Food Texture Instrumentation

Food Technology Corporation

Food Technology Corporation offers a variety of test equipment for measuring food texture properties to control food product quality and performance.

The TMS-Pro Texture Analyzer

The TMS-Pro is the “flagship” of the FTC line of food testing instruments. When the application calls for precise force, position and speed control, the TMS-Pro is unsurpassed.

The “Pro” was designed as an affordable alternative to the very high priced test systems offered by competitors. With a capacity of 2500 Newtons, (550 lbs.) in compression or tension, the TMS-Pro can handle the toughest applications. The system comes complete with the award winning “Texture Lab Pro” software package and any size load cell of your choice. The TMS-Pro accepts the full and expanding line of FTC test cells including the industry standard, FTC Kramer Shear Cell as well as fixtures from our competitors.

Best of all the TMS-Pro is backed by FTC's 40 years of food texture measurement experience, applications development and legendary customer service.

Intelligent load cells changeable in seconds
High force capacity in compression or tension
Unequalled data acquisition rates of up to 2000 readings per second
Full range of test cells, probes and fixtures
Portable, simple to set up and easy to learn
Master and operator modes with password protection
Powerful yet easy to use software for your PC
Fully programmable for unlimited test designs
Real time graphing and display
Automatic statistical calculations
Supplied with: 1 Load Cell (specify at time of order); one fixture table (either 432-043 or 432-243), T-slot mounting base, Software; Cables; Manuals.

Supplied with: 1 Load Cell (specify at time of order); one fixture table (either 432-043 or 432-243), T-slot mounting base, Software; Cables; Manuals.

System Specification
Force Range ±2500N (562lbf, 255kgf)
Force Resolution 0.015% of load cell - 15gf (0.5ozf) for a 1000 Newton load cell
Travel Range 300mm (12in)
Position Resolution 0.01mm (0.0004")
Speed Range 1 - 500mm/min (0.04-20"/min)
Speed Accuracy Better than 0.1%
Data Acquisition Rate 16000 readings/sec, filtered to 2000 readings/sec
Load Cells, Intelligent load cells, changeable by the user in seconds
Capacities Available 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2500N (0.45 - 225lbf, 0.2 - 102kgf)
Weight 18kg (40lbs)
Power Supply 120/220 VAC 50/60 Hz selectable

For more information on Food Technology Corp and the complete line of food
testing instruments, please visit the Food Technology Corp website.
www.foodtechcorp.com