Shear Cell is designed for texture analysis.
Press Release Summary:
Designed for TAPlus texture analyzer, Kramer Type Shear Cell can measure bulk shear and extrusion forces of meat, fruit, and cereals where samples have irregular shapes and sizes or forces are too high. It has 5 parallel steel blades, which are driven down through guide slots into rectangular container with corresponding slots in base. Operating from ambient temperature up to 100°C with maximum capacity of 225 lbf and minimum load cell of 22.5 lbf, unit is fitted with spill container.
Original Press Release:
5-Blade Kramer Shear Cell for Texture Analysis
LARGO, FL -- Lloyd Instruments, a unit of AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies, has introduced a new 5-blade version of the Kramer Type Shear Cell for use with the Lloyd Instruments TAPlus texture analyzer. The new accessory is an alterative to the conventional 10-blade configuration and is designed for measuring the bulk shear and extrusion forces of meat, fruit and cereals, especially where samples have irregular shapes and sizes or forces are too high for the traditional 10-blade version.
The new Kramer Type Shear Cell comprises five parallel steel blades, which are driven down through guide slots into a rectangular container with corresponding slots in the base. The sample is sheared, compressed and extruded through the bottom openings. Since the blades are set further apart on the 10-blade version, there is a reduction in the force of bulk shearing or compression on samples with many particles or foods with non-uniform texture.
The new accessory operates from ambient temperature up to 100°C with a maximum capacity of 102 kgf (225 lbf) and a minimum load cell of 10.2 kgf (22.5 lbf). It is fitted with a spill container, which can also be used with 10-blade version. The use of the latest NEXYGEN Plus V2.0 materials test and control software with the TAPlus texture analyzer allows testing to be fully automated and complete texture profile analysis to be performed.
For more information, contact AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies, 8600 Somerset Drive, Largo, FL 33223. Tel: 727-536-7831. Fax: 727-539-6882 or from the Lloyd Instruments web site, www.lloyd-instruments.com.
Lloyd Instruments is a unit of AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies, a division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2007 sales of more than $2.1 billion.
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