Measure powder flowability and rheological properties of powder, grains, cereals, and granular materials.

Precisely quantify very subtle powder behaviors such as compactability, relaxation, burst, caking, and cohesion with the TA.XTPlus and our specialty powder testing fixtures. With our texture analyzers, product manufacturers, research and development departments, and academic laboratories can measure excipient variations, optimize lubricants and flow as well as processing conditions such as conveying, tableting, and capsule and vessel/package filling. They also use our instruments for quality control, batch and source variation, as well as formulation and process development.

When you want to directly measure the flow characteristics of powders we recommend SMS' Powder Flow Analyzer attachment. The Powder Flow Analyzer easily attaches to the TA.XTPlus and TA.HDPlus Texture Analyzers. It features a helical blade that guarantees exact repetition time after time, resulting in Controlled Flow Displacement and highly repeatable results.

Customers users of powders typically want just a number. If only powders behaved that way.

Test powder flow under different conditions with SMS' Powder Flow Analyser.

An objective measure of powder and granule flow can allow customers to avoid powders flow problems, help optimize product formulations relative to processing equipment limits, improve product quality and consistency, save costs by optimizing storage, packing, handling and transportation.

Test consolidation & relaxation of powders.

Use SMS' TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzer and TTC's powder compaction fixtures to evaluate .

Variable impacting your powder flow.

Powders can be impacted by an astonishing array of factors, including consolidation stresses, moisture, vibration, aeration, attrition, static electricity, shear, adhesive and cohesive chemical bonds, storage conditions, conveying equipment, particles size distribution. Presenting a consistently sampled powder under identical conditions is tough. That is why you need a system that is flexible. Need to measure flow - use SMS' Powder Flow Analyzer. need to measure consolidation - use an unconfined Yield Strength Rig with a TA.XTPlus.

Powder Flow Analysis Equipment

Measure powder flowability and rheological properties of powder, grains, cereals, and granular materials.

Customers users of powders typically want just a number. If only powders behaved that way.

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