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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Kofler hot benches</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>micro hot table technique</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>heating equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Kofler Heizbank</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kofler bench</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kofler hot bench</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kofler hot table</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kofler hotbench</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gradient-heated devices used to determine the melting point of a substance designed by Ludwig Kofler, usually to be used with a microscope. These feature stainless steel surfaces which are electrically heated at one end, resulting in an approximately linear temperature gradient along the top surface. ]]></note></mads>