Probes, Fixtures & Accessories From
Texture Technologies and Stable Micro Systems

Listed below are standard probes for the physical testing of most food, pharmaceutical, gel, adhesive, and cosmetic products. All of these are specifically designed for the TA.XT2i and the TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzers. Specific textural or adhesive attributes can be better highlighted with custom probes.  To browse a selection of our custom probes please follow this link.

Please call us at 914-472-0531 or any of our regional offices to discuss which standard or custom probes may be appropriate for your application. We would be pleased to immediately provide you a quotation for your probe & fixture requirements.
Cone Probes
  • TA- 2 60 degree cone, acrylic
  • TA-2A 90 degree cone, acrylic
  • TA-15 45 degree cone, stainless steel
  • TA-16 40 degree cone, stainless steel
  • TA-17 30 degree cone, stainless steel
cone probes
Cylinder Probes
  • TA-3 1" diameter cylinder, with radius edge, acrylic, 35 mm tall
  • TA-4 1-1/2" diameter cylinder, with radius edge, acrylic, 35 mm tall
  • TA-5 1/2" diameter cylinder, with radius edge, acrylic, 35 mm tall
  • TA-10 1/2" diameter AOAC cylinder , acrylic, 35 mm tall
  • TA-11 1" diameter AOAC cylinder, acrylic, 35 mm tall
  • TA-19 Kobe cylinder, 1 cm2 surface area, stainless steel,10 mm tall
  • TA-24 1/4" diameter cylinder, acrylic, 35 mm tall
  • TA-25 2" diameter cylinder, aluminium or acrylic, 20 mm tall
  • TA-25L 2" diameter cylinder, acrylic, 76 mm tall for back extrusion tests
  • TA-30 3" diameter cylinder plate aluminium or acrylic, 10 mm tall
  • TA-40 4" diameter cylinder plate aluminium or acrylic, 10 mm tall
TA- 8 Ball Probe
Round Compression Probes
  • TA- 8 1/4" dia ball, stainless steel
  • TA- 8B 5 mm dia ball, stainless steel
  • TA- 8A  1/8" dia ball, stainless steel
  • TA-18 1/2" dia ball, stainless steel
  • TA-18A 3/4" dia ball, stainless steel, 70 mm long
  • TA-18B 1" dia ball, stainless steel, 70 mm long
  • TA-23 1/2" dia round w/1/4" radius semi-hemisphere, s.s.or acrylic, 3" tall
  • TA-33 1 1/2" dia round with 3/4" radius semi-hemisphere, acrylic, 3" tall
Puncture Probes
  • TA-51 Holder for replaceable small punch probes (needles though 3 mm diameter
  • TA-52 2 mm diameter punch probe, stainless steel
  • TA-53 3 mm diameter punch probe, stainless steel
  • TA-54 4 mm diameter punch probe, stainless steel
  • TA-55 5 mm diameter punch probe, stainless steel
  • TA-57R  7 mm diameter punch probe, stainless steel, with radius on bottom
  • TA-212 Magness-Taylor/USDA fruit probe set (w/ 3, 6 and 11 mm diameters)
  • TA-213 Fruit probe wire holder fixture, up to 3 mm diameter
Knife Blades & Fixtures
  • TA-7 USDA Warner-Bratzler knife with triangle cut (for TA-90)
  • TA-7K Guillotine block (for TA-90) for through sample cutting
  • TA-26 Cutting wire
  • TA-41 Ice cream blade, w/holder 70 mm (L) x 35 mm (W) x 3 mm thick.
