Courtesy Cargill Animal Nutrition
Check out the some of the NIR technologies on the market for feed ingredient analysis
Trouw Nutrition | NutriOpt On-Site Adviser
- Mobile NIR on-site and in real-time
- Enables farmers, integrators, compound feed industries and consultants to analyze all kinds of raw materials, silages and feeds for a large range of nutrients
- Scanner connects to the Trouw Nutrition’s Nutrition Database and advises users on the nutritional value of the materials scanned
Evonik | AMINONIR Portable
- Mobile NIR service that features amino acid calibrations
- Enables the reliable determination of energy, nutrients in feed raw materials and feed, as well as amino acids in feed raw materials, on-site and independent of a laboratory
- Hand-held device connects with the user’s tablet or cellphone
- Requires mobile signal reception and a handful of feed or raw material without further sample preparation to determine their quality within minutes
- Can be used to analyze more than 40 feed raw materials and feed mixtures for broilers, laying hens, pigs and fish
Bühler Inc. | DCMA NIR
- Modular system with the ability to expand to six field sensors with one centralized spectrometer
- Measurements of moisture, protein and fat content in real time are achieved with SEP of 0.3%
- Lean cost formulations due to precise and reproducible measurement
- Consistent product quality with higher production line availability
Foss | NIRS DA1650 feed test
- Easy-to-install analyzer that allows feed producers to make instant improvements to quality and process economy
- Pre-calibrated for standard applications, making it ready to test feed products and raw materials for protein, fat and moisture the moment it is switched on
- Built-in computer with touch screen makes operation on-site intuitive and simple
- Results appear on the screen in less than a minute
PerkinElmer Inc. | IM 9500 Whole Grain NIR Analyzer
- 25-second whole grain analysis for moisture, protein, oil and more
- NTEP approved
- Accurate, rugged and reliable
- Network and remote administration with web-accessible reporting available
Bruker Optics | TANGO FT-NIR Spectrometer
- Stand-alone, Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectrometer
- Faster, simpler, more secure
- Available in two versions: one for measuring solids in reflection and one for measuring liquids in transmission
- Speeds up QC analysis
- Robust, high precision and straightforward operator guidance
Consumer Physics | SCiO Cup
- Instant, portable, lab-grade forage dry matter analyzer
- Smartphone-operated device transforms feed analysis by enabling frequent dry matter analysis in just a few seconds
- Can be used on-field for planning silage harvest timing at optimal moisture levels
- Supports dry matter analysis of chopped corn silage (green and ensiled), legumes silage, grass silage, small grains silage, mixed silage and more.
- Silage calibrations are seamlessly and continuously updated in the cloud to ensure seasonal and regional accuracy
- Track past dry matter results and trends across time per field or feed bunker/pit.
- Uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
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