52 User-Friendly Texture Analyser Helps to Improve Confectionary Manufacturer’s Testing Capabilities
Tangerine UK, a leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn, has invested in improvements to its testing capabilities with technology supplied by Spectronic Camspec.
The Pontefract-based company, which currently operates fi ve UK factories and also has a strong presence in the international market, has chosen the TMS Pilot food texture analyser from Spectronic Camspec’s FTC line of food testing texture analysis instruments. After a month-long trial period the instrument is now being used to assist the production of many of the UK’s favourite sweets, including jelly babies for some of the UK’s leading food retailers. Designed for customers who desire an easy to operate, portable texture analyser, the TMS Pilot is suitable for a wide range of food sectors, from bakery and dairy to fruit, vegetables, meat and fi sh.
Nicola Hunt, technical manager at Tangerine UK, commented: “The TMS Pilot is a very user-friendly instrument and its excellent trending graph is a stand-out feature. Tangerine UK are undertaking a partnership programme with a school near to one of our factories in Cleckheaton, Howard Park Community School, who are also using the instrument for data gathering as part of their science curriculum. The TMS Pilot’s easy operation and portability makes it ideal for use as a shared resource in this context.”
Leeds-based Spectronic Camspec has become a leading name in specialist laboratory instrumentation and consumables for the food market. The company’s FTC analysers are the ‘gold standard’ in food texture analysis. For fi fty years they’ve been the instruments of choice by leading brands to ensure texture consistency and desired product characteristics. Spectronic Camspec also offer fl ame photometers - which sequentially analyse sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium and barium – alongside a range of refractometers, from low cost hand held devices to versatile bench-based systems.
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Enhance your Workfl ow Effi ciency with Rapid Tube Identifi cation
Tecan is helping to reduce waiting times for bulk sample identifi cation with an innovative high speed barcode scanner for its Fluent® Laboratory Automation Solution. The new Fluent ID module eliminates the need to watch and wait while your liquid handling platform scans and identifi es each individual sample tube, allowing 32 barcoded samples to be loaded and identifi ed in just three seconds.
The Fluent ID scanner is fi tted with a status indicator light offering a clear pass/fail notifi cation as soon as the tube rack is loaded onto the worktable. If one or more barcodes is unreadable, the system’s graphical interface provides step-by-step instructions to quickly and easily resolve any issues, either by rescanning the barcodes or manually inputting the tube IDs. The user can then simply press ‘Start’ and walk away, confi dent that there will be no tube identifi cation errors. For larger sample batches, the system can even start pipetting the fi rst rack of samples while additional tubes are being loaded onto the system.
This easy-to-use solution supports all major 1D barcode formats, and is compatible with 10-16 mm diameter tubes, as well as microcentrifuge tubes, as standard. By combining rapid and extremely reliable scanning with instant feedback and error handling, Fluent ID can save several days of technician time annually compared to traditional automated approaches, helping to streamline busy laboratory workfl ows.
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Integra has launched a new responsive website which ensures visitors automatically enjoy a perfectly formatted surfi ng experience be it viewed from a desktop, tablet or mobile.
Juerg Bass, Marketing Communications Manager said: “The intuitive architecture of the new Integra website allows visitors to simply and quickly locate pertinent product information including technical specifi cations, how it works, video demonstrations, customer reviews, application notes, best practice guides and related promotional offers. In addition, visitors can quickly access service and support information, fi nd where their local sales agent is located or identify events that Integra will be attending to enable you to see and try the products in person. Located at
https://integra-biosciences.com the site is well worth bookmarking by anyone involved in using electronic or manual pipettes, microplate dispensers, pipette controllers, vacuum aspirators, sterilisation and media preparation systems.”
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To celebrate the launch of the new website, Integra has organised an on-site treasure hunt, with 200 high quality PIPETBOY / PIPETGIRL T-shirts as prizes. Simply visit
www.integra-biosciences.com/en/news/ scavenger-hunt-win-one-200-exclusive-integra-t- shirts and hunt the cartoon lab character Mason throughout the website to collect the letters that form the keyword which is your entrance ticket to the T-shirt prize draw.
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