VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Grabner Instruments, a subsidiary of AMETEK, Inc., has upgraded its top-selling portable vapor pressure tester—the MINIVAP VPXpert. After extensive testing, Grabner Instruments has released a new method to test liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) up to 1000 kPa pressure.

The MINIVAP VPXpert tests according to ASTM D6897, the Grabner Method, which yields results equivalent to the traditional ASTM D1267 bomb method. The new LPG method is included with all new analyzers. Existing users of the MINIVAP VPXpert also can upgrade their analyzers for LPG testing free of charge.

“In our opinion, the MINIVAP VPXpert is the best deal for customers,” explains Dr. Oliver Sauer, Director of Marketing & Sales at Grabner Instruments. “We are continually improving our analyzers by adding new, thoroughly tested methods and features, to give our customers a competitive edge in terms of cost and ease of use.”

Since its market introduction in 2009, the MINIVAP VPXpert has rapidly become the best-selling pressure analyzer, taking the lead in innovation from its predecessors, the MINIVAP VPS and VPSH.

The MINIVAP VPXpert is a fully configured “all-in” analyzer, ready for testing gasoline (ASTM D6378, D5191), V/L ratio (ASTM D5188), ASTM D6377 (crude oil) and ASTM D6897 (LPG up to 1000kPa). No expensive software or hardware upgrades are required.

The MINIVAP VPXpert was developed by Grabner Instruments, a pioneer and world leader in vapor pressure testing. Grabner Instruments revolutionized vapor pressure testing in 1987 with the launch of the MINIVAP—the world’s first automatic mini-vapor pressure tester that eliminated operator bias and tiresome sample handling that, up to then, had been associated with vapor pressure testing.

Over the years, Grabner Instruments has been universally recognized as the worldwide expert in vapor pressure testing, and, since 1993, its MINIVAP has served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s reference instrument for highest precision vapor pressure measurement.

For additional information on expert vapor pressure testing, visit www.graber-instruments.com or info.grabner-instruments@ametek.at.

Grabner Instruments, a subsidiary of AMETEK, Inc., is considered one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of automatic petroleum testing equipment. Grabner Instruments’ success is based on the development of portable, rugged, and easy-to-operate fuel and oil analyzers for accurate quality control in the laboratory as well as for fast on-site tests in mobile laboratories.

AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of $3.0 billion. AMETEK’s corporate growth plan is based on four key strategies: Operational Excellence, Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances, Global and Market Expansion, and New Products. AMETEK is a NYSE-listed stock as well as a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and Russell 1000 Index.