49-90 Lab Master Food Texture Analyzer

INTRODUCTION

The Lab Master Food Texture Analyzer provides precise, repeatable measurement of textural properties for a wide variety of foods and ingredients. The instrument includes texture measurement software, a flat panel touch-screen display, load cell and interchangeable probe mounting, all in a network-ready Windows PC. Thousands of data points per test generate force/distance curves that reveal food properties during tension and compression testing.

See expanded list of sensory properties below.

APPLICATIONS

Baked goods, Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy products, Pasta, Meat, Fish and other food items and ingredients.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Load range*: 0 to ±5 lb (2.3 kg) or 0 to ±250 lb (113.4 kg)
• Load resolution: 0.1 g (0.0002 lb.) or 4.5 g. (0.01 lb.)
• Load accuracy: ±0.5% of reading
• Position (displacement) resolution: 0.1 μm
• Position accuracy: ±1.0 μm
• 1000 data points per second

* other load cell ranges available

Force (tension and compression)
Maximum	±2.3 kg	±5.0 lb	Other force ranges available
Resolution	0.1 g	0.0002 lb.
Accuracy	±0.5% of reading ±0.5 g	±0.5% of reading ±0.5 g	Exceeds the requirements of ISO 7500-1 Class 0.5
Overload Rating	150%	150%	Other force ranges available
Travel and Position
Travel (maximum)	160 mm	6.25 inches	Varies, depending on attachment
Position Resolution	0.1 µm	0.00004 inches
Position Repeatability	0.2 µm	0.00008 inches
Position Accuracy	±1.0 µm	±0.0004 inches
Position Accuracy (cumulative)	±1.0 µm/60mm	±0.000017 inches/2.4 inches
Speed
Range	0.01 to 13 mm/sec	0.01 to 0.5 inches/sec
Accuracy (Steady State)	better than 0.05%	better than 0.05%
Throat Depth	82 mm	3.3 inches
Number of Repeat Cycles	As Required	As Required
Data Acquisition Rate	2 kHz	2 kHz
Display
TFT flat panel touch screen	300 mm	12 inch
Physical Dimensions
Height	880 mm	34.75 inches
Width	490 mm	19.25 inches
Depth	535 mm	21.00 inches
Working Surface Height	290 mm	11.5 inches
Weight	50 kg	110 lbs
Electrical Characteristics
Supply Voltage (universal)	100-240 VAC	100-240 VAC
Current (max.)	10 Amperes	10 Amperes
Frequency	50-60 Hz	50-60 Hz
Environmental Range
Temperature (operating)	5°C to 35°C	40°F to 95°F
Temperature (storage)	-20°C to 55°C	-4°F to 130°F
Humidity (operating and storage)	10% to 85%	10% to 85%	Non-condensing

TEST PROPERTIES AND SENSORY PROPERTIES

Cutting Wire

• Stainless Steel or Plastic
• Diameter and length per test standard method

Needle, Probe

• Stainless Steel or Plastic
• Diameter, length and taper per test standard method

Spherical

• Stainless Steel or Plastic
• Diameter per test standard method

TEST PROPERTIES	FOODS	TEST PROBES, FIXTURES AND JIGS
The Lab Master Food Tester Analyzer can analyze food properties including:	Baked goods Biscuits Bread Cakes Cookies Cereal Dairy products Butter Cheese Ice Cream Pudding Yogurt Fish Fruits Meat Pasta Snack Foods Crackers Potato chips Vegetables	Anvil and platform Stainless Steel Dimensions of anvil and platform per test standard method and sample size Bending, Fracture support Stainless Steel Dimensions of anvil and platform per test standard method and sample size Cones Plastic Diameter and angle per test standard method
Adhesiveness Bending Breaking Point Brittleness Burst Chewiness Cohesiveness Compressibility Consistency Creep Crispness Deformation Disintegration Elastic Modulus Extensibility Firmness Flexibility Fracturability Friction Gumminess Hardness Lumpiness Pliability Puncture Resistance Relaxation Resilience Rubberiness Seal Strength Shear Modulus Shear Strength Slipperiness Smoothness Springiness Stickiness Stiffness Stress-Relaxation Stringiness Tackiness Tear strength Tension Toughness Viscoelasticity Young’s Modulus
		Cylinders Stainless Steel or Plastic Diameter, length and radius per test standard method
		Knife, Kramer Shear Cell Stainless Steel or Plastic Length, width, taper, notches and number of blades per test standard method

FEATURES

• Complete package includes everything you need
• Display test results as numbers and curves
• TMI Test Method Wizard™ software simplifies creation of multiple step test methods and unique tests
• User-selectable contact pressure, position, rate of separation and duration of test
• Configure for R&D analysis or one-touch automated testing of multiple samples
• Accurate, repeatable results
• Export data to other programs for presentation or printing
• Innovative design (patent pending) maintains accuracy over changing loads and frequent use.

CONNECTIONS

Electrical: Auto-ranging Power Supply

• 100-120 V nominal ±10%, 50/60 Hz
• 220-240 V nominal -5% +10%, 50/60 Hz

ORDERING INFORMATION

Catalog Number: 49-90

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