DIGITAL PENETROMETER - FIRMNESS MEASUREMENT OF FRUITS

fruits maturation - penetrometer for fruits - quality control of food - fruits and vegetables - firmness of apples pears - peaches - avocados - bananas - potatoes - penetration resistance in fruits - crisp fruits - softness - penefel - dft14 electronic penetrometer - digital firmness tester - pressure firmness, analysis of apples tester - apples softness, quality control of apples, analysis postharvest This hand-held, digital penetrometer is designed to quickly measure fruit firmness levels while using microprocessor technology to provide increased accuracy and ease of use, analysis of ripeness, ripening analysis, crispness analysis, laboratory food Fruit firmness is the universally accepted measure of ripeness making this tool indispensable for harvesting and shipping Fruit firmness or the degree of crispness is used world-wide as a test of ripeness and maturity of many fruits and is also one of the most important quality variables as it is an indirect measurement of ripeness. Making an accurate assessment of fruit firmness allows appropriate storage periods and optimum transport conditions to be established fruits ripeness.

Developped and manufactured in France by Agro Technologie for the firmness measurement of apples, pears, peaches and other crisp fruits and vegetables like cucumber, pickles or potatoes... The AGROSTA®14 was born 25 years ago under the name of PENEFEL. It has since been adapted for the measurement of cows breasts firmness (In order to detect diseases), granules for rodents softness, foams and other industrial and food products The AGROSTA®14 is a very high quality penetrometer, integrating the latest electronics technologies like surface mounted components, Microprocessor, Rohs components, top quality sensor... The AGROSTA®14 displays the data instantly, no button has to be pressed - It registers the measurements by batch, and gives for each batch the average and the homogeneity coefficient. All those data are stored, and can be transfered later on a PC via Usb The principle is based on penetration of a calibrated tip into the fruit. The AGROSTA®14 measures the maximum pressure during penetration. For special measurements, like firmness of cows breasts or seeds, the tip doesnt penetrate into the product, but a pressure is measured on the surface The AGROSTA®14 is equiped with rechargeable batteries (High tech batteries), and can work during many hours before recharging. A manual stand is normally provided with the AGROSTA®14 Many penetrometer from asian origin are available on the market. The AGROSTA®14 is one of the few penetrometers completely manufactured in Europe, and integrating the latest electronics technologies

AGROSTA® 14 (Previously Penefel Dft 14) is the most reliable penetrometer in the world

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High quality screen 2 lines of 16 characters Made in Germany Electronic card including a microcontroller made in the USA & surface mounted components High quality painted box Made in France Duracell batteries “Staycharged” type keeping more tan 80% of the energy when not used during 1 year Polycarbonate front plates Connection for the charger Usb connector for data transfer