SUGAR Analysis & Quality Control
Great taste comes with great recipe and great quality
The SpectraAlyzer SUGAR is an ideal solution for routine analysis of key quality parameters during sugar production and processing.
In modern sugar production facilities, reliable and accurate analytical methods are essential to consistently deliver products of the highest quality. To remain competitive in the global market, producers must achieve consistent yields, superior product quality, and optimized production costs.
Designed as a modular system, the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR provides quantitative analytical results for major quality parameters — including dry matter, sucrose content, purity, ash content, and glucose/fructose levels — within 45 seconds. No manual sample conditioning is required, and no additional reagents are needed, enabling highly accurate quality control without extra operating costs
During sugar production, samples must be analyzed at different stages of the process, often involving various physical states such as liquids, viscous materials, and granules. To accommodate these requirements, the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR offers two different drawer configurations. The liquid drawer allows samples to be pumped directly into the measuring cell for fast and convenient analysis, while the standard drawer supports a wide range of sample cups specifically designed for different sample types. ZEUTEC can assist in selecting the most suitable sample cups for your products and applications.
As a standalone system, the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR is designed for easy and intuitive operation, enabling efficient analysis even directly near the production line. Its rugged construction and unique optical sample/reference setup ensure reliable performance in environments with temperature fluctuations, vibration, and dust.
The SpectraAlyzer SUGAR analyzer comes with numerous ready-to-use calibration models and a powerful software package that supports calibration fine-tuning, automated data logging, and comprehensive database storage of analytical results. Data can be stored directly on the analyzer, within the company intranet, or via internet-based systems.
Key Features
NIR Sample – Reference technology
like all SpectraAlyzer® instruments for high sensitive and long term stable measurements.
Versatile sample presentation
with closed, open, viscous, slide and disposable cups for powders, pastes, slurries and liquids.
User friendly
sample presentation and easy to operate.
Compact design
optimized for bench top or at-line application
Touch user interface
and intrinsically mounted glass touch for straight forward hygenic instrument operation.
Many mathematical models
for all kind of products included for quick algorithms installation and start-up.
Webserver
web connectivity for direct instrument access via LAN and internet from anywhere, any time.
Scan and take advanteges of the quality
One Instrument Many Applications
Alcohol processing
show processSugar cane processing
Sugar cane processing
Sugar cane analysis for quality and payment purposes can be performed directly in the truck unloading area. The samples of incoming cane taken by a core sampler from the truck are shredded and the cane juice for payment is analysed with the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR for crucial parameters eg. Pol, Brix (cane juice), Moisture and Fiber (shredded cane).
Cane Milling
The control of the various steps in the sugar milling process is vital to optimize the yield and sugar extraction efficiency. Like in the reception area, the shredded sugar cane juice can be analysed determining the recoverable sugar content. Moreover, all relevant juice streams can be analysed to check and optimize the extraction performance and minimize losses.
By-Products processing
The power of the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR is to analyze By-Products rapidly and has a huge impact on the overall efficiency of a sugar mill. The residual sugar content in bagasse, mud and the corresponding press juice are important indicators for the extraction yield. In addition, analysing the bagasse on moisture and fiber is of interest to optimize the By-Product value for gaining maximum usage of heat, steam and more frequently the generated bioelectricity. Reacting quickly on composition changes of the bagasse can save energy cost in a big scale.
Sugar Milling
During the different steps of processing the clarified juice into raw sugar, different intermediate products are generated, which need to be analyzed for a close process monitoring and control. The SpectraAlyzer SUGAR positioned as AT-Line unit on the production floor can analyse all kind juices, molasses, magmas, pan feed and massecuites for Brix, Pol, Ash, Sucrose, Glucose and Fructose within less than a minute.
Sugar Refinery and Storage/Packaging
For the refinery process, the quality of the raw sugar is important. Here the parameters Pol, Moisture, Reducing Sugars, Ash (ICUMSA) are of major interest. During processing the intermediate products like molasses and other run-offs can be analysed for optimizing the refinery process overall. Final products like crystal sugar and syrups can also be analyzed for close quality control.
Alcohol processing
Alcohol processing
Sugar cane analysis for quality and payment purposes can be performed directly in the truck unloading area. The samples of incoming cane taken by a core sampler from the truck are shredded and the cane juice for payment is analysed with the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR for crucial
Sugar Milling
The control of the various steps in the sugar milling process is vital to optimize the yield and sugar extraction efficiency. Like in the reception area, the shredded sugar cane juice can be analysed determining the recoverable sugar content. Moreover, all relevant juice streams can be analysed to check and optimize the extraction performance and minimize losses.
By-Products processing
The power of the SpectraAlyzer SUGAR is to analyze By-Products rapidly and has a huge impact on the overall efficiency of a sugar mill. The residual sugar content in bagasse, mud and the corresponding press juice are important indicators for the extraction yield. In addition, analysing the bagasse on moisture and fiber is of interest to optimize the By-Product value for gaining maximum usage of heat, steam and more frequently the generated bioelectricity. Reacting quickly on composition changes of the bagasse can save energy cost in a big scale.
Sugar Milling
During the different steps of processing the clarified juice into raw sugar, different intermediate products are generated, which need to be analyzed for a close process monitoring and control. The SpectraAlyzer SUGAR positioned as AT-Line unit on the production floor can analyse all kind juices, molasses, magmas, pan feed and massecuites for Brix, Pol, Ash, Sucrose, Glucose and Fructose within less than a minute.
Fermantation/Bio-Alcohol and storage
The fermentation of molasses and other sugars/run-offs and By-Products is a widely used production process to yield bio-ethanol. The SpectraAlyzer SUGAR allows the control of the process, starting from the raw materials, following the fermentation step and distillation/rectification to the final bio-ethanol. Typical parameters are: Alcohol, Sugars and Density.
Technical Data
SpectraAlyzer Flour 110-A100-5
| For sugar products | |
| Spectral range | (800) 1400-2500 nm |
| Wavelength Accuracy | <0.05 nm |
| Wavelength Precision | <0.005 nm |
| Optical bandwidth | < 10 nm ±2 nm |
| Dual beam system, Sample / Reference measurement | |
| High signal to noise ratio | > 150.000:1 |
| Large expandable internal memory for calibrations, methods and history results | |
| Auto-diagnostics | |
| Graphical user interface, projected capacitive glass touch panel |
| Screen | TFT 800 x 480 pixel |
| Power requirements | min. 90 V AC (50 – 60 Hz), max. 260 V AC (50 – 60 Hz), 220VA |
| Operating temperature | 5 °C – 40 °C non-condensing |
| Interfaces | 1 x front USB 2.0, 3 x USB 2.0, 2 x RS232, Ethernet, Audio out |
| Dimensions | Height: 310 mm / Width: 300 mm / Depth: 480 mm |
| Weight | 17 kg |
| Standard calibration models | Included |
| Keyboard | As optional accessory |
| Barcode reader | As optional accessory |
| Printer | Thermal ticket or office type printer as optional accessory |
| AWX | Application worx, chemometric software package |
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