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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 five 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 fish.
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 fifty years they’ve been the instruments of choice by leading brands to ensure texture consistency and desired product characteristics. Spectronic Camspec also offer flame 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.
41983pr@reply-direct.com Fast and Convenient DNA Prep Kit Launched
Cole-Parmer, a leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment, has announced that it has launched the DNA Prep Kit by Arcis Biotechnology for fast and convenient DNA or RNA extraction. This new sample preparation kit allows rapid extraction of either DNA or RNA in three minutes with high yields, and is ideal for use with Cole-Parmer’s Delta Seek reagents and Techne or PCRmax PCR and qPCR hardware systems.
Existing sample preparation kits currently require laborious washing, heating and centrifugation steps that typically take 40 to 90 minutes to extract DNA or RNA from a sample. The Arcis DNA Prep Kit requires two simple steps that are completed in just three minutes, to provide high quality, PCR-ready templates with no need for additional laboratory equipment such as centrifuges or hot blocks. By simplifying the workflow while maintaining high yields, this product is ideal for multiple applications such as PCR (End-point, RT-qPCR), Real-Time PCR (qPCR), Isothermal amplification (LAMP), Sequencing (Sanger, Pyro), Genetic profiling (Electrophoresis) and forensic studies. The extraction system can also be easily integrated into automated processes.
The Arcis DNA Prep Kit, if used for extractions from fluids such as blood, requires as little as 30 µl of sample as a starting material and, unlike other products, can extract both DNA and RNA. This dual capability removes the need for separate DNA and RNA extraction kits and, combined with the unrivalled three-minute sample processing time, saves time and money for labs of all sizes.
“The Arcis DNA Prep Kit will massively reduce the time in which DNA and RNA samples can be obtained,” said Andrew Birnie, Business Development Manager at PCRmax. “It’s such a simple product that makes a usually laborious process easy and convenient, without compromising on yields. It’s ideal for any molecular biologist.”
If you are interested in testing the Arcis DNA Prep Kit, please contact Cole-Parmer as samples are available upon request.
42033pr@reply-direct.com Enhance your Workflow Efficiency with Rapid Tube Identification
Tecan is helping to reduce waiting times for bulk sample identification 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 identifies each individual sample tube, allowing 32 barcoded samples to be loaded and identified in just three seconds.
The Fluent ID scanner is fitted with a status indicator light offering a clear pass/fail notification 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, confident that there will be no tube identification errors. For larger sample batches, the system can even start pipetting the first 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 workflows.
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