At Agtron, we are proud to serve as the leader of process analyzers, used across a wide range of food products for quality control applications. Our analyzers are the result of five-plus decades of experience providing analytical equipment to the entire food and beverage industry.
We know that having the right analytical equipment in place is crucial for maintaining quality and consistency with your products. That’s why we offer a variety of analyzers designed to meet the specific needs of different industries and applications. Contact us today to learn more about our analyzers and their various product applications, or to get started with an order!
Benefits of Quality Control Process Analyzers
Within the food industry and all its various applications, there are several major benefits associated with using Agtron quality control analyzers. These include:
- Improved product consistency: By accurately measuring and monitoring key parameters in the production process, these analyzers help ensure that every batch of food products meets the same high standards for degree of bake, roast, or fry, and appearance.
- Cost savings: With real-time data and analysis, manufacturers can identify potential issues or deviations early on, reducing waste and dissatisfied customers. This results in cost savings for the company as well as increased efficiency in production processes.
- Regulatory compliance: Quality control process analyzers provide accurate and reliable data that helps companies meet their internal requirements for food quality.
- Improved decision-making: With real-time data and analysis, manufacturers can make informed decisions about production processes and quality control measures. This can result in improved product quality, reduced costs, and increased customer satisfaction.
- Efficiency in supply chain management: Our analyzers can be integrated into supply chain management systems, providing valuable data for inventory management and forecasting. This helps companies optimize their supply chain operations, reducing waste and improving overall efficiency, allowing our clients to make informed decisions about their inventory levels, production schedules, and shipping logistics.
Applications of Our Process Analyzers
Agtron analyzers have numerous applications as the quality control standard for many food products around the world. These include (but aren’t limited to) all of the following:
Potatoes: French Fries, Chips
The E30FP-III analyzer evaluates potato par-fry and post-fry processes by applying an inverse function of selected wavelengths of energy absorbed by the surface of a product sample. The relationship of these wavelengths, when processed through an algorithm, correlates to a composite analysis of both par-fry/re-fry and appearance as it associates with the process thermal progression. Analyzer scores are presented as an easy to interpret single number, where lower number scores represent increased process, and higher number scores represent less process.
Cereals, Grains, Nuts, Cookies, Crackers, Candies, Snack Foods, Spices, Etc.
The M-SERIES/III and S-SERIES/III work by illuminating the product and measuring energy reflected from the product surface. These models have four selectable color modes that allow the user to adapt to many products and processes. The result is displayed as a single number. This greatly simplifies interpretation of the process under evaluation. Once the process window of acceptability is established, both product quality and accept-reject testing are performed quickly, accurately, and repeatably.
Tomatoes, Produce and Fruits and Vegetables
Produce maturity and color can be measured using the Agtron analyzers. Please contact us with your product needs and we can assist you with the correct model for your application.
Coffee
Agtron E20CP/III and M-BASIC/II Coffee Roast Analyzers exclude appearance (they are not sensitive to the visible spectrum) and alternately evaluate quinone compounds because these compounds link directly and linearly to the collective organic chemistry and as such to cup character and roast development. By measuring the response of the surface of a ground sample of coffee to selected wavelengths of near-infrared energy (NIR) sensitive to the quinone compounds, roast development can be very accurately quantified. The Agtron Coffee Roast Analyzers have become the industry standard for ensuring the quality and consistency of coffee.
Agtron Analyzers provide solutions in a variety of applications and industries. Agtron instruments are used for a large variety of product testing, the products listed below are only a small sample of the capabilities of this instrumentation.
| COFFEE | E20CP-III | NIR Chemistry Based Roast Classifier |
| COFFEE | M-BASIC/II | NIR Chemistry Based Roast Classifier |
| BAKED GOODS | M-SERIES III | Large Area General Application Color |
| POTATO PRODUCTS | E30FP-III | NIR/VIS Hybrid Potato Par-Fry & Fry |
| NUTS | M-SERIES III | Large Area General Application Color |
| FLOUR | S-SERIES III | Small Area General Application Color |
| DRY POWDERS / MIXES | S-SERIES III | Small Area General Application Color |
| SPICES | S-SERIES III | Small Area General Application Color |
| FRUITS FRESH & DRIED | M-SERIES III | Large Area General Application Color |
| CEREALS | M-SERIES III | Large Area General Application Color |
Agtron representatives will be happy to assist you in selecting the correct instrument and procedures for your specific needs.
Agtron has a well developed product procedure file, however if you have a product that is unique to us, we provide a Free Laboratory Testing Program. Please feel free to call for more information on this Free service 1.775.850.4600.