The TMS multiple needle probe consists of nine 120mm long stainless steel needles with a 15º taper at the tip. Each needle has an individual diameter of 3mm and is removable to aid cleaning and provide food technologists with configuration flexibility.

The whole assembly has a diameter of 50mm, which comfortably travels through the neck of standard 1lb (454g) preserve or jam jars making it ideal for in container testing of jams, jellies, pickles and preserves. These products are very inhomogeneous in texture supporting varying sizes of fruit and vegetable pieces and, as such, cannot be measured easily through single point penetration.

Contents and Summary

* TMS multiple probe top assembly of 9 x 2mm
stainless steel 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)

-TMS standard fixture table (432-243)

Applications

* Gel strength testing of fruited jams, jellies and preserves
* Set properties of English pickle
* Rupture point of set marmalade
* Firmness testing of fruited yogurts
* Hardness and “scoopability” testing of ice-creams containing nuts, biscuits and confectionery inclusions
* Bake quality of fruited cakes and puddings
* Fracture and firmness of baked cookies and chocolate chip cookie dough
* Biscuit hardness and friability through penetration
* Curd strength of fruited speciality cheese
* Toughness, resilience and rupture properties of processed meats and burgers