  • TA-42 Knife blade with sharp 45o chisel end
  • TA-43 Knife blade with flat 3 mm end
  • TA-44 Craft Knife
  • TA-45 Incisor knife blade 1.5 mm wide x 11 mm long
  • TA-47 Pasta blade and plate (Lexan)
  • TA-48 Pasta adhesive probe, aluminium 50 mm wide x 37 mm long
  • TA-49 Dry pasta bend/snap fixture
  • TA-65 Multiple Puncture Rig
  • TA-97 "Volodkevitch" jaws for meat testing
Pasta Kinife, 45 chisel blade, USDA Warner Bratzler Blade, Flat Ended Blade, Ice Cream Blade
TA-45 Craft Knife TA-26 Cutting Wire
TA-45 Incisor Knife Blade
TA-45 Craft Knife
TA-91 Kramer Shear Cell Mounted on TA-90 Heavy Duty Platform
Fixtures and Special Devices
  • TA-98 "Candy" testing holder to fit into TA-90
  • TA-99 Plate for centering test containers
  • TA-100 Chen-Hoseny Dough Stickiness fixture
  • TA-101 Crisp chip/cracker fixture with 1/4" rounded end probe
  • TA-105 SMS/Kieffer dough and gluten extensibility rig
  • TA-105a Extra dough moulding form and press
  • TA-108 Tortilla/film fixture with rounded end probe
  • The Dobraszscyk Roberts Dough Inflation System
  • TA-108S Gel/film extensibility fixture with 10mm opening and 1/4" ball probe
TA-101 Chen-Hoseny Dough Stickiness Fixture TA-101 Crisp/Chip fixture for the TA-90 platform TA-108 Film Fixture TA-108 Film Fixture TTC Spreadability Rig TA-240 Self Tightening Spaghetti Tensile Clamp
  • TA-200 French fry fixture, 10 sample positions and 20 2 mm diameter puncture probes
  • TA-210 Pea fixture, 20 sample positions and 20 2 mm diameter puncture probes
  • TA-205 Cosmetic eyeliner holder (pencil)
  • TA-226 Tug Fixture (set of two) for pulling apart pizza crust, bagels, bread
  • TA-425 TTC Spreadability Rig
  • TA-243 Self Tightening Roller Grips
  • TA-240 Spaghetti tensile test rig
  • TA-243 Self tightening roller grips
  • TA-245 Ottowa Cell frame, plunger, and post-test sample container
  • TA-246 Ottowa Cell plate with seventeen 1mm blades
  • TA-247 Ottowa Cell plate with sixty-seven 6.5 mm holes
  • TA-248 Ottowa Cell sample size/force reducing chamber with plunger
TA-226 Tug Fixture TA-226 Tug Fixture TTC Spreadability Rig
TA-243 - Self Tightening Roller Grips Analyzers
Special Fixtures
  • TA-265 Sled fixture rig with Lexan sled and 3 replaceable glass panel surfaces
  • TA-302 Heavy brass plate with ten 9 mm openings with TA-57R for adhesive testing
  • TA-303 Indexable PSA plate with ten 9 mm openings with TA-57R for PSA tapes
  • TA-305 Adhesive wheel fixture for 90o pull tests with upper grips
  • TA-306 180o Peel Test Rig with upper grip for adhesive tapes
  • TA-310 Indexable Release Liner Rig for Tackiness and Adhesiveness of Flexible Materials
  • TA-312 Loop tack test system
TA-303 Indexable PSA Plate TA-310 Indexable Release Liner Rig TA-306 180 degree peel rig TA-303 Indexable PSA Plate for Thermal Cabinets TA-303 Indexable PSA Plate for Thermal Cabinets
SMS - Loop Tack Fixture
Load Cells, Calibration Weights and Accessories
  • TA.XT2 Load Cells (5 kg, 25 kg, 50kg )
  • TA.XT2i Load Cells (5 kg, 25 kg, 50kg )
  • TA.XT Plus Load Cells (1, 5, 30, 50kg)
  • TA.HDPlus Load Cells - (1,5 , 30, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 750kg)
  • 2 kg calibration weight for 5 kg load cells
  • 5 kg calibration weight for 25 kg and 50 kg load cells
  • 2 kg hanging calibration weight for TA.HD models with 5 kg load cells
  • 5 kg hanging calibration weight for TA.HD models with 25 kg load cells
  • 10 kg hanging calibration weight for TA.HD models w/50 & 100 & 250 kg load cells
Customer Interchangeable Load Cells TA-310 Indexable Release Liner Rig
2 kilo Calibration Weight
TA-306 180 degree peel rig
Calibration Weights 2 kilo Calibration Weight
SMS' Peltier Plate & Thermal Cabinets
  • TA-PP Peltier plate system for temperature control: -30oC below ambient to 80 oC
  • TA-PP with Cabinet -20o C below ambient to 80 oC
  • SMTC-03 Thermal Cabinet (-60o to 200o C)
  • PCMCIA system for use with portable computers
  • SMS' Temperature Management Module
Peltier Cabinet for the TA.XT2i Texture Analyzer Thermal Cabinets SMS' Temperature Management Module SMS' PCMCIA Card Holder for Portable Applications SMS' Temperature Management Module
Dust Covers For TA.XT2i Texture Analyzers
E-mail us with your application of interest and we can discuss which probes might best highlight the physical attributes of your products which are of interest to you.