SMS' TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzer is the next generation Texture Analyzer - light years ahead of any other instrument. Imagine completely programable test sequences, long file names, true stress-strain ability, additional multi-channel data acquisition, complete integration with any Windows compatible program, etc.
 The TA.HDPlus Texture Analyzer is SMS' brand new next generation Texture Analyzer. SMS took all of the features of the TA.XTPlus and folded them into their heavy duty model. The TA.HDPlus can be fitted with 1, 5, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 or 750 kilo load cells; and changing load cells takes only a few minutes.
Training Course Schedule. Our training course schedule includes the following courses in 2008: ((April 28-30 Hamilton, NJ SOLD OUT)); May 28-30 Chicago, IL; July 29-31 Kennesaw, GA; October 13-15 in Burlingame, CA. Follow this link to learn more about our training options.
Pharmaceutical Testing Our instruments are extremely popular for testing a wide variety of pharmaceutical products. Follow the Pharmaceuticals tab above to learn how you can quantify virtually every physical property of pharmaceutical productss. SMS now has an Enhanced Security Module for compliance with the FDA's Chapter 21 part 11 standards for all tests with their TA.XTPlus & TA.HDPlus.
Adhesive Testing The TA.XT2i & TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzers are used to quantify the adhesive & tack characteristics of an incredible array of products.
Capillary Fixture Dr. Jae Park of Oregon State University's Seafood Lab in Astoria has helped us develop our TA-525 Capillary Fixture Kit for use with calculating the apparent viscosity of thick fluids and pastes. Read the abstract of his poster at this year's IFT Annual Meeting
Film Testing. Why do companies still test their films with existing Instron and Chatillon instruments? Because they didn't realize that they can use their TA.XT2i or TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzers to quantify just about every film charactieristic imaginable.
Food Product Testing. Virtually the entire food industry use the TA.XT2i or TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzers to quantify textural parameters. Both Texture Technologies' and Stable Micro Systems' have extensive experience in helping food industry customers quantify their products in R&D, QA/QC or right on the production line.
Gel Testing SMS' texture analysers are used worldwide for testing conducting standardized tests for gels. But world-class gel manufacturers have gone beyond the standarised tests to explore gel properties that are more important for their gel applications. Contact us to learn what else you can measure about gels.
Cosmetic & Personal Care Product Testing Test any cosmetic product for firmness, cohesiveness, resilience, fracturability, etc.
Powder Flowability It is now possible to test powder flowability, cohesion, attrition, caking, and many other powder parameters with SMS' new Powder Flow Analyzer.
Electronic Industry Testing Test silicone gels, films & wafer dicing tapes, underfill epoxies & other products with the TA.XTPlus. Quantify many more paramenters than possible with other instruments.
Support Our support section now has links to a wide variety of information. Included are an online probe catalog, training opportunities, a discussion of Texture Profile Analysis (including bibliographies), the Texture Report, our Travel Grant Program, articles from Dr, Malcolm Bourne, and many other useful web pages.
Photos of Probes We have organized our web site by industry, and each industry's section includes a tab for pictures of the common probes typically used by those industries. Many custom probes and fixtures are available for a variety of applications.
American Institute for Baking's Textural Analysis Procedures for Baked Products Here are a wide variety of test methods in use at the AIB.
TA.XT2i Used in Patents The TA.XT2 has been used and referenced in at least 33 patents which have been granted by the US Patent office. Here is a table of the patents and their inventors through mid 2002.
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