Part No: 432-241
TMS Magness-Taylor probe set
Food Technology Corporation’s TMS Magness-Taylor probe set is widely used in the assessment of fruits and vegetables measuring the resistance to penetration.
The test fixture provides food technologists with a wide range of penetration testing options beyond the boundaries of traditional Magness-Taylor measurements. This diversity of applications has made it popular in many applications beyond fresh produce testing such as confectionery and dairy penetration tests.
The test set consists of a 9.5mm (3/8") capacity chuck, which is fitted directly to the TMS-Pro intelligent load cells and enables technologists to use almost any geometry of test cylinder for penetrating their samples. FTC supply 5 x 120mm long stainless steel probes with 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7mm diameters as standard. Each of these probes has both flat and rounded ends providing 10 versatile test options. The set also includes 5/16" and 7/16" Magness-Taylor probes and fruit peeler used as industrial standards in assessing fruit ripeness and firmness.
Contents and Summary
- Lightweight chuck to hold test probes(9.5mm max capacity)
- Full range of stainless steel penetration probes
- 6mm top thread and locking nuts fits:
-standard load cells via 10/32 to M6 thread adapter
-heavy-duty load cells via relevant M6 thread adapter supplied with load cell
Must be used in conjunction with:
-TMS extension piece set (432-100)
- Minimum load cell capacity 10N
- Optional extra TMS spherical sample holder (432-039)
Applications
- Structural properties of avocados during storage
- Filling structure of soft centred confectionery
- Ripeness testing of tomatoes
- Firmness of pickled onions
- Apple maturity and ripeness as indicated by hardness
- Hardness properties of toffee
