A large range of specially engineered jigs, probes and fixtures are available for a wide range of food texture testing applications. Grips and fixtures come in a variety of sizes, gripping surfaces, styles and capacities. We also specialise in designing customised fixtures for bespoke applications.

• Texture Analysis Base Table
• Probes
  
  • Ball Probes
  • Cone Probes
  • Cylinder Probes
• Butter Cutting Jig
• Kramer Type Shear Cell
• Ottawa Forward Extrusion Cell
• Back Extrusion Cell
• Warner Bratzler Shear Blade Set
• Three Point Bend Jig
• Volodkevitch Bite Set
• Spaghetti/Noodle Testing Fixture
• Spaghetti and Pasta Compression Fixture
• Magness Taylor Puncture Probe Set
• Dough Testing Fixtures
  
  • Comparative Dough Stickiness Jig
  • Dough Preparation Set
  • Gluten Dough Extensibility Jig
• Crisp Fracture Support Jig
• Knife Edge Probe Set
• Pea Test Fixture
• Texture Analysis Accessory Kits
  
  • Bakery Accessories Kit
  • Confectionery Accessories Kit
  • Dairy Accessories Kit
  • General Food Probe Kit

All Lloyd Instruments loadcells are high accuracy, self-indentifying full bridge strain gauged loadcells, designed to meet international standards for loadcell accuracy. Loadcells for use with our TAPlus Series texture analysers are available in a range of capacities from 5 N to 1000 N. 

NEXYGEN™ MT material test and data analysis software and Ondio application bulider software packages can be used with all Lloyd Instruments LR Series materials testing machines.  Please click here for more details on these packages.

Minimum Computer Specifications
The minimum recommended computer specifications required to use NEXYGEN MT are:

• 2GHz Pentium® IV Processor or better fitted with 1Gb RAM (minimum) (Recommended Higher)
• Unused COM Port with a 16550 UART
• Second COM Port for Optional Auto Start
• CD ROM drive
• Microsoft® Word (2000 or later)
• Microsoft® Access® for Security Module maintenance (unless another advanced database is to be used)
• Windows® XP or Vista® ONLY

For all current Plus Series materials testing machines, see details for NEXYGENPlus software above.