Product Announcements: Texture Analyzers

Is your blister pack strong enough to withstand rupture during shipping and distribution, possibly rendering the product invalid for consumption, but not too strong that it could be frustrating for the consumer to open? The Brookfield CT3 Analyzer with Blister Pack Support Fixture will take the guesswork out of your packaging for quality control to meet regulations. This device is design... (read more)

Brookfield Engineering's TA-ATT Adhesive Tack Tester which is designed to test the stickiness of adhesive strips and tapes. (read more)

Brookfield Engineering offers the TA-DGA Dual Grip Accessory for use with their CT3 Texture Analyzer to the tensile breaking strength packaging materials and package seals. The lower and upper grip assemblies are included with this accessory and are used to secure a test strip of the material being evaluated. (read more)

Lloyd Materials Testing, a unit of AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments, has published a 24-page brochure detailing its full range of food texture analysis solutions. The Texture Analysis Brochure is available on www.lloyd-instruments.com or in hard copy from any of our representatives. (read more)

Brookfield offers the NEW TA-NTF Noodle Tensile Fixture for their CT3 Texture Analyzer. The Noodle Texture Fixture is designed to test the extensibility and tensile breaking strength of noodles. pasta, and other similar food items. Brookfield will work with the customer to develop the testing methodology required to provide consistent test results. The lower and upper grip assemblies are... (read more)

Application Notes Show Methods to Predict Food Behavior Brookfield Engineering Laboratories announces the availability of an extensive library of texture analysis application notes relating to the food industry. In simple terms, texture analysis is the measurement of food mechanical properties as they relate to sensory properties detected by humans, such as the way food feels in the m... (read more)

The TA1 texture analyser is an easy to use, cost effective solution to evaluate the textural properties (compression, shear, extrusion, puncture, hardness forces etc) of a wide range of products at all stages of manufacture. It can perform rapid, detailed texture profile analysis (TPA) for applications up to 102 kgf (1 kN, 225 lbf). (read more)

The system is capable of storing up to 600 test results from a choice of 10 programmable test set-ups. For enhanced performance, the TAPlus can be used with Lloyd Instruments NEXYGENPlus data analysis software. Test information can easily be exported to Microsoft® products such as Word, Excel® and Outlook®. (read more)