The robust STA 429 CD can be equipped with side-mounted motorized hoists for the maximum-temperature 2400°C tungsten furnace or for the Skimmer mass spectrometer coupling. In addition, top-mounted single and double hoisting devices for the different types of exchangeable furnaces provide for an extremely broad temperature range of -160°C to 1700°C.     As with all NETZSCH simultaneous systems, the TGA and STA sample carriers are equipped with a thermocouple for direct temperature measurement at the sample/reference crucible. Depending on the temperature range and application, a selection of different thermocouple types is available.     The sample carriers can be exchanged within a matter of seconds so that it is possible to switch between TGA and TGA-DTA or TGA-DSC measurements at any time.     The maximum-temperature TGA and TGA-DTA sample carriers are made of tungsten in the hot zone and have exchangeable tungsten-rhenium thermocouples. Because measurements are only carried out in pure gas atmospheres or under high vacuum, these proven sample carrier systems have a long service life in spite of the high temperature load.