A feature built for those who demand more control, more precision, more freedom
In iron ore testing, precision is essential. ISO, IS, JIS and ASTM methodologies remain the backbone of the industry, but the increasing complexity of modern iron ores — with greater quality variability — requires tools capable of going beyond traditional protocols.
Flexible Program was created exactly for this purpose: an advanced new feature that works alongside international standards and allows laboratories to design fully configurable reduction profiles, achieving a deeper understanding of material behaviour.
What Flexible Program enables
Full control of process parameters
Operators can configure every critical variable of the reduction process:
- Setpoint temperature
- Reducing gas composition
- Gas flow rate
- Reaction time, either:
- fixed,
- or dynamically triggered by the real‑time calculation of the reduction degree (where available).
Custom reduction profiles
Flexible Program allows laboratories to create reduction sequences that:
- complement and extend standard procedures,
- simulate blast furnace (BF) conditions,
- explore DRI reduction kinetics,
- investigate non‑standard reduction pathways,
- reveal material behaviour that traditional protocols cannot capture.
Greater analytical depth
By modulating each parameter, laboratories can:
- study complex materials with higher accuracy,
- evaluate ore response under realistic operating conditions,
- support industrial decision‑making with richer, more reliable data.
Full operator control over all test parameters
Flexible Program gives process engineers full control over each parameter defining the reduction environment, enabling deterministic and highly repeatable test conditions.
Temperature, gas composition, flow rate and reaction termination logic can all be configured without constraints, allowing engineers to precisely replicate BF conditions or DRI shaft atmospheres. This level of control ensures that reduction behaviour, degradation mechanisms and kinetic responses are evaluated under conditions that accurately reflect real industrial processes, rather than fixed laboratory presets.
Available on our high-end Test Systems
Flexible Program is now integrated into the latest versions of:
- MM 6000
- LR 8000
- DR 7000+
These systems, already extensively used in laboratories and research centres worldwide, now offer a higher level of configurability and analytical capability, expanding the possibilities for BF, DRI and emerging ironmaking processes.
Why choose Flexible Program
- Engineering‑grade accuracy — rigorous parameter control and stable operation.
- Operational flexibility — adaptable to any reduction scenario.
- Data‑driven decisions — more complete results for stronger industrial evaluations.
- Full compatibility — works alongside international standards, enhancing them without replacing them.
Ready for the next generation of reduction testing
Flexible Program represents a significant step forward for laboratories working with complex iron ores and requiring tools capable of adapting to the demands of modern metallurgy.
Engineered for accuracy. Designed for flexibility. Ready for the future.