British Pepper & Spice has acquired an AquaLab series 4TE water activity analyser from Labcell to raise its quality assurance regime for pastes and sauces. The analyser is more accurate and easier to maintain than the unit it replaced.
Accurate and reliable measurement of bulk solid silo levels creates challenges for traditional level measuring devices, especially in very dusty environments. Allison Engineering says its new 3D scanner is an affordable solution.
Motor speed is usually measured by an internal sensor bearing or an optical encoder with fixed pulse counts, whereby a separate sensor or code disc (code wheel) is required for each pulse count. This has a negative effect on flexibility and storage.
The creaminess or astringency of new foods can now be determined by measuring the sound generated by the food interacting with the tongue during consumption.
Ready-to-eat dried meat products such as pepperoni and jerky can be stored safely at room temperature because the preparation process destroys pathogens and reduces the water activity (aw) to a level at which microorganisms cannot grow. But getting the...
Fitting a weighing system to an existing silo, hopper or tank using a conventional load cell system can be expensive, disruptive and sometimes even impossible. That's why UK sensor expert Applied Measurements is using a simple bolt-on load transducer.
