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Measure more than volume
The rapid 3-dimensional digitization of products enables the automatic calculation of volume, density and dimensions of solid products as standard. Additional measurements include surface area, height, width, length and weight etc. The results may then be mathematically manipulated for immediate use or future retrieval in a variety of data formats.
Fast and accurate
In as little as 22 seconds manufacturers have precise data about their products in order to control and monitor their production.
More accurate than the outdated seed displacement method
Traditionally, volume measurements of baked products have been obtained by the technique of seed displacement, in which the amount of rape seed or pearl barley packing around the loaf in a standard container is measured. Whilst this method has been universally recognised for decades as indicative of baking quality, it is now considered primitive, inaccurate, tedious and laborious. Repeated calibration, operator dependence, loss of rapeseed due to spillage/adherence of seeds to the product or to static electricity, seed clumping due to moisture absorption, periodic sieving of the seed to remove food crumbs, the potential crushing of soft products and the manual recording of results are the common drawbacks affecting both the efficiency and the accuracy of the measurement.
Besides offering rapid 3-dimensional digitisation of products, it has the ability to measure objects that, due to their texture or size, was not possible with seed displacement. Soft, thin or brittle products with vulnerable structure due to toppings, or being easily altered by the compressive nature of seed displacement are easily mounted on the Volscan Profiler by a variety of supporting pins.
Use your Volscan Profiler to:
- Determine the effects of ingredients, formulation, or processing variables on end product dimensions
- Determine the dimensional properties of your ‘gold standard’ product for future consistent quality control
- Assess dimensional changes during storage or transportation
- Substantiate your product claims
- Compare with competitive products
- Provide an objective, quantifiable result which can be archived and retrieved for future reference or historical comparison
