cassette cooling system achieves cooling rates of up to 250°C per minute — the fastest available in Fontijne's range — while platens remain continuously heated, drastically reducing cycle times.
- Vacuum at up to 700°C
- Uniquely, the LabPro's optional vacuum system can operate at temperatures up to 700°C — enabling advanced materials research that is simply not possible with any other series in the range.
- CE-certified safety
- Every LabPro is CE-certified and incorporates a fixed upper platen, emergency stop system and full safety shield — meeting the strictest safety requirements across all configurations.
- Max. closing force kN: up to 5000 kN
- Platen size mm: several sizes from 225 x 225 up to 1000 x 1000mm
- Daylight opening/stroke: mm from 100 to 1000mm
- Stroke max.: mm 1000
- Voltage V: 3 x 400V/50 Hz + zero + ground
- 3 x 480V/60 HZ + zero + ground
- Active cooling system
- Automated water cooling of the press platens via electric valves, enabling fast temperature drops for successive tasks. Also cools the press frame to keep the surrounding case near ambient temperature. Can be made ASTM D4703-compliant (15°C/min ramp) upon request.
- Vacuum system
- Integrated vacuum pump in the support table creates 30–40 mbar inside the press chamber — even at temperatures up to 700°C. Supports inert gases (N₂, Ar). Additional features such as hardened glass windows, lighting, electrical feedthroughs or multiple daylights can be integrated on request. All modifications are CE-compliant.
- Heating capacity to 700°C
- Expands the standard temperature capability of the LabPro up to 700°C, enabling a much wider range of sample materials — including advanced ceramics, high-performance thermoplastics and specialty composites that require ultra-high process temperatures.
