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September 2013 | To notify a colleague please click here | www.stablemicrosystems.com |
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Now you can make video recordings of your tests at 50 frames per second – and match events in those recordings exactly to your results graph. The new Video Capture and Synchronisation System takes texture analysis into new territory in terms of user-friendliness. Capturing tests on video can be a real advantage to texture analysis users. Events in an experiment can be easily missed by the human eye, whether due to the speed of the test or to the physical structure of the sample; brittle products, for example, break very suddenly. However, matching up visual and graphical information after a test can be awkward if the data are not synchronised. For example, correlating peaks and troughs on a force-distance-time graph to specific moments in the test can be tricky, even if the video of the experiment is faultless. This is especially the case where a product has an uneven texture or a complex breaking pattern. Stable Micro Systems’ Video Capture & Synchronisation System enables texture analyser users to replay video recordings frame by frame, simultaneously with the corresponding force-distance-time graph. All the collected data is processed by the latest version of Exponent software– supplied with the TA.XTplus texture analyser. As the instrument begins collecting test data, a signal is relayed to the Video Capture Interface that initiates the video recording. Each frame is automatically synchronised with the data points on the graph, allowing slow replay of those frames that record a significant event, but which may not be easily seenby the naked eye in real time. This enables the exact relation of graph events to visual events on the product. The test platform with camera mounting points fits easily to the test bed of the TA.XTplus Texture Analyser. The camera on its flexible arm can be positioned above or directly to the side of the test sample, but may also be mounted below the transparent window of the test platform, with additional illumination in any case being provided by the optional multiple-LED lighting arrangement. Click here to find out more about this new technology... |
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As you will know if you've been reading these newsletters for a while, Stable Micro Systems has been working towards a full range of social media options to keep our users up to date. The latest development in this project is the launch of our new blog. Updated every Tuesday, the Texture Analysis Professionals blog aims to bring you interesting news of developments in the field of texture analysis, across a range of industries including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and materials. This page is in its early stages, but already we have posts on such varied topics as the springiness of bread, the stickiness of chewing gum, and the testing of haircare products – with much more to say on a multitude of subjects over the coming months. We hope that you will find the Stable Micro Systems blog an absorbing read, and that you will be able to add your comments to the conversation. To visit our blog or subscribe, click here... |
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Your product looks good, smells good, tastes good – but does it SOUND good? When you bite into an apple, a sharp, crisp crunch tells you it’s fresh. Without that sound, the apple would be less appealing. Noise gives you vital information on the quality of food both actual and perceived. For decades, food manufacturers have tried to understand why some foods appeal to consumers, and others don’t. Taste, smell and look are well-established areas of research. But texture is another aspect that’s critical to overall enjoyment of food. Manufacturers have identified a growing number of texture-related attributes that influence the appeal of a product, such as stickiness, hardness and chewiness. Now firms are analysing the sound that food makes when it’s eaten. It’s a useful tactic to stay ahead of competitors. Welcome to the growing field of food acoustics. You can now request our article "The Sound of Quality for Food". Click here to go to our Resource Request page… |
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Why not have a look at these short, snappy entertaining videos from New Zealand? The University of Auckland Science Faculty has produced a number of videos featuring Texture Analysis as part of their Incredible Science series. They are a welcome reminder that within the serious business of scientific analysis, whether of food or other products, we can still be surprised and pleased by the results we obtain – and while we're about it, even have a bit of fun! Click here to go to the introductory video... Or to see other videos which might be of interest on the Science Faculty Channel, click here... |
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Stable Micro Systems are still able to offer upgrade paths for TA.XT2i Texture Analyser instruments to a TA.XTplus specification. To investigate the benefits and receive a quotation please contact: sales@stablemicrosystems.com |
There is a range of application area specific videos on Stable Micro Systems’ YouTube Channel, accessible from www.stablemicrosystems.com Use the Video Channel link from the left menu panel of our website to find the YouTube TextureAnalysis’s Channel screen. Then click on the Videos by Industry option on the right of the page. There you will find a selection of our videos giving you some insight into how Texture Analysis can have a positive impact on your testing regime, and how Stable Micro Systems in particular can help you maintain the highest standards in both research and development and quality control. Whether your speciality is adhesives, baked products, cosmetics, fruit and vegetables, meat, packaging or powders, we are confident that we can help you achieve better products. |
Download our screensaver, which highlights many of the uses of a TA.XTplus Texture Analyser.
Just as any normal screensaver, this activates when your PC is inactive for a specified period of time (with optional sound) to display a video guiding you through many texture analysis possibilities.
You can either download this free screensaver from the Software Download section of our website, click on the link in the Exponent splashscreen that is displayed when you open your software, or find the file: Install_StableMicroSystemsGen_SCR.exe on our latest DVD (for versions 5,1,1,0 and higher).
Our representatives will be available at each of these events. Please visit us on our stand to discuss your texture analysis problems and requirements – we will be only too pleased to help you! |
• AACC Annual Meeting • “Free From” Bakery technology conference • In-cosmetics Asia • IFSCC Conference & Exhibition • Food Ingredients Europe & Natural Ingredients Europe |
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Places are available on our one day courses for anyone wishing to obtain the maximum benefit from the use of Stable Micro Systems' range of texture analysis equipment and software. UK Training Courses still available for 2013: Book your place today – email: sales@stablemicrosystems.com |
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All of the software packages below are available for download from our website within the Software Download section: • Exponent/Exponent Lite – 6.1.4.0 You may also download our free Texture Analysis Screensaver from this page. |
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