New automatic benchtop equipment acc. to ASTM D 942 available in 2, 4 or 6-position versions, with aluminum block heating. Vessels are equipped with pressure transducers, cables and quick connectors while the touch-screen interface plots pressure and temperature data on a chart and allows user to enter, save, retrieve, print test reports and run diagnostic and calibration routines. Ethernet and USB ports permit to connect to LIMS or printers.