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Texture testing instruments to measure and analyze properties of powders for formulation, production, and quality control.

Texture Analyzers and testing instruments for measuring the powder flowability and rheological properties of powder, grains, cereals and granular materials.

Texture Technologies is at the forefront of powder flow analysis helping clients in myriad industries measure the properties of a variety of powders and powder-based products. Our texture analysis instruments are used for quality control, batch and source variation, and formulation and process development. With the TA.XTPlus 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.

The TA.XTPlus and TA.HDPlus can both be used alone for the measurement of many critical powder properties and physical characterisitics. Additionally, both of these texture analysis instruments can be used with the Powder Flow Analyzer, which is detailed below.

Texture Technologies is the exclusive North American distributor of the Powder Flow Analyzer which features a helical blade that guarantees exact repetition time after time, resulting in Controlled Flow Displacement, to achieve very reproducible and highly-discriminating results from a reliable, simple and low cost accessory. Powder Flow Analyzers can be purchased as completely new working systems, or you can use it in conjunction with your existing Texture Analyzer with the attachment. The Powder Flow Analyzer can be used as a texture analyzer and is fully compatible with all existing and future probes, fixtures and software.

Among the many powder flow properties our powder measurement instrument can capture are the following: caking and bridging, cohesion, speed sensitivity, granule attrition, powder compaction, powder relaxation, dusting, powder rest-flow transition, friability, flow/dust relationships, surface friction and surface finishes, granulation, aggregation, end-point determination, mixing kinetics, and scale-up.

Features and Benefits of the Powder Flow Analyzer

    Controlled Flow Displacement:

  • User programmable tests that displace the sample by slicing, shearing, compressing, compacting, mixing, and aerating; in any combination, and in any sequence
  • Exact repetition of the test sequence best suited to your need, time after time
  • Independence from variable sample loading by pre-conditioning at the start of the test
  • Extremely gentle through to aggressive displacements
  • Measurement and analysis of force, time, and distance; parameters that define the sample behavior during the programmed Controlled Flow
  • Objective, numeric, automated analysis, characterizing of the flow behavior of the sample during Controlled Flow

    Repeatability and Reproducibility

  • Repeatable Test Settings and sample flow programs - exactly the same test again and again
  • Independence from operator sample loading technique. Controlled Sample Flow enables the powder column sample to be preconditioned before the actual test cycle
  • Precision borosilicate glass or stainless steel test vessels. Test vessels of similar specification give the same test result
  • Precision machined and surface finished rotor and blade form for displacing the powder. Blades of similar specification give the same test result. Blades can be made in most engineering materials capable of being machined. Standard rotors are 316 Stainless Steel and Over Anodized (Clear) Aluminum. Rotor blades are 10 mm high with either 48 mm or 23 mm diameters

    Sample Size

  • From less than 10ml to over 200ml - Suited to non-destructive characterization of high value scarce volume samples, e.g. drug substance. Suited to larger sample volumes that can be needed to be representative of a large bulk mass, e.g flour, herbicides, coal dust, natural pigments

    Cleaning

  • Test vessel bases are easily removed to enable thorough, simple cleaning
  • Only test sample contact parts are vessel and rotor. Parts are easily cleaned or replaced (if used with highly toxic or radioactive materials)/li>
  • Entire instrument can fit in fume hoods for testing powders which are important to contain

    Ease of Use

  • Samples can be pre loaded into sample vessels and pre conditioned for humidity and temperature
  • Exponent software extends the renown "Exceed" software to include full Powder Flow Analyzer control and analysis

    Versatility

  • Rapid tests, through to extended cycle mixing tests are possible
  • Compaction, slice, shear, lift - aeration are all possible and test programmable in the manner most suited to the sample and process need
  • Can also test - tablet and cake compression strength, forward and back extrusion, granule crush strength, three point bend, and many other tests. All of the normal Stable Micro Systems texture analyzer test accessories can be used in conjunction with the Powder Flow Analyzer