The CTM1 uses Sensors, Machine Vision and Infrared Cameras, combined with State of the Art computers and software, to measure and document the total burning life of your candle from start to finish. The report is a permanent record you can analyze, download and archive, of how your candle burned, 24/7, with no burn time missed and no human guesses involved.

No, but it does give you very accurate information on how it did burn so you can make your own informed science based decisions on improving the quality and safety of your candle. 

Hot throw (the speed and volume that a candle fragrances a room) works on scent evaporation away from the flame and is based on the burn pools liquid volume, temperature, and surface area. In general, the most efficient combustion optimizes evaporation and produces the best Hot Throw. The CTM1 will tell you the candles whole life average ROC (Rate of Combustion), Flame Height, Burn Pool Diameter, Visible Sooting, After Glow Sooting, and in general, when these combustion parameters are optimized, so is Hot Throw.

Test burn the candle with the wick you think is best using the CTM1 machine. Then burn test a couple of candles from the same batch with wicks smaller and larger. Compare the accurate data from the reports and choose the wick that burned the most efficiently based on your criteria. Accurate data proves decisions, not guesses.

The CTM1 produces an accurate, machine based report on a candles combustion and provides max & averages for its total burning life. This "standard" can then be used to compare similar candles test burned from batches a month, a year, or years later to see if they burned within your tolerances from the original batch.

Yes. Similar to the answer to the question above, any changes in a candles formulation or components can be accurately burn tested and compared to the baseline results of the original candle. Formulation modifications, different component manufacturers, different wick manufacturers, and additional fragrance will affect how the candles burns in some way. Every candle burn tested with the CTM1 machine will have its own unique accurate burning report that can be compared and analyzed to so see what improved or worsened.

Standard burn testing, from a lab or in your own factory, will only tell you if there is any visible soot at only the exact moment that you are looking at the candle, usually once an hour. Sooting could be occurring all of the rest of the time and you would never know it, but a consumer would with soot accumulation in their home. The CTM1 machine measures sooting 10 times a second, or 36,000 times compared to a technician measuring once an hour, and never misses a puff or a stream of soot. The Visible Sooting data from the CTM1 machine is far more accurate and comprehensive than human based measuring.

The CTM1 machine gives you the information you need to optimize candle combustion efficiency and the data to prove it. Efficient combustion is the key to regulatory compliance, minimizing large flames which could cause fires, and excessive sooting with end of life overheating. Organizations like the NCA (National Candle Association) have many technical studies, resources, and presentations that are relevant to today's candle industry challenges (https://candles.org/research-studies/ ). Further candle industry standards information are found in ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials) F2417 (https://candles.org/industry-standards/ ) and from the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) report (https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/News-and-Research/Fire-statistics-and-reports/US-Fire-Problem/Fire-causes/osCandles.pdf ).