Farinograph^®-AT

Application

The determination of the flour quality and its processing characteristics are a basic demand in the milling and baking industries for ensuring optimum and uniform flour qualities for the manifold baking and noodle products.

• Measure the water absorption of flours
• Determine the rheological properties of the dough
• Check production and flour blends in the mill
• Test rye flour, sponge batters, egg foam, etc.
• Special applications e.g. for chocolate, chewing gum, fish, cheese, meat etc.
• Test full formula doughs

Principle

Fill your flour / water suspension into the heated measuring mixer where it is subjected to a defined mechanical stress by the rotating mixer blades which are driven by a motor, carried in a pendulum bearing.

The resistance of the dough against the blades, which depends on the viscosity of the dough, causes an opposite deflection of the motor housing. This deflection is measured as torque and recorded and plotted on-line as a function of time in a clear color diagram.

Advantages

• Automatic water dosing system
• Extended software applications
• Variable speed (0 - 200 min^-1)
• Higher torque 20 Nm
• Colored display shows temperatures
• Recording of two temperatures (dosing water and dough)
• Calculates mixing energy
• Patented

Additional software

• Programming of speed profiles
• Creating of individual test profiles
• Free definition of own evaluation methods
• Integrated videos show test procedures
• Auto save mode
• Reference curve could be integrated

Details of the automatic water dosing system

• Water tank (2 l) simple to remove
• Temperature control of added water
• Low maintenance
• Accuracy < 0.1%