Heavy duty texture analyser speeds to market

A new high speed, high force, heavy duty texture analyser - the TA HDplus - has been launched by Stable Micro Systems, a designer and manufacturer of texture analysis equipment.

With a maximum force capacity of 1000kg (10kN), the TA HDplus is is said to be the most powerful and flexible texture analyser dedicated to the food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and adhesives industries.

The high resolution functionality of the established heavy duty texture analyser has been enhanced in the TA HDplus to allow for minimum speeds of 0.01mm/s.

Higher test speeds - up to 20mm/s - can also now be achieved with the new model.

Its high speed capabilities will be of particular interest when matching specific operational conditions or imitating real life situations.

Speeds can also vary in proportion to the height of the sample, so products can be tested at a constant strain rate in compression or tension.

For improved functionality, a number of other design features have been incorporated into the TA HDplus texture analyser.

A simple keypad is integrated into the main body of the analyser to save desk space.

In addition, peripheral instruments can now be plugged into the instrument for multi-channel data acquisition.

This enables other measurement devices, such as temperature and humidity monitors or acoustic envelope modules, to be used in conjunction with the TA HDplus so that data can be simultaneously collected.

Increased flexibility can be achieved through the multi-stage test programming facilities as the user can now define individual arm movement sequences at various speeds and distances.

This unique feature allows the most complex test protocols to be established.

In addition, the texture analyser is no longer limited to fixed library tests.

The new TA HDplus texture analyser uses a fully integrated fourth generation Exponent 32-bit software to provide consistently accurate and quantifiable textural data.