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From Ocean Spray, USA : First off I must say it is quite a versatile machine, it has done a good job of streamlining the process of both sizing and firmness testing thus far.  Furthermore, retests performed on random batches have so far come up nearly identical to the results of the first tests, which is a great sign.
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US Department of Agriculture : We did receive the machine, it is so compact and sturdy! Very good engineering! we are really amazed with how close the size measurement is to our hand measurement. The averages are very good!  Thank you again for all of your support in getting us started. We are excited about using the Agrosta, we think it is a big advancement for our laboratory!


 

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Versatile Fruit Texture Analyzer with turntable,

can be used as penetrometer (Apple, Pear,

Strawberry..) or for crush resistance (Tomato,

Blueberry, Cherry, Citrus, Blackberry)

Wonderfast version : Our ultimate machine, extremely precise and

very easy to use

Wonderfast is able to measure 10 fruits within les than 1 minute

It comes with : - A software for Windows (All versions) that includes a light version of Excel (The data is directly stored under Excel format), and you can use Agrosta software in order to create, open and modify Excel files - One turntable that can be easily removed for cleaning : There are several versions of the turntable, and you can order additional tables for measuring a wide variety of fruits - The following tables are available : - 10 cups for apple, peach or orange.. - 20 cups hemispheric cups for cherry, apricot, cranberry - 20 cups with ovale cups for grapes or raspberries - 32 cups for blueberry (4 different models according to berry size range) - A double core processor (One core is managing the pressure measurements, and one core is managing the motors) - A heavy structure with high tech guides (self lubricated) and lead screw - High quality stepper motors - Laser cut reinforcements in aluminium - 1 Tip of 11, 1 tip of 8 and one flat tip of 40mm - Artificial intelligence : The biggest fruit has to be placed first on the table, then the machine manages the stroke of the carriage in order to optimize the cycle time This machine is designed for intensive use - When using for penetrometry, a spring placed on the sensor head maintains the fruit on the table during measurement (The fruit does not rise with the measuring head) : Picture on the right side -> You can define the number of fruits you want to measure, even more than the tray capacity, just replace the fruits during the cycle (You don’t need to stop) You can make continuous measurements The turntable positioning is extremely accurate, using a stepper motor (6400 steps per rotation) and a switch. each cup arrives exactly under the sensor head, and the fruits are tested in their middle. When used as penetrometer, you can remove a piece of skin on 2 opposite sides of the fruit, and return the fruits during the cycle (As shown with apples on the video)

Price :

- 4950 € including 2 turntables

- 215 € for each additional table

- 405 € for the optional colorimeter (Placed under the cups)

Express Transport included worldwide, Customs fees excluded - Machine expedited 2 weeks

after payment - Payment possible on our shop page

Software of Agrofast firmness tester for fruits

Alternative if you need a lot of data, for deep research, and a curve

for each fruit : Agrosta Angele

Agrosta Angele provides a curve and a lot of data for each fruit, it provides many texture parameters : Firmness, Cohesiveness, Elasticity, Brittleness, Gumminess.. It takes 80 measurements per second, so you can have up to thousands of measurements for each fruit The data flow and software of Angele are different, but the hardware is the same as Wonderfast

Price :

- 5800 € including 2 turntables

- 215 € for each additional table

- No optional colorimeter

Agrosta Wonderfast testing strawberry From Berryplasma, Greece : Once more I want to say congratulations for the very nice kit. To me it is so simple and so sophisticated at the same time

A spring maintains the fruit on the table

during the measurement (can be

removed for small fruits like

blueberries)

Extremely precise movement up and down : Precision

0.1mm thanks to a stepper motor and a precise lead screw

with anti-backlash system

Interchangeable turntable driven by a stepper motor with a

gear box for incredible positioning precision

Pressure up to 12 Kg (24 Kg / cm2 with the tip of 8) makes

the machine adapted for quite all fruits

Precision 1 gram

3 minutes for testing the firmness of 10 apples on both

sides, thanks to a smart system reducing the movements up

and down to the minimum

More than 25 different turntables available with cups

adapted for a large variety of fruits and vegetables

An extremely powerful software for Windows coming with a light

version of Excel (You don’t need to have Excel installed on the

computer, our software can fully manage Excel files) : create, fill

and modify

Satisfied clients all over the world

From Oregon, Blueberries Long story short, we absolutely thrilled with the machines. They are everything we expected and then some. We’ve been using them for a couple of weeks now and are completely comfortable using them.  Whenever anyone asks what I recommend, I can assure you that AGROSTA will the first words to come out of my mouth.
Version 2022 testing avocado firmness :
kiwi firmness tester by agrosta

Version 2022 :

Version 2022 :

Two measurement strategies are proposed :

- FIX PRESSURE AND MEASURE TRAVEL : Used on soft fruits,

citrus, tomatoes and avocadoes - You can make measurements

using the FIRMETCH standard too with this strategy

- FIX TRAVEL AND MEASURE PRESSURE : Mainly when the

machine is used as a penetrometer - But can be used on soft fruits

too

Thanks to our client, the public czech research center of Holovousy for using

Agrosta Winterwood version 2019 in its corporate video :

Kiwis tested with version 2023 of Agrosta®Wonderfast

This video shows wonderfast used as automatic penetrometer (Thus it crosses the skin of the kiwis)

We had good success while testing kiwis on a non destructive basis too (Deforming the kiwi as you

do with your finger, and measuring the pressure for a certain deformation)

Agrosta®Wonderfast can test the firmness of kiwis according to both methods : destructive or not

© Made by Agrosta 2023 lak@agrosta.org

Agrosta Wonderfast testing strawberry

A spring maintains the fruit on the table during

the measurement (can be removed for small

fruits like blueberries)

Extremely precise movement up and down :

Precision 0.1mm thanks to a stepper motor and

a precise lead screw with anti-backlash system

Interchangeable turntable driven by a stepper

motor with a gear box for incredible

positioning precision

Pressure up to 12 Kg (24 Kg / cm2 with the tip

of 8) makes the machine adapted for quite all

fruits

Precision 1 gram

3 minutes for testing the firmness of 10 apples

on both sides, thanks to a smart system

reducing the movements up and down to the

minimum

More than 25 different turntables available

with cups adapted for a large variety of fruits

and vegetables

An extremely powerful software for Windows

coming with a light version of Excel (You don’t

need to have Excel installed on the computer,

our software can fully manage Excel files) :

create, fill and modify

Versatile Fruit Texture Analyzer

with turntable

Two measurement strategies are proposed :

- FIX PRESSURE AND MEASURE TRAVEL : Used

on soft fruits, citrus, tomatoes and avocadoes

- You can make measurements using the

FIRMETCH standard too with this strategy

- FIX TRAVEL AND MESURE PRESSURE : Mainly

when the machine is used as a penetrometer -

But can be used on soft fruits too