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Category: Viscometry

What is a Bostwick Consistometer?

May 7, 2019September 7, 2020 Karen Lemon 4 Comments

The Bostwick Consistometer is a simple, dependable instrument which determines the consistency of various materials by measuring the distance which a…

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Brix Refractometer Funnel Flow Cell

How can i measure the sugar content in food stuffs?

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Karen Lemon

In today’s busy laboratory manufacturers look towards sample measurement automation to speedup analysis in a bid to improve workflow. This…

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man holding capillary viscometer

What is Kinematic Viscosity?

September 5, 2016August 30, 2016 Sophie Bryant

Kinematic Viscosity measurements are used in quality control and characterization tests in a wide range of fields. We’ve explored some…

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Bostwick Consistometer – To Incline or Not

November 11, 2014October 2, 2014 David Miller

The Bostwick Consistometer is used all over the World to check the quality of sauces and condiments. In our in-house…

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How To Fix An Abused Bostwick Consistometer

October 13, 2014October 2, 2014 David Miller

The value of a Bostwick Consistometer is that it’s easy to use, which makes it simple to do repeatable testing….

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Measuring food consistency

May 21, 2014 David Miller 2 Comments

We often get asked about measurements in food and a key measurement is the consistency of sauces, jams and other…

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Viscosity of Liquids- Table of liquids and mpas values

July 25, 2013 Karen Lemon

Viscosity describes the flow behaviour of liquids. It is defined as the internal frictional resistance of a liquid to the…

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What’s the difference between a Hydrometer and a Brineometer?

January 25, 2012February 1, 2012 Lucy Cook

A hydrometer is an instrument that is made of glass and consists of a cylindrical stem and a bulb weighted with mercury…

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The time is right with a Techne Gelation Timer

November 2, 2011February 16, 2018 David Miller

A Techne digital Gelation Timer provides accurate, reproducible results for manufacturers testing how long a sample or product needs to…

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