Complete Series of laser reflectometers for color analysis in food and beverage products, aggregates, and more. Portable brief case unit, bench top unit, and inline real time laser analyzers, utilize 785 nanometer energy waves, to provide unparalleled accuracy and repeatability.
No need to take multiple readings and average results. Laboratory Color Analyzers utilize unique turntable action, sophisticated software, and patented ColorTrack Laser Technology to process 10,000 readings per second.
Averages and provides complete statistical graph of results, with single digit accuracy.
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Color Track Lab. Instrument for Roast Color Assessment
A ROASTERS EVALUATION
As any coffee roaster knows consistency in color (degree of roast) means better consistency in taste. Whether roasting for production or for the cupping table consistency in color is always an objective.
Quick and easy monitoring of each roast and post roast production measurements are valued assets. There is no coffee QA without a color reader.
In the past electronic color monitoring during roasting was not an option for coffee. In 2007 the Fresh Roast Systems, Color Track Laser came to market and has solved that problem for many roasters.
This year a compliment, desktop Color Track instrument brings the same technology into the coffee lab. Application such as confirmation of Quality Control of roast color in contract roasting and R&D for new blends and profiling require accurate data. Fortunately for me the instrument does not replace the cupper but helps assure all cupping samples are within the tolerance demanded for quality assessments.
My experience with the Color Track laser reader has proven to me its features surpass all other coffee color assessment methods in both accuracy and efficiency. For one thing sample preparation is no longer rocket science. The laser does not require exacting sample preparation techniques for accuracy. Ground samples do not have to be exactly the same grind or density. This laser is not affected by geography.
With many lab instruments test results are only accurate or at least consistent if the same technician prepares all the samples with precision. Even then multiple readings on the same sample are taken and averaged for the official result. This is not necessary with a laser that takes gazillion readings per second and does the math itself.
Recording and logging the samples is a breeze with the support software that allows you to save all test results in a file format that lets you recall all data from a variety of fields customized by you. You can recall any past tests by Date, Origin, Reference Number, Roast Profile or any other criteria you wish to specify.
Samples can be read from the trays provided and the sample discarded or from standard five and one half inch lidded Petri dishes should you wish to label and save samples temporally for later comparisons.
Color measurements are no longer an ordeal but a pleasure. Easy prep, easy measurement, easy data logging and instant retrieval. Next to a silver spoon it’s my most useful instrument. Cupping, consulting, roasting basics and Laser Track demos in Palo
Alto, CA. near Stanford University.
"Robert Barker, currently a consulting technician to the Coffee Review, is a green coffee buyer for Keystone Coffee in San Jose, California and an organic coffee producer in San Agustin, Colombia."
Benchtop Specifications
Power source 120V, 60Hz
Power Consumption 10.5 Amps, 200 W
Outside Dimensions (H x W x D) 11 1/8 x 19 x 13 5/8
(284 mm x 482 mm x 346 mm)
Enclosure Dimensions (H x W x D) 8 9/16 x 12 3/4 x 13
(218 mm x 325 mm x 330 mm)
Operating Frequency 2450 MHz
Net Weight Approx. 20 lbs. (9 kg)
Fresh Roast Systems first introduced ColorTrack Technology as part of a new ventless roasting system. The ColorTrack Laboratory Color Analyzer represents the most significant advance in coffee roast control since computer controlled profiling.
Roastmasters have traditionally been totally dependent on monitoring time, temperature and color. Time and temperature can be computer monitored and controlled yet color assessment is still totally dependent on the eye of the roastmaster and for various reasons often subject to human error. With the ever-changing characteristics of crop freshness, variances in the roasting environment and potential for error relative to subtle and quick changes in roast development, inconsistency and loss has been unavoidable
ColorTrack takes charge of one very important part of the processing control by providing an innovative solution offering unparalleled precision before and during roasting. The end result is an unmatched level of quality and consistency. ColorTrack uses a patented laser system to analyze color development throughout the roasting process and alerts you to the actual color development at termination of your existing roast profile.
When time and temperature control fails to yield the best results, ColorTrack can control the degree of roast development and stop the roast at the precise point when the desired color has been reached. ColorTrack closes the gap on even the most subtle differences in roasting variables making your finished product the best match to your process standard. With ColorTrack you get perfect, identical results every time and absolute repeatability whether roasting in Tokyo or Topeka. All your roasting sites will match regardless of local conditions.
One of the most significant problems in commercial roasting is product shrinkage due to time and temperature error. ColorTrack eliminates these losses entirely. There is never waste, loss or the additional cost of labor associated with reworking either. The roast is perfect every time regardless of the profile. Whether your operating a global plant operation or a simple shop roaster, savings will be significant. Loss prevention is a given. Product consistency is the bonus and ColorTrack delivers, guaranteed.
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