Touch-screen food texture analyser launched
Food Tec
hnology Corporation (FTC) has announced the launch of TMS-Pilot, its new texture analyser. Reportedly easy-to-operate, the product is a portable, mid-range system designed specifically for quick and easy food texture testing by unskilled operators.
Since consumers judge the quality of foods through texture evaluation, it is vital to maintain consistent texture standards through a routine system of objective monitoring.
The TMS-Pilot is designed for the budget-conscious customer who needs to perform basic texture testing of most food products, including baked goods, confectionery items, dairy products, fruits, vegetables and snacks. Test methods such as breaking, snapping, tension, shearing, bulk analysis, compression, penetration and extrusion tests are all easily performed.
The president of FTC, Shirl Lakeway Jr, stated, “The TMS-Pilot was developed to fill a need for a mid-range food texture testing system without all the expanded features found on our high end analysers. There are many customers that require only the ability to run a few, routine texture tests on their products. The Pilot offers a very affordable and easy to use alternative for these clients.”
Controlled by an easy-to-use LCD touch screen, the TMS-Pilot requires minimal operator training. Tests are performed at the touch of an icon and regularly used tests can be saved as ‘favourites’ for instant test recall and setup.
With a plug and play design, loadcells can be interchanged in seconds and the TMS-Pilot can accommodate the majority of FTC’s wide range of test probes and fixtures.
– Food Technology Corporation (FTC) is launching the TMS-Pilot at the Institute of Food Technologists Exhibition (IFT) at McCormick Place, in South Chicago, Illinois this July (Booth #2707).
