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Texture
Analyzer
The texture analyzers help analyzing physical characteristics of various
substances and materials. Texture analyzers are applied due to their versatility
in areas of research, development or in quality control. The crystalline
orientation of a material as a whole builds the specific texture of that
material. From that texture different physical characteristics of these
materials or substances emerge, such as hardness,
elasticity, deformability or flowability. To examine those physical varieties,
the texture analyzers can be equipped with a variety of test probes and
features. Indenters with various geometries, bending jigs, pulling tools or
cutting tools qualify the texture analyzer as a multifunctional device. Through
data interfaces the texture analyzers can be connected to the computer. Thus
complex software packages for the texture analyzer allow not only an exact
determination of the specific parameters, but the gained data can also be
processed to set up graphics, allowing to gain objective, meaningful and
repeatable test results. Thus for example in food industries the texture,
whether the food can be chewed, and how firm it is to the bite: all these
information can be collected by means of the texture analyzer. In areas of the pharmaceutical
industry the surface hardness and fracture resistance of pills or liquids and
the texture of salves can be determined by means of the texture analyzer. Even
during material testing texture analyzers are often used. For example the
ability of adhesion and bonding of glues can be easily determined by using the
texture analyzer. If you can't find the
texture analyzers you
are looking for, please contact us and we will help you find the best solution
to suit your needs by calling our offices on: 
UK customers +44(0) 23 809 870 30 / US customers (561) 320-9162 and our technical staff will advise you regarding our measuring
instruments. Our engineers and technicians will be happy to
help you with the diamond testers, and of course, with the other products in the
field of regulation
and control, and scales
and balances.
Here you
can see texture analyzers from these companies:
Technical information about
Texture Analyzer can be found at the following links:
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Ranges
of Application:
Hardness
testing of food: In
order to determine the hardness and flexibility of food, there can be
performed penetration tests with the texture analyzer. Therefore the careful
selection of the right tool for the texture analyzer is essential. Cylindrical
indenters mainly create vertical forces, meanwhile with spherical tools the
horizontal forces increase with the cumulative penetration. By selecting the
right tool, there can be gained good results by means of the texture analyzer.
To determine the resistance of bread for example, the texture analyzer allows
determining the CFV (Compressive Force Value). Therefore slice of bread with a
specific size will be compressed by a cylindrical tool as long as the
compression counts 25%. Thus the collected value helps maintaining quality and
can be compared to other products.
Elasticity of food: The elasticity of certain
amounts of pastry or chewing-gum can be determined by using the texture
analyzer. By recording a force-path diagram by means of the texture analyzer,
the characteristics of these products can be defined very accurately. Thus
various formulations, additives and preparation methods can be compared by a
texture analyzer in order to gain the perfect result.
